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  • Mich. Officer Who Drove With Confederate Flag Around Trump Protesters Resigns 

    A Michigan police officer who was placed on paid suspension after he was seen driving a pickup truck with a Confederate flag around a group protesting Donald Trump’s presidential election has now resigned, the Washington Post reports. The incident began at a Nov. 11 “Love Trumps Hate” rally in Traverse City, Mich. Police Officer Michael Peters,…

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  • Mich. Police Officer Suspended After Driving With Confederate Flag Around Trump Protesters

    A Michigan police officer has been suspended with pay after he was seen off-duty driving a pickup truck with a Confederate flag around a group of people protesting Donald Trump’s presidential election win, the Associated Press reports. Traverse City Police Chief Jeff O’Brien announced Officer Michael Peters’ suspension Sunday. O’Brien said that an internal investigation…

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  • Calif. Deputy 'Executed,' Suspect Arrested 

    The suspect in the killing of a Stanislaus County, Calif., sheriff’s deputy has been arrested, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Wallace, a 20-year-veteran, was shot twice in the head at point-blank range Sunday as he responded to a call about a suspicious car and person near a fishing-access spot…

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  • Churches in Ind., Md. Vandalized With Trump-Inspired Slurs 

    At least two churches in two separate states were vandalized over the weekend with Donald Trump-inspired slurs, the Indianapolis Star reports. According to the report, St. David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom, Ind., was vandalized sometime Saturday night, with tags on its walls depicting a swastika, an anti-gay slur and the words “Heil Trump,” the site…

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  • Chili's Restaurant Apologizes After Manager Takes Promised Free Meal From Army Veteran

    Chili’s Grill & Bar restaurant chain is apologizing after one of its managers took away a meal from a U.S. Army veteran from the Dallas area, NBCDFW reports. According to the report, Ernest Walker, a 47-year-old veteran from Cedar Hill, was served the meal as part of the “free meal to veterans” promotion that was being…

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  • ‘Whites Only,’ ‘Colored’ Signs Posted Above Water Fountains at Fla. High School

    “Whites Only” and “Colored” signs reportedly placed above two water fountains at a Florida high school have sparked an investigation by school officials, Action News Jax reports. A photo of the signs was shared on social media Thursday. According to the news station, Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said in a statement that the…

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  • 'Push Through': A 3rd-Grade Teacher's Lesson to Her Students in the Midst of Election Unrest 

    There have been a lot of mixed emotions since the announcement of Donald Trump’s presidential-election win Tuesday. People have expressed outrage, despair, denial and just a general sense of hopelessness, even after Trump had a cordial meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday to discuss the transition. In the midst of all this,…

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  • George Zimmerman Used Racial Slur at Bar Before Being Removed: Police

    Karma hasn’t caught up with George Zimmerman yet. This time around, the acquitted killer is accused of yelling at a female employee while at a bar, using racial slurs, before becoming “belligerent” toward a deputy before he was removed from the establishment, the Seminole County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office said, Click Orlando reports. According to the…

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  • Donald Trump Calls President Barack Obama 'a Very Good Man' at White House Meeting 

    Despite previous tense clashes and years during which Donald Trump questioned President Barack Obama’s American heritage, the president-elect called the president “a very good man” in Thursday’s much-anticipated White House meeting. Trump said that he had “great respect” for Obama, saying that the two met for about an hour and a half in a meeting…

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  • Thousands of Calif. High School Students Stage Walkout in Protest of Trump Presidency 

    California isn’t done denouncing Donald Trump’s win yet, with high school students across the state—some of whom probably were not eligible to vote in Tuesday’s presidential election—still insistent on having their voices heard, CBS San Francisco reports. According to the report, students at Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd and Oakland Tech high schools all staged walkouts just…

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