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Alpine F1 driver Gasly becomes co-owner in French football club

The Frenchman has become the third partner in the semi-professional club that is based in the commune of Versailles, near Paris. It currently plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of the French football league system.

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France set to make history by enshrining abortion rights in constitution

French lawmakers head to Versailles Palace Monday for a special parliamentary congress – the final step in an historic process to guarantee the right for women to access abortion. The issue has been at the centre of a long political and legal tug-of-war, and comes two years after the United…

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2nd annual VETS meeting in Versailles teaches employers how – and why – to hire veterans

The second annual Veterans Employment and Training Symposium was held Thursday at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System headquarters in Versailles.

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Versailles Police Department offers Trick or Treat safety tips

A central Kentucky police department is offering tips to help make sure nothing really scary happens to the little ghosts and goblins Trick or Treating Tuesday night

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3 French airports, Palace of Versailles evacuated in latest security alerts

The Palace of Versailles and three airports in cities across France were evacuated for security reasons and temporarily closed Wednesday

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Six French airports, Versailles palace evacuated after security threats

Six airports across France were evacuated on Wednesday after emailed "threats of attack", according to reports from French news agency AFP.

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Louvre and Versailles evacuated amid maximum security alert in France

The Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff on Saturday after receiving bomb threats. France has declared a top-level security alert nationwide following the murder of a teacher at a high school in a suspected terrorist attack.

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Round of federal, private funding to support initial construction of 16 EV charging stations across

The majority of the EV stations are located in western Kentucky, with the easternmost stations located in Versailles, Florence and Walton.

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Biles, Ledecky, McLaughlin-Levrone all look for Olympic encores in Paris

The city itself will be one of the brightest stars at the Paris Olympics, with ceremonies on the Seine, beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower and a marathon route that passes through Versailles

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Mary McNamara: The studios thought they could handle a strike. They might end up sparking a revolution

LOS ANGELES — If you want to start a revolution, tell your workers you'd rather see them lose their homes than offer them fair wages. Then lecture them about how their "unrealistic" demands are "disruptive" to the industry, not to mention disturbing your revels at Versailles, er, Sun Valley.

Los Angeles Times

David Beckham cheekily grabs wife Victoria's bum during swanky Paris outing

David Beckham looked more loved up than ever with wife Victoria Beckham - and couldn't resist a cheeky feel - as they attended an exclusive event in Versailles

Daily Mirror

Governor Beshear presents more than $3.6 million for city, county, nonprofits in Woodford County

Governor Andy Beshear was in Versailles Wednesday afternoon to hand out oversized checks worth more than 3-point-6 million dollars.

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Classical home listening: coronation anthems; Christopher Purves’s My Soul, What Fear You?

Handel and Purcell from the Royal Chapel, Versailles leads a trio of albums in honour of Charles III. And bass-baritone Christopher Purves turns to Lieder

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City of Versailles holds ceremonial groundbreaking for $3.68 million downtown revitalization

The City of Versailles held a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday for its $3.68 million downtown revitalization project. The ceremony was interrupted by a brief rainstorm, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of people like former Tourism Commission Chair, Maria Bohanan.

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French hospital cancels operations after cyberattack

A hospital complex in Versailles, near Paris, had to cancel operations and transfer some patients after being hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, France's health ministry said.

The Conversation

It's time-out for leap seconds: an expert explains why the tiny clock adjustments will be paused from 2035

Meeting in Versailles, France, on Friday, the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) has called time-out on “leap seconds” – the little jumps occasionally added to clocks running on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), to keep them in sync with Earth’s rotation.

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Welcome to Versailles, city of Molière, cycle paths and new money

François de Mazières, Versailles’s mayor since 2008, is a big fan of bicycles and architecture. He was re-elected for a third term in 2020, as an independent on a ‘divers droite’ (miscellaneous rightwing) ticket. He’s leading a crusade against ugliness in the city’s built environment and against its rightwing reputation

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‘A glorious day.’ Kentucky churchgoers reminisce about the queen’s visit to their church

It’s been 36 years since Queen Elizabeth II attended a worship service at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Versailles, Kentucky, but her visit retains an important spot in the history of the church.

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Jean-Paul Guerlain's Partner Says Threatened by Perfumer's Son

The partner of Jean-Paul Guerlain on Monday accused the famous perfumer's son of waging a "harassment war" against her and of threatening her on several occasions. Stephane Guerlain, the only son of Jean-Paul Guerlain, was summoned to court in Versailles, outside Paris, by Christina Kragh Michelsen, his father's companion.

France 24

Versailles celebrates Molière with a month of dramatic delights

In this edition we focus on France's foremost playwright. Molière's witticisms and deft handling of the French language still dazzle, four centuries after he was born. To celebrate the author's link to the court of Louis XIV, the town of Versailles has been hosting a month of special events and…

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A Search for Family, a Love for Horses and How It Led to Kentucky Derby Glory

Herbie Reed landed on a horse farm to escape a chaotic childhood. Eric Reed knew he wanted to follow his father’s lead. Together, after many trials and hardships, they made history.

Tribune News Service

Where 2022's Kentucky Derby contenders were born and how they made it to Churchill Downs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky is not just the "horse capital of the world" because the Kentucky Derby happens to be here. It's the horse capital of the world because almost all the contenders for this signature American classic are born and bred in the commonwealth.

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Ex-Blizzard EU employees are entitled to more than six months backpay – but they’ll have to go to court for it

The ongoing legal challenge against Activision Blizzard’s closure of their EU office has reached an important milestone today, as French courts ruled to invalidate the redundancies applied when the Versailles office was closed.

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More than 6,800 Ukrainian children enrolled in French schools

More than 6,800 Ukrainian children are now enrolled in French schools, colleges and high schools – mainly in Nice and Versailles – the Ministry of Education announced Friday.

France 24

Croatian PM says EU sent 'strong political signal' on Ukraine at Versailles summit

A week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed off on his country's formal application to join the European Union, EU leaders have pledged to "strengthen bonds" and "deepen the partnership" between Ukraine and the bloc. This falls short of the promise to speed up the candidacy procedure that some had…

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