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French court suspends ban on burkini swimwear

A French court threw out bans on so-called burkinis Friday. More than a dozen cities and towns had banned the body-covering swimsuits from beaches. The outfits have become a symbol of tensions over the place of Islam in France. Debora Patta reports from Nice on the highly charged debate over women not showing skin.
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