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Americans are often unclear on when to tip stateside, let alone what customs apply in France. So as they prepare to join the 15 million people around the world traveling to Paris for the upcoming Olympics, some U.S. tourists could use a primer on tipping etiquette in the City of Light.While changing tipping norms at home can leave American consumers frustrated over ubiquitous gratuity prompts, a completely different set of unspoken rules govern tipping expectations overseas mdash; and some French restaurant operators may be eager to take advantage of foreigners ignorance. At restaurants in France, bills automatically include a service fee of 15% to cover ser
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Snow, sleet, freezing rain and bitterly cold
skechers temperatures proved to be a deadly combination Saturday in the southern U.S. Severe weather system moving east 01:11
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air force 1 five from car accidents on slick and snowy streets. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam upgraded the state of emergency to Level 2, a major disaster, as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding. Overall, 43.3 million Americans were under a winter storm warning Saturday night. Viewer Michael Weedman provided this photo to WTVF-TV in Nashville of storm damage in White County, Tennessee, Feb. 21, 2015. WTVF-TV Snow fell in the nation s capital, and the storm is expected to continue heading north, hitting major cities along the East Coast through early Sunday. The National Weather Service predicted three to eight inches of snow in some parts of Northern Virginia. Western Maryland could get up to a foot. Painful cold persists with record lows 03:03
