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From bedbugs to bomb hoaxes, should tourists avoid Paris? I live in the city and here’s the reality

From bedbugs to bomb hoaxes, should tourists avoid Paris? I live in the city and here's the reality

From bedbugs to bomb hoaxes, should you avoid visiting Paris? Local resident Caroline Harrap argues not. ADVERTISEMENT There’s a joke in certain circles, that whenever something goes wrong in Paris, we blame Emily. I think you know of whom I speak. Ever since the Netflix hit show ‘Emily in Paris’ portrayed the city as some sort of picture-perfect paradise, airbrushed to within an inch of its life, it’s been one thing after another. In short, Emily jinxed us. From strikes and bedbugs to bomb hoaxes, travellers could […]

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Dear Annie: My mom’s house is infested with bedbugs, and she’s decided to just live with them

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Dear Annie: My mother lives alone and has bedbugs in her living room and bedroom. She also has a lot of clutter. She had a professional treatment of one of the rooms, but the bugs returned. She says that preparing for further treatment would be too stressful, so she is choosing to live with the bugs. She has refused any assistance from me or my siblings. We have offered to help her prepare or get rid of the bedbugs. Lately, she is saying she thinks the bugs […]

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