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This week's murder of pro football star Sean Taylor by still unknown assailants was tragic. But for residents of Miami, where Taylor was shot early Monday morning in his suburban home during an apparent break-in, it also felt tragically familiar. Taylor, 24, a standout safety for the Washington Redskins, was an equally stellar defensive back for the University of Miami Hurricanes. And his untimely death was just the latest in what has become an unsettling succession of violent ends for active and former UM players...
...undisputed bright spot has been online sales. Some 72 million people planned to shop online on "Cyber Monday," as the Monday after Thanksgiving has been recently christened, according to NRF. Traffic to online shopping sites had already increased 10% on Black Friday weekend compared to last year, according to Nielsen Online. Belt-tightening may have much to do with the increase, as shoppers spend more time researching the low prices than in past years. The comparison shopping site Yahoo! Shopping reported a 50% increase in page views over the weekend compared with last year. The top items shoppers clicked...
Fears of renewed nationwide rioting that rocked France two years ago grew Monday evening, when youths from a suburban Paris housing project staged a second straight night of battles with police. A total of 77 injuries (five serious) among officers have been reported since the rioting began Sunday afternoon, when two teenage residents of Villiers-le-Bel died after their motorcycle collided with a police car. But with the initial attacks on Sunday night having spread to five outlying suburbs during clashes Monday, concern is now rising that rioting may wind up spreading across the nation...
...Over 100 youths from the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel 12 miles north of Paris pelted riot police with projectiles for around six hours Monday night; police responded firing back tear gas and flashballs at assailants. Rioters also torched dozens of cars, several businesses, police posts and municipal buildings, and used their intimate knowledge of the labyrinth of project buildings to maneuver security forces into exposed areas. Despite a call for calm by families of the deceased, local youths continued their arson attacks and clashes Monday to protest what they say is police responsibility for the deaths...
...teens were responsible as evidence suggests. Thus far, however, that has not placated young project residents who say they are fed up with the routine police harassment, racism, unemployment and general social stigmatization they receive in the suburbs, known as "banlieues." The spread of nocturnal rioting to outlying towns Monday night, meanwhile, seems to indicate the rage unleashed in 2005 rioting is still very much intact today...