this is french member of parliament mathilde panot speaking just after monday's vote. >> could have understood the hundreds of thousands of people who are gathering together the entire country since last thursday and since macron -- amy: unions and french opposition parties have called a ninth nationwide day of strikes and protests on thursday. in washington, d.c., a federal jury has found four members of the far-right th keepers militia group guilty of felony and misdemeanor charges, including obstructing an official proceeding, over their roles in the january 6 capitol insurrection. the four face prison terms of up to 20 years. their convictions on monday came as federal prosecutors in a separate trial rested their case against former proud boys leader enrique tarrio and four other defendants who face charges of seditious conspiracy. amazon has announced plans to lay off 9000 more workers in the coming weeks. the layoffs build on 18,000 job cuts at amazon that began in november and extended into january. u.s. high tech firms have laid off more than 300,000 workers this year. in los angeles,