Free Republic

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) announced "I am filing papers to impeach Trump for his dastardly deeds. His proposal to turn Gaza into the Middle East's 'Riviera' is a monstrous intrusion against the nation of Palestine. It would completely transform that nation from its longstanding traditions of poverty and hostility toward the neighboring state of Israel. Instead, an alien motif of prosperity and pleasure would displace the eternal struggle that has been their way of life for centuries." "Trump's actions show a callous indifference toward the Islamic religion," Green ranted. "It is their belief that the pleasures and prosperity Trump wants...

Donald Trump is not just a political genius domestically but geopolitically as well. Transforming the current quagmire of Gaza with a new Riviera would create jobs. That would lift the living standards of many local workers. Those workers would have to be good at hospitality not hatred and terrorism. Will it work? ....... Should we nominate him for the Nobel Prize for peace now or wait to see how it pans out? It would be a less premature nomination than the successful nomination of Barak Obama. My prayers are for peace.

The Neolithic period along the Mediterranean coastline represents a transformative chapter in human history: transitioning from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one, characterized by agriculture and livestock farming. Just as its name suggests, in the Early Cardial period -- around 5800 BCE -- the period is characterized by pottery decorated with impressions made using the serrated edges of Cardial shells. This 'cultural current,' believed to have originated in Anatolia, spread rapidly across the coasts of Greece, southern Italy, and eventually into southern France.The importance of the settlement at Cavalaire-sur-Mer is that it is the second known site of this...

A policeman survived a knife attack in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Monday, according to the country's interior minister. The incident took place early Monday morning as four police officers outside Cannes police station were preparing to go on patrol, Gerald Darmanin told reporters. The assailant approached the officers asking for information before opening the door of the vehicle they were in and stabbing one of the officers in the chest with a knife, the minister said. The attacker then attempted to stab a second officer before he was neutralized. Darmanin said the officer emerged from the incident...

If the ghosts of Frank Sinatra and Liberace were still hanging around the Riviera Hotel and Casino on Monday morning, they wouldn't have found a seat at the bar. Crowds squeezed onto barstools and milled about the casino floor saying goodbye to "The Riv," a classic that spent 60 years on the Las Vegas Strip and closed at noon.

If the ghosts of Frank Sinatra and Liberace were still hanging around the Riviera Hotel and Casino on Monday morning, they wouldn't have found a seat at the bar. Crowds squeezed onto barstools and milled about the casino floor saying goodbye to "The Riv," a classic that spent 60 years on the Las Vegas Strip and closed at noon. It's an age reached by few properties along the four-mile stretch of hulking casino resorts mimicking other worldly landmarks or beckoning passers-by with all their wants in one place that have replaced Sin City's recent past.

A LAVISH new yacht recreating the billionaire's playground of Monaco is set to become the world's most expensive. The staggering 155-metre Streets of Monaco yacht is expected to cost over $1.1 billion to build and is modelled on a section of Monte Carlo. Currently in the design stage, the super-ship will feature smaller versions of the state’s famous landmarks such as the Monte Carlo Casino and racetrack, as well as swimming pools, tennis courts, a cinema, a go kart track and a Hotel de Paris. Instead of traditional decks the one-of-a-kind ship will have buildings, and instead of a swimming...

The Texas Department of Transportation is asking Nueces County residents to attend a public meeting in Driscoll to comment and provide input on proposed upgrades of US 77 to a controlled access facility that meets interstate standards. The purpose of the meetings is to review proposed options for upgrading US 77 and to present recommendations, TxDOT officials said. The first round public meetings were held in early March. This second round of public meetings is being held as part of TxDOT's continued effort to gain public input on issues related to proposed improvements and to provide an opportunity for public...

French Riviera gang terrorises passengers in two-hour train rampage By Colin Randall (Filed: 05/01/2006) Hundreds of passengers were terrorised by a mob of youths rampaging through a train on the French Riviera. One young woman was sexually assaulted, travellers were robbed of phones and cash, and carriages were wrecked in the two-hour assault, it emerged yesterday. Up to 40 youths involved in the attacks had taken advantage of a special fare of about 80p to travel from Marseilles and Avignon to celebrate the New Year in Nice. They were part of a larger group of 100, many drunk from their...

NICE, France (Reuters) - Two bombs have exploded at the tax and customs office in the French Riviera city of Nice, injuring 16 people and causing substantial damage, emergency services say. Police said on Sunday no group had claimed the attack on the building, which was the target of a thwarted bombing by a Corsican separatist group six months ago. Local sub-prefect Abdel Aisssou said the victims suffered from shock and glass wounds after windows were shattered for hundreds of metres for the blast site. They were taken to hospital but their wounds were described as slight. The first bomb...