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This handout released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services, shows a view of singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Screengrab by IOC via Getty Images)

Celine Dion's stunning Olympics return

Gabriella Ferrigine
Spectators view the Eiffel Tower and Olympic rings along the Seine river on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

7 things to know about Paris Olympics

Gabriella Ferrigine
FILE - In this July 21, 2013 file photo shows the road along the Seine river, with the Eiffel Tower at right, in Paris. Paris City Hall has approved Monday Sept.26, 2016 a controversial plan to close down a stretch of highway that runs along the Seine River through central Paris and transform it into a pedestrian zone. It's part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo's push to fight Paris' exceptionally high pollution. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) (AP)

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