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6 Police Officers Shot In Separate Incidents In Florida, Pennsylvania

10:08pm August 19, 2017

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

On the same night in Florida, two police officers were fatally shot in Kissimmee, near Orlando, and two were shot in Jacksonville. Two others were shot in Pennsylvania.

After Charlottesville, Trump Supporters Stand By The President

7:27pm August 19, 2017

NPR's Dwane Brown checks in with the Washington Examiner's Salena Zito to hear how rural Trump supporters are reacting to the week's events.

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What's Next For The White House After Bannon's Departure?

6:10pm August 19, 2017

by Mara Liasson

The White House has had a tumultuous week. President Trump's comments about Charlottesville, Va., have been widely condemned, and the week ended with the ouster of White House strategist Steve Bannon.

Presidential Historian Compares Tumultuous Week To Past Administrations

6:10pm August 19, 2017

After a week of turmoil and shake ups in the Trump administration, presidential historian Michael Beschloss discusses with NPR's Dwane Brown where this president stands compared to past leaders.

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Massive Group Of Counter-Protesters Met 'Free Speech' Rally In Boston

6:10pm August 19, 2017

by Martha Bebinger

A week after violent clashes during a white nationalist march in Charlottesville, Va., today's "Free Speech" rally in Boston was met with massive counter-protests.

Counterprotesters assemble at the Statehouse before a planned "Free Speech" rally by conservative organizers begins on the adjacent Boston Common, on Saturday.

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Boston Right-Wing 'Free Speech' Rally Dwarfed By Counterprotesters

5:12pm August 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Thousands of counterprotesters gathered in Boston Common to meet the rally participants, who said they have no connection to those who perpetrated violence in Charlottesville, Va., last week.

A photo of the statue taken in months before it was damaged and then removed, shows Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at the entrance to Duke Chapel in Durham, N.C.

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Duke University Removes Robert E. Lee Statue From Chapel Entrance

12:01pm August 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The university president said he had ordered the statue removed as a safety measure and to reflect the "abiding values" of the school, following vandalism earlier this week.

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Early Civil Rights Activist Octavius Catto Gets A Statue

8:12am August 19, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with journalist and author Dan Biddle about early civil rights activist Octavius Catto, who is finally getting a statue erected in his honor in Philadelphia.

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Boston Prepares For 'Free Speech' Rally

8:12am August 19, 2017

by Jack Lepiarz

A week after violence at a white nationalist march in Charlottesville, Boston is taking measures to avoid clashes between participants in today's "Free Speech" rally and counterprotesters.

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UVA Student On The Community's Response

8:12am August 19, 2017

Scott Simon talks to University of Virginia student Bryanna Miller about the community's response to the white nationalist rally and violence.