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- French protests over the cost of living turned violent, with looting and arson Saturday.
- French authorities arrested nearly 2,400 people nationwide, including 855 in Paris.
- Around 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were injured, seven seriously.
- One protester died of cardiac arrest during the Paris demonstrations.
- Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) warned wealth inequality fuels unrest, while former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) called the riots an “invasion.”