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Violence breaks out the night before Virginia city braces for white nationalist rallyHundreds of white marchers with blazing torches clashed briefly with counter-protesters on the Charlottesville campus of the University of Virginia on Friday.WorldAug 12, 2017
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Trump condemns violent protests in CharlottesvilleU.S. President Donald Trump calls for “swift restoration of law and order” after violent clashes in Charlottesville.WorldAug 12, 2017
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Trump disbands two economic councils after business leaders flee amid Charlottesville response controversyPresident Trump is facing bi-partisan criticism following his comments about a white nationalist group at the center of a violent and deadly confrontation in Virginia. The fallout has been costly. Wednesday afternoon, the President was forced to disband two economic councils that were expected to drive his economic agenda.MoneyAug 16, 2017
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Victim mourned as outrage toward President Trump growsU.S. President Donald Trump is facing severe criticism for his response to the Charlottesville, Virginia attack after he suggested there were “fine people” marching in a crowd of white supremacists. Jackson Proskow reports.Global NationalAug 16, 2017
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Hundreds gather at University of Virginia for candlelight vigil against hate and violenceHundreds of people gathered at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville for a candlelight vigil against hate and violence on Wednesday evening.WorldAug 16, 2017
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Fallout escalating for Donald Trump over Charlottesville responseThe fallout continues from President Trump’s Tuesday press conference during which he, yet again, refused to place blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia on white supremacists.PoliticsAug 17, 2017
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Trump attacks Republican senators on Twitter as fallout over Charlottesville response growsU.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday attacking Senate Republicans amid the fallout over his comments on the racial violence in Virginia. Trump on Twitter calling Arizona Republican Jeff Flake ‘weak,’ and suggesting South Carolina voters reject Republican Lindsey Graham.WorldAug 17, 2017
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Jeff Sessions issues condemnation of ‘racism, bigotry, hatred and violence’ in VirginiaU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the United States cannot accept or apologize for “racism, bigotry, hatred and violence” on Wednesday days after a white nationalist rally turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia.WorldAug 17, 2017
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Virginia State police helicopter crashes near Charlottesville golf courseTwo people are dead after a Virginia State Police helicopter crashed in a wooded area outside Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday.WorldAug 12, 2017
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Atlanta protesters march for Charlottesville victimsProtestors gathered and marched in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, in solidarity with victims of the violent protests in Charlottesville, Va.WorldAug 13, 2017
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Virginia Gov. McAuliffe condemns Charlottesville violent protest, calling white supremacists ‘dividers’Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe visited Mount Zion First African Baptist Church in Charlottesville early Sunday morning, a day after the violent protest between white nationalists and counter-protesters on Saturday.WorldAug 13, 2017
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions defends President Trump’s statement on Charlottesville violenceDonald Trump received criticism for not specifically condemning white supremacists and alt-right hate groups over violence in Charlottesville. Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the president’s remarks saying too much is being made out of it.WorldAug 14, 2017
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President Trump attacks KKK, White Supremacists: ‘Racism is evil’U.S. President Donald Trump openly condemned groups such as the KKK and other white supremacist groups Monday following a weekend of deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.WorldAug 14, 2017
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Heather Heyer killed while exercising right to free speech: policeChief Al Thomas of the Charlottesville Police Dept. said Monday that Heather Heyer, the woman killed during violent weekend protests, was killed as she exercised her legal right to free speech.CrimeAug 14, 2017
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Charlottesville protesters deviated from agreed upon plan: policeChief Al Thomas of the Charlottesville Police Dept. defended the planning process for Saturday’s demonstration, saying ‘Unite the Right’ demonstrators and counter-protesters ignored agreed upon plans.CrimeAug 14, 2017
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Charlottesville protesters deviated from agreed upon plan: policeChief Al Thomas of the Charlottesville Police Dept. defended the planning process for Saturday’s demonstration, saying ‘Unite the Right’ demonstrators and counter-protesters ignored agreed upon plans.CrimeAug 14, 2017
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White nationalist blames leftist ‘thugs’ for Charlottesville violenceThe white nationalist community defended itself on Monday outside the courthouse where suspect James Fields was due for a hearing, blaming leftist “thugs” for the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.CrimeAug 14, 2017
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Anthony Scaramucci defends Trump’s slow condemnation of white nationalists on Colbert ShowAnthony Scaramucci, former White House’s communications chief, was grilled by Stephen Colbert on The Late Show over U.S. President Donald Trump’s delayed condemnation of white nationalists protesting in Charlottesville.EntertainmentAug 14, 2017
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Donald Trump returns to New York amid controversy over Charlottesville responsePresident Donald Trump returned to New York as his administration is embroiled in yet another controversy over the White House’s initial response to the violence in Charlottesville.PoliticsAug 15, 2017
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Trump’s condemnation of white supremacists delayed due to lack of factsPresident Trump on Tuesday defended his delay in condemning white supremacists and neo-Nazis following violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, saying he waited to get all the facts.PoliticsAug 15, 2017