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A French police officer oversees the evacuation of a makeshift camp in Paris on Tuesday. The camp, one of several set up by migrants and refugees around the French capital, held hundreds of people in degraded conditions for several weeks.

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Police Evict Up To 1,600 Migrants From Makeshift Camp In Paris

5:41pm May 09, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Authorities broke down camps that had arisen near a refugee center, citing unhealthy conditions and resettling residents. Meanwhile, the U.N. warns of tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean.

Much Like Beauty, Art Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

7:14am May 09, 2017

A Scottish business student decided to find out: What is art? He got a pineapple and put it on a museum exhibition table to see if it passed for art. It did. The museum had put a glass case over it.

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Russian LGBT Network Steps Up Efforts To Get Gay Men Out Of Chechnya

6:47am May 09, 2017

Police in Chechnya have been reportedly cracking down on gay men. Some have been imprisoned and tortured. David Greene talks to a representative of the Russian LGBT Network, which is helping the men.

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An Austrian court ruled on Friday that the "hate postings" against an Austrian politician must be deleted from Facebook worldwide. The case concerns posts insulting Eva Glawischnig, the leader of the Austrian Green party. Above, a poster featuring Glawisc

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Austrian Court Rules Facebook Must Delete Hate Speech

5:41pm May 08, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The decision could have global consequences: The court ruled that the harsh words against an Austrian politician must be deleted from Facebook worldwide.

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Centrist Emmanuel Macron Wins French Presidential Election

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

A total outsider has managed to sweep away the French political establishment and win the presidency. Now comes the hard part: turning his presidential success into seats in parliament so he can govern a deeply divided country.

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Emmanuel Macron Declared French President After Running Pro-European Campaign

5:34pm May 08, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Sylvie Kauffmann, editorial director of Le Monde and columnist for The New York Times, about the French election results.

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Emmanuel Macron, Winner Of Presidential Runoff, Promises To Heal France

8:28am May 08, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Macron, 39, is the youngest candidate in French history to win the presidency. On Sunday, he defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen with 66 percent of the vote after a contentious campaign.

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Presidential Winner Macron Promises To Renew Confidence In France

7:15am May 08, 2017

Centrist Emmanuel Macron defeated the far right's Marine Le Pen in Sunday's presidential election. Rachel Martin talks to French journalist Anne Nivat about the significance of his win.

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Non-Career Politician Emmanuel Macron Wins French Presidential Election

6:57am May 08, 2017

On Sunday, Macron won the runoff with Marine Le Pen. David Greene talks to Benjamin Haddad, a research fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., who worked on Macron's campaign.

News Brief: Trump Travel Ban, French Presidential Election, Russia Meddling

5:38am May 08, 2017

Trump's revised travel ban gets its first federal appeals court review. French voters elect a president. And ex-acting Attorney General Sally Yates testifies on Russia's meddling in U.S. elections.