Anti-government protests explode in France

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis just in: about half a million people marched across France over school conditions and the cost of living, and President Macron says violence by far-left insurrectionist elements and criminals overshadowed them.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCBS News reports authorities counted about five hundred fifty thousand, while organizers counted about eight hundred thousand.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorArson hit the town hall in Limoges and the tourist office in Lyon.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFor ordinary people, that means disruption in city centers, and a march about classrooms and grocery bills now being judged by its worst night.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo hundred fifty thousand people apart on the head count, and that's before anyone argues about who set the fires.