France's historic Mont-Saint-Michel turns 1,000
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1,000 years have passed since the first stone was laid at Mont-Saint-Michel, an abbey in Normandy whose construction, according to legend, was ordered by St. Michael himself.
French President Emmanuel Macron went there Monday and delivered a speech in which he called on the French to "push themselves further" in global and existential challenges like that of climate change. He drew a comparison with the abbey that has stood strong over time and embodies the "French spirit" of "resilience" and "resistance." It was veiled rhetoric, coming one day before another protest against his contested pension reform law that has been passed.
Critically endangered whale seen off California coast: 'Every sighting is incredibly valuable to us'
In a rare sighting recently, the endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the coast of California by a marine wildlife team near Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.