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Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests
The Guardian UK and Instapundit describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedStudents and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests". The right frames it as "Rioter blasts woman in the face with a flamethrower and off-duty cop is kicked unconsciou...".
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9 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftFires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
The Guardian UK · Left · News report
CenterStudents and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests
France 24 · Center · News report
Right / center-rightRioter blasts woman in the face with a flamethrower and off-duty cop is kicked unconscious as French student protests descend int...
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