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- In on Monday, dead on TuesdayOn Monday, Mauricio K., 44, was taken into custody at the Saint-Ouen police station. On Tuesday he came out dead. Prosecutors speak of a cardiac arrest, his father has filed a complaint, an investigating judge has been appointed.
- At eight, one in threeThey are between 8 and 11. 11,200 of them answered the education ministry: one primary pupil in three says they have suffered at least one form of sexual violence at school. The youngest are the most affected.
- The sun joins the holidaysAfter storm Austen and its 150 km/h gusts, high pressure settles over France. Up to 24 °C on Tuesday, and a Wednesday forecast just the same for the second week of the autumn break.
- Parcoursup will disappear in 2028Classes of 28 in the first year of lycée, 15,000 more university places, a new platform in 2028: the government gave way on Monday, the youth unions keep up the pressure.
- Less damage, more arrestsBetween 410,000 and 800,000 people marched on Saturday against the cost of living, under bans and imposed routes.
- In Orléans, Marine Le Pen launches her campaignJordan Bardella re-elected with 98.98% of the vote, an anti-fascist demonstration and a rally of “renaissance”.
- Saturday under heavy guardOnly union marches allowed on Saturday? The right to protest, a constitutional right?
- Justice at a runFour courtrooms, dozens of cases, a police report as the only evidence.
- Nine hours without a signalOrange and Sosh cut off on Wednesday from 11:20 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Another night under curfewCurfews extended.
- Looters and shopkeepersFrom Nice to Paris, shop owners are counting their losses after the weekend of 17 October; the public is opening its wallet, and so are the insurers.
- The freedom to protest breaks nothingOn Saturday, France marched against the cost of living and for its schools. In the evening, others smashed things. They are not the same people, and it is not the same story. The story is the freedom to protest.
- The freedom to protest breaks nothing (continued)
- Cost of living, schools, yellow vests: 200,000 expected and a route imposedSome 200,000 protesters are expected this Saturday against the cost of living and for schools; in Paris, the police set the march from République to Place de Clichy.
