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U.S. military bans use of Confederate flag without mentioning it’s bannedA Pentagon memo was released Thursday listing the types of flags that may be displayed at military installations, with the Confederate flag not among them — thus barring its display without singling it out in a “ban.”WorldJul 17, 2020
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Trump downplays police killings of Black people, says ‘more white people’ are victimsStudies have shown that Black Americans are much more likely to be killed by police, even though more whites — who make up a larger portion of the population — are killed.WorldJul 14, 2020
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Countries seek ‘new history’ as figures are re-examined after George Floyd’s deathScholars are divided over whether the campaign amounts to erasing history or updating it.WorldJun 12, 2020
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3 charged with toppling Confederate statue at University of North CarolinaAt a rally earlier this week, protesters used a rope to pull down the statue known as Silent Sam, erected in 1913 to honour soldiers of the pro-slavery Confederacy killed during the Civil War.CrimeAug 25, 2018
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The Confederate flag will fly once again at the South Carolina State House — for a limited timeThe flag was removed after nine black worshippers were killed in a racist attack at a church in Charleston.WorldJul 10, 2018
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Halifax urged to tread carefully on ‘complex’ re-think of CornwallisCouncil had voted in April for the staff report on examining the use of Cornwallis's name on city property.CanadaOct 2, 2017
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Alabama county unveils Confederate monument to unknown soldiersA monument called "Unknown Alabama Confederate Soldiers" has been unveiled in southern Alabama.WorldAug 27, 2017
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SNL Weekend Update: Tina Fey goes on cake-fueled rant, founding fathers address Trump commentsTina Fey laid into white supremacists while chowing down on cake, while Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers appeared as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.EntertainmentAug 17, 2017
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‘This is Nazi f****** America!’: North Carolina woman confronts her neighbour over Swastika flagA North Carolina woman filmed an angry confrontation with one of her neighbours over his decision to hang a Nazi flag on his front porch.WorldAug 15, 2017
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Critics say Charlottesville Police officers didn’t do enough to stop the violenceAs the world watched pandemonium in Charlottesville unfold, officers seemed to stand on the sidelines as fists flew, bats swung and objects soared through the air.WorldAug 15, 2017
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