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December 12, 2018 at 8:26 am

France’s Macron caught between protests, Strasbourg attack

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to take back control of his nation after a month of protests that caused mayhem across...

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In this image made from video, emergency services arrive on the scene of a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. A French regional official says that a shooting in Strasbourg has left at least one dead and several wounded in the city center near a world-famous Christmas market. The prefect of France’s Bas-Rhin region says the gunman, who is still at large, has been identified. Authorities haven’t given a motive for the shooting. (AP Photo) LLT122 LLT122

December 11, 2018 at 12:01 pm

Attack at Christmas market in French city kills 3, wounds 12 VIEW

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — A man who had been flagged as a possible extremist sprayed gunfire near the famous Christmas market in the French city...

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December 10, 2018 at 12:36 am

Macron vows tax cuts, pay rise; will France’s anger subside? VIEW

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron tried to reassert control over a nation wracked by increasingly violent protests with offers of tax relief for...

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December 7, 2018 at 10:31 am

As protests rages in France, Macron remains invisible

PARIS (AP) — As anti-government protests rage through France and Paris locks down, fearing new riots, the man whose presidency has unleashed the anger is...

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PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE – ONLINE OR IN PRINT – BEFORE AUG. 21, 2016. — FILE — The Eiffel Tower in Paris, Oct. 7, 2015. New apps can connect travelers with guides and direct them to the most picturesque blocks in Paris and other cities. (Dmitry Kostyukov/The New York Times)

December 7, 2018 at 12:37 am

France girds for weekend protests, fearing more violence WATCH

PARIS (AP) — Anticipating a fourth straight weekend of violent protests, France on Friday mobilized armored vehicles and thousands of police, cordoned off Paris' broad...

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December 5, 2018 at 1:53 am

Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent protests VIEW

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron scrapped a fuel tax rise Wednesday amid fears of new violence, after weeks of nationwide protests and the...

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December 2, 2018 at 12:25 pm

Paris assesses injuries, damage after worst riot in decade VIEW

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron asked for an evaluation of possible protest security measures Sunday, a day after a Paris demonstration against increased...

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December 1, 2018 at 1:09 am

Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris; Macron vows action VIEW

PARIS (AP) — France's most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris on Saturday as "yellow jacket" activists torched...

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November 30, 2018 at 12:56 am

Talks collapse between French protesters and prime minister VIEW

PARIS (AP) — A planned meeting between France's prime minister and a team of representatives of a nationwide protest movement collapsed Friday amid threats from...

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November 27, 2018 at 2:32 am

France’s Macron tries to ease popular anger over gas prices VIEW

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to defuse protests over rising fuel taxes by explaining his plans to wean the country off...

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