France has authorized emergency measures after a dozen nights of rioting. The unrest, which has highlighted racial divisions in France, is the country's worst crisis in four decades.
Local officials can now impose curfews if they choose, and police have authority to conduct raids without warning. Severe punishment for rioters was promised, and the first sentences were handed down Monday.
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