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French media are revisiting the case of Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in the United States, convicted of a 1995 murder in Tennessee. Libération uses her case to argue that capital punishment in America shows the indignity of institutionalised vengefulness, prompting renewed French discussion of the US death penalty.
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French fact-checking outlet CheckNews, run by Libération, says it has located a video that contradicts the far right's version of events involving Bally Bagayoko and a burning rubbish bin, an episode that circulated widely on social media. The finding challenges claims used to fuel a political controversy in France, and the case is drawing attention as debates over disinformation and security continue.
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The French government has decided to apply under-indexation to pensions and to reduce the tax abatement, according to Libération. The move means pensions will rise more slowly than inflation, effectively cutting retirees' purchasing power, while the reduced abattement increases the tax burden. The decision comes amid ongoing debate over the contentious pension reform.