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Mourners Honor Charlottesville Victim; States Debate Confederate Statues

12:54pm August 16, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Heather Heyer was killed when the driver of a car rammed into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in the Virginia city. Two people have filed a lawsuit against the car's driver and others.

In December, a Texas A&M student signs a message board ahead of an "Aggies United" event in response to a speech by white separatist Richard Spencer. Spencer was scheduled to return to the school for a "White Lives Matter" rally on Sept. 11.

Texas A&M Cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' Rally Over Safety Concerns

3:17pm August 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The event's organizer posted a message online stating, "Today Charlottesville, Tomorrow Texas A&M." But the school says that after consulting with law enforcement, it decided to cancel the event.

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Durham Confederate Monument Toppled

9:21am August 15, 2017

by Leoneda Inge, WUNC

A crowd of people gathered in downtown Durham late Monday to witness the toppling of a long-time Confederate monument.

Pastor Daniel Xisto and his son Max, 2, look over a makeshift memorial on Monday for Heather Heyer, who was killed in a car attack on Saturday after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. While many are calling the attack an act of domestic ter

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Why The Government Can't Bring Terrorism Charges In Charlottesville

11:31pm August 14, 2017

by Greg Myre

Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the car attack as "domestic terrorism." That allows the government to open a broad investigation, but there's no such criminal charge as domestic terrorism.

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The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stands in the center of Emancipation Park the day after violence broke out in Charlottesville, Va. The "Unite the Right" rally aimed to save the statue, which the city council has voted to remove. But several c

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Charlottesville Rally Aimed To Defend A Confederate Statue. It May Have Doomed Others

8:59pm August 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

White supremacists gathered near a Confederate monument Saturday with the stated intent of saving it. But after a weekend of violence, other cities are now speeding the removal of their own statues.

Kenneth Frazier, the CEO of Merck, said he was stepping down from a business council as a matter of personal conscience. He's seen here with President Trump during a White House event in July.

Merck CEO Resigns From A Trump Business Council, Citing His Conscience

8:55pm August 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism," Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier says in leaving President Trump's American Manufacturing Council.

Following the weekend's violent clashes around a white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Va., some are asking what authorities could have done differently. Above, demonstrators and counter-protestors face off at the entrance to Emancipation Pa

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Charlottesville Violence Highlights Cities' Struggle To Balance Rights And Safety

6:43pm August 14, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

In the wake of fierce brawls and a car ramming people in the streets of a usually quiet college town, many are asking what authorities could do differently to prevent such violence in the future.

Peter Cvjetanovic (right) chants while holding torches at a march organized by neo-Nazi, white supremacist and white nationalist organizations in Charlottesville, Va., on Friday night.

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On The Internet, Everyone Knows 'You're A Racist': Twitter Account IDs Marchers

5:43pm August 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

They weren't hiding their faces as they waved swastikas and shouted white supremacist and Nazi slogans. Now Internet sleuths are identifying (and misidentifying) the Charlottesville marchers.

The Daily Stormer site had a story that claimed to be written by hackers and gave the site 24 hours before it would be deleted — the same deadline set by GoDaddy.

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Neo-Nazi Site Daily Stormer Is Banned By Google After Attempted Move From GoDaddy

3:26pm August 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Both Google and GoDaddy have now banned the Daily Stormer site, after it published a story mocking protester Heather Heyer's death in Charlottesville, Va.

Mark Heyer, in conversation with local newspaper Florida Today.

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WATCH: Charlottesville Victim's Father Says 'People Need To Stop Hating'

2:40pm August 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Heather Heyer's father, Mark, told reporters he's proud of her courage — and that he's trying to follow her "fierceness of heart" and peaceful example. "We just need to forgive each other," he said.