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By Brandy McDonnellToday's featured event:See the final performance of Lyric Theatre's dazzling production of "Hello, Dolly!

Crowds of cheering French soccer fans began gathering in Paris on Sunday, draped in red, white and blue and singing the Marseillaise, as excitement was building ahead of the France-Croatia showdown

President Trump is in Britain, and the U. S. State Department warned Americans in London to keep a low profile to avoid trouble from the large anti-Trump protests. Thursday's Late Show offered some tips for blending in: Regardless of protests, Trump will have tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Friday, and Stephen Colbert imagined how that might go: "You know, Your Majesty, I was watching The Crown on Netflix.

Don’t venture on to the South Platte River in Littleton this weekend — or risk getting a citation if you do. With a drought-stricken flow approximately 20 times weaker than normal, the river is in no condition to be an aquatic playground. Littleton, fearing damage to the Platte’s river bottom from hundreds of people trudging through an anemic flow, is banning all activity in its stretch of the waterway — from C-470 to East Belleview Avenue. The ban starts at midnight Saturday and lasts through 6 a.m.

A small mountain lodge has replaced an old ski lift station on the Krkonoše mountains in the Czech Republic. Czech studio ADR designed the Černá Voda, named after a nearby stream, to serve as a place of respite for short-term guests of a nearby lodge’s owner. The isolated retreat stands in a meadow apart from the Horní Malá Úpa village, among tall trees and lush shrubbery that shroud the cabin in serenity. Stepping inside the Černá Voda, guests will find a bright, minimalist design.

By Wednesday evening, House Republicans were threatening to hold former FBI lawyer Lisa Page in contempt of Congress for failing to show up to an interview with the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees, despite a subpoena. President Trump, apparently watching Fox News in Brussels, noticed, tweeting: "As I head out to a very important NATO meeting, I see that FBI Lover/Agent Lisa Page is dodging a Subpoena & is refusing to show up and testify.

Fast food, throwback swag and a Broncos player? I’m lovin’ it. The Big Mac-in’ McDonald’s is bringing back Global McDelivery Day, and this time it’s bringing a Bronco along for the ride. As a promotional preview on July 18, Denver Broncos offensive tackle Garett Bolles will be delivering salty, guilt-inducing food from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

More than 1,000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life in Rotterdam. On July 4, 2018, Recycled Island Foundation opened its prototype to the public: a floating park made entirely from recycled plastic waste and appropriately named the Recycled Park. According to a report commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, more than 1,000 cubic meters of plastic waste is transported every year down the Meuse River and into the North Sea.

Dressed in your finest ballgown or tux, you sit down at an elaborately set table, an array of utensils spread out in front of you. You take a seat, and a waiter soon appears, placing a plate in front of you for the salad course. Quick, which fork do you use? A: The small salad fork to the left of the fish fork and dinner fork.

Britain's Prince Harry confidently predicted that England would lift the World Cup as Gareth Southgate's men prepare for their semi-final against Croatia later on Wednesday.

"I don't know about you, but I am still recovering from watching America's Next Top Justice last night," Stephen Colbert said on Tuesday's Late Show, and he indirectly explained why: "I had a little drinking game: I would pour myself a drink every time my glass was empty." But thanks to President Trump picking federal appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for Supreme Court, at least "I have Trump nomination BINGO," he added.

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan began a two-day visit to Dublin on Tuesday, their first trip abroad since their wedding in May.