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The pack with Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, passes the Arc de Triomphe during the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 115 kilometers (71.5 miles) with start in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and finish on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Sunday, July 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Tour de France won’t finish in Paris for first time in more than a century because of the Olympics

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FILE - Police officers patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Police have arrested a man climbing on the Eiffel Tower. The drama temporarily stranded a crowd at the top. Among those trapped was a Washington, D.C., couple who decided during the wait to get married and an Associated Press reporter who got their story. Amir Khan had been planning to propose to Kate Warren later Thursday in a Paris garden away from the crowds, with a romantic dinner on the River Seine also on his menu. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Stranded on the Eiffel Tower, a couple decide to wed, with an AP reporter there to tell the story

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Workers wait outside the gate at The Palace of Versailles on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 in Versailles, France. One of France's most visited tourist attractions, was evacuated for a security scare, for the the second time in four days, with France on heightened alert against feared attacks after the fatal stabbing of a school teacher. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)

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

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

France's head coach Fabien Galthie, left, and Antoine Dupont react at the end of the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. South Africa won the match 29-28. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Resilient Springboks stun host France in quarterfinals at Rugby World Cup

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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Gambetta high school in Arras, northeastern France, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by the French security services stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school and critically wounded two other people in northern France on Friday, authorities said. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

Teacher dies and 2 people wounded after a stabbing attack in France that echoes 2020 killing

By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin and Jeffrey Schaeffer - Associated Press

Riot police officers patrol the area after a man armed with a knife killed a teacher and wounded two others at a high school in northern France, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 in Arras. Antiterror prosecutors said they were leading the investigation into the attack at the Gambetta high school in the city of Arras, some 115 miles (185 kilometers) north of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

French authorities link a school stabbing that killed a teacher to Islamic extremism

By John Leicester, Jeffrey Schaeffer and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Protestors chant slogans during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, in Paris, Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism

By Angela Charlton and Jeffrey Schaeffer - Associated Press

AFC wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball against NFC cornerback Tariq Woolen (27) of the Seattle Seahawks and outside linebacker Za'Darius Smith (55) of the Minnesota Vikings during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Feb. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. Flag football took a key step toward becoming an Olympic sport in 2028, a victory for the NFL and organizers in Los Angeles who will bring a distinctly American sport to the Summer Games as they return to the United States for the first time in 32 years. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)

Flag football set to be included at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Tickets for 2024 Paralympics include day passes granting access to multiple venues and sports

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This 2022 photo provided on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, by entomologist Jean-Michel Berenger, who raises bedbugs in his lab, shows a bedbug in Marseille, southern France. The French government has been forced to step in to calm a nation increasingly anxious about bedbugs. (Jean-Michel Berenger via AP)

Bedbugs are making France anxious ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

Archer Matt Stutzman of United States shows his silver medal from the Paralympic Games in 2012 to pupils, in a Paris school, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Visiting France's capital before Paralympic tickets go on sale next week, Stutzman dropped by a Paris school on Wednesday and wowed its young pupils with his shooting skills. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

American ‘Armless Archer’ changing minds about disability and targets golden ending at Paris Games

By John Leicester - Associated Press

Ireland's Ronan Kelleher is tackled by Tonga's Augustine Pulu during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Ireland and Tonga at the State de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Ireland and Springboks set for monster clash of No. 1 vs. No. 2 at the Rugby World Cup

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Britain's King Charles III delivers a speech during a state dinner in the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 in Versailles. President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles III held talks in Paris on Wednesday at the start of a long-awaited three-day state visit meant to highlight the friendship between France and the U.K. (Benoit Tessier/Pool via AP)

King Charles III is to visit fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral on day 2 of his visit to France

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

People wait outside the headquarters of the Paris Olympic organizers, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. France's top financial prosecutor said Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, that investigations into the organization of the 2024 Paris Olympics have not revealed any serious corruption or influence peddling, and that his goal is not to disrupt the event. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File) **FILE**

Chief financial prosecutor says investigation into Paris Olympics did not uncover serious corruption

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United States players react after the Basketball World Cup bronze medal game between the United States and Canada in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) **FILE**

Focus immediately shifts to the Paris Olympics for USA Basketball

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference to support Jerusalem at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 12, 2023. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired most of the governors in the occupied West Bank. The move follows long-standing demands for a political shake-up as frustration grows with the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority. Abbas issued a decree dismissing the governors of eight provinces under Palestinian administration in the occupied territory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Paris strips Palestinian leader Abbas of special honor for remarks on Holocaust

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Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore protest against France and the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 4, 2022. In Sept. 2023, The era of France's arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over. France has sat by militarily despite moves by putschists to seize control of former French colonies in recent years. (AP Photo/Kilaye Bationo, File)

France’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer

By Jamey Keaten and Sam Mednick and Cara Anna - Associated Press

FILE - Thierry Henry speaks during a press conference, in San Jose, Costa Rica, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Having starred for France as arguably its greatest forward, Thierry Henry wants to lead Les Bleus to a long-awaited Olympic gold medal in his new role as coach. Henry was appointed as coach of the national under-21 team on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 on a two-year contact and he will also lead a France side at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Carlos Gonzalez, file)

Thierry Henry looking to coach France to Olympic gold at Paris Games

By Youcef Bounab - Associated Press

Tony Estanguet, the head of Paris 2024, the organizing committee of the Paris 2024 Games, gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Paris, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. The host city of Paris vowed to deliver an extraordinary grand opening on July 26, 2024, as the ceremony is expected to draw about 600,000 spectators to the Parisian quayside. Citing security measures, the Paris police prefecture ordered on July 25 the removal of 570 stationary boxes out of which booksellers have operated for decades on the quays of the Seine river. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris booksellers won’t let their street stands along the Seine be removed for the 2024 Olympics

By Youcef Bounab - Associated Press

Athletes dive and swim in the Seine river from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. In 2024. Paris Olympics organizers and other officials cancelled paratriathlon swimming competition Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in the Seine River because of new concerns about water quality. The competition is a key test event ahead of the 2024 Summer Games. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Water quality worries force cancelation of Paris Olympics swimming test event in Seine River

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