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Paul McCartney gets French legion of honor

France’s Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music. The Legion of Honor is France’s highest honor. On Saturday the presidential office said that seventy-year-old McCartney — who sang and co-wrote hits like “Hey Jude” and “Yesterday” — was decorated at the rank of officer by French President Francois ... Read More »

People Mark May Day With Protests Across Europe

May Day, a day when labors are remembered and honored was indeed a distinctive day for people to express their disgust against the failing economy in Europe. Hundreds of thousands of workers across southern Europe protested against spending cuts at May Day rallies. Unions in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and Greece used the traditional marches to express anger over a ... Read More »

Secret $1 million gold stash discovered in French rafters

A French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the building’s rafters, according to Agence France Press (AFP). “One of the workers (was) attacking the building’s ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold,” Francois Lange, ... Read More »