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France deploys 70,000 police as protests enter third weekend
France deployed about 70,000 police officers ahead of a third weekend of youth-led protests over rising living costs and the education system, with roughly 150 demonstrations planned.[2, 19] Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned earlier this week of a "very high risk" of public disorder, especially after dark on Halloween.[2, 24] The French government estimated that 320,000 people protested nationwide Saturday in demonstrations focused on high living costs.[42]
That was fewer than the more than 500,000 at Oct. 17 protests and the 410,000 at Oct. 24 demonstrations by government estimates; organizers' turnout estimates are much higher.[42] Police said about 70,000 people demonstrated in Paris alone.[11]
Police and protesters clashed in Paris and other cities.[5, 11] The protests also spread to Germany on Halloween Saturday.[17]
Why it matters Fox News reported the unrest has come amid more than $1 billion in losses.[22]
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 18 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 8 are center and 7 are right of center (6 of them in the Right group). 6 more are not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70), NPR (−0.68).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Mediaite (+0.04), Yahoo News (+0.07), Bloomberg (+0.08), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), Fox News (+1.52), IJR (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07).
Not rated Al Jazeera, NewsNation, Los Angeles Times, BBC News, Financial Times, Semafor. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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