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Consecutive week of protests here. it doesn't look like the protests are coming to an end. six could very well be coming. ben wideman, cnn, paris. the revolving door at the trump white house and another one bites the dust. we'll explain why interior secretary ryan zinke says he's quitting. two u.s. democrats want to face off with the president in the next election. how familiar faces did as "newsroom" pushes ahead. so you can be less concerned about your retirement savings. talk with your advisor about shield annuities from brighthouse financial- established by metlife. they have businesse...

Police. ben wideman has this story. >> reporter: it was thought this saturday's protests might be smaller after the president's latest concessions more than raising the minimum wage and after the strasburg terrorist attacks, yet several,000 yellow vest protesters. macron, he says, has not given us a crumb of what we demand. we can't live this way. those demands include the introduction of swiss style popular referendums, lower taxes and dignity. we want to work to please ourselves, not just to survive. the day's demonstrations

Fares murder sparked an outburst of grief from her followers, but not all mourned her death. one journalist with state media calling her a whore on social media. he has subsequently been fired. the last image to appear on her instagram account shows her in black and white with the words "peace be upon her soul" tara fares. ben wideman, cnn, beruit. >> iran has reportedly fired several missiles into eastern syria and quite literally sent a message to its enemies in the process. iranian state media say the missiles targeted militants accused of attacking a military parade in western iran. late l...

Honor of the victims. the iconic las vegas sign will also turnoff its lights. in iraq, officials are investigating a disturbing trend after the killing of another outspoken female personality. tara fares was a former beauty queen whose life-style challenged the conservative norms of her country. our senior international correspondent ben wideman filed this report. >> reporter: she was a social media personality, the likes of which iraq hadn't seen. 22-year-old tara fares projected an image on instagram, facebook and youtube of a fun loving carefree unencumbered young woman in the norms of a ...

Millions of online followers. three years ago she left baghdad and moved to iraqi kurdistan where she felt safer, but often returned to her native city for photo shoots and to visit her family. she is just the latest online female personality or activist to die an untimely death in iraq. and the government has launched an investigation to see if there is a link between them. her murder sparked an outburst of grief fa her followers, but not all mourned her death. one journalist with state media calling her a whore on social media. he has subsequently been fired. the last image to appear on her ...