New Paris News

The National Endowment for the Humanities announced Monday that 26,320 schools and public libraries across the nation will receive Picturing America.

Missouri resident Darin Opel could not believe his luck when he landed an Asian carp more than five feet long. via BBC

The pretty women of Paris are the subject of a new guide book but it has some feminists up in arms. via BBC News

Sudan says it has broken off diplomatic links with Chad, saying it helped a Darfur rebel group launch an attack outside Khartoum. via BBC News

“The acquisition adds to our already growing French portfolio. Our investors are strongly attracted by the net initial yield on the property, which compares very favourably to yields achieved elsewhere in the Paris region.”

CUSTOM House Capital , the Irish wealth management company, has purchased a mixed-use office and retail building in Paris for 32.42m. Property consultants Knight Frank's Dublin office negotiated the acquisition ... via Sunday Tribune

“Fruit trees can't stand wet feet”

Matt Boyer said apples are in such demand at his New Paris orchard that "we can't pick them fast enough." Workers at Boyer Orchards are picking 4,000 bushels a day. via The Tribune-Democrat

“They could spread to our orchards and pose a huge threat to the growers.”

Apple producers say a nation thousands of miles away is threatening their livelihood. via The Tribune-Democrat