Rioting Continues In Paris

American Voices

November 7, 2005 | ISSUE 41•44

The French police have taken 22 young people into custody after more than a week of riots in a northeastern suburb of Paris. What do you think?

This is the most exciting thing to happen in France since that red balloon got loose.

Matthew Gerety
Custom Boat Maker
Well, it's nice to see that Muslim youths are for once turning to rioting and not terrorism.

Megan Hallan
Imports
How romantic! Idealistic peasant revolutionaries stealing loaves of bread! What? Angry black people blowing up cars? Wow, France sure has changed since I graduated high school.

Jordan Chase
Stationer

Migrating Whooping Cranes Stall In Alabama

02.07.12 | ISSUE 48•06

Nine whooping cranes that had been following an ultralight aircraft as it guided them on their migratory route stopped when they reached Alabama, 500 miles short of the intended destination.
Florida Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

02.06.12 | ISSUE 48•06

A 48-year-old West Palm Beach millionaire and polo club founder has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend in an apparent bid to avoid paying out a wrongful death lawsuit.
Should Sugar Be Regulated?

02.03.12 | ISSUE 48•05

In a recent editorial in the journal Nature, researchers from the University of California–San Francisco suggested that as a toxic substance, sugar should be taxed and regulated like alcohol or tobacco.
Burmese Pythons Exterminating Everglades Mammals

02.02.12 | ISSUE 48•05

A study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences links a drastic decline in raccoons and other mammals in the Florida everglades to the introduction of Burmese pythons.
Facebook To Launch IPO

02.01.12 | ISSUE 48•05

Social networking site Facebook is expected to go public this week and will likely become the largest tech IPO in history.