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Many cities across the country are displaying “Black Lives Matter” murals, but one city has done away with its mural after a Trump supporter asked to paint “MAGA 2020” on the same street. Redwood City, California, resident Dan Pease got permission from city officials to paint the “Black Lives Matter” mural as part of a Fourth of July public art installation. The city even gave him paint to do the project. “Because we were using the poster board paint that would eventually deteriorate over time, my understanding from them was that the mural would last as long as the paint...

How to get Black Lives Matter paintings off the street. In Redwood City, California, an inspired attorney had a novel approach to removing a city-funded mural on the street stating, “Black Lives Matter.” Maria Rutenburg told Redwood City that if it was going to turn the pavement into a public forum, people with alternative views should also get free speech access. Rutenburg then asked the city to paint ‘MAGA 2020’ next to black lives matter. The city quickly decided to remove the BLM graffiti.

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A chant heard Saturday at the Black Lives Matter protest outside of the Minnesota State Fair has police outraged. Protesters were captured on camera yelling "pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon" during the march in St. Paul. The chant was viewed by some law enforcement members as targeting police officers. St. Paul Police Federation President Dave Titus said in a Facebook post that the chant promotes death to cops. He scolded the public officials who praised the march and the St. Paul Police Department’s response, saying, “Any city official claiming this march was a success or a positive...

PHILADELPHIA – Two brothers were charged with murder in the death of a police officer gunned down during a robbery at a video game store, where the officer had gone to buy a present for his 9-year-old son for getting good grades, police said. One brother, 29, was on parole for robbery, and the other, 24, also had a prior arrest, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said. They were to be identified at a late morning news conference Friday to discuss the fatal shooting of Officer Robert Wilson III, 30. Also Friday, sentencing was being held for a man convicted in...

Cheektowaga police have arrested seven people after a brawl broke out at the Walden Galleria Mall in suburban Buffalo. The Associated Press reported that the fight broke out Wednesday afternoon in front of Dick's Sporting Goods, after which it spread to a nearby coat store. As the fight began, one onlooker recorded it on his cell phone and uploaded it to YouTube. You can watch the full video below. Police eventually broke up the brawl and arrested five men and two women. They are: Charles Kelly, 20; Isaiah Sanders, 22; Isaiah Dunston, 22; Devon Skipper, 21; Samuel Cornish, 22; Ashley...