France's government under pressure after weekend of widespread violence
France is reeling from its worst rioting in years after nationwide protests over education and the cost of living spiraled into a wave of deadly, country-wide violence that has sparked a blame game at home and threatens to spill over into its European neighbors. Police fired tear gas into crowds…
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