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In September 2018, the French Government launched the “Reacting Can Change Everything” communication campaign to encourage witnesses of sexual or sexist violence to speak out. Four video adverts were released, of course all funded by tax payer money, to illustrate the range of different situations in which sexual and sexist assaults and violences occur. One particular clip (below) is gathering attention on social media and has already been viewed more than 110,000 times on Youtube.

JACKSON, Miss. -The University of Mississippi has shortened one of its fight songs to discourage football fans from chanting "the South will rise again" during part of the tune, which critics say is an offensive reminder of the region's intolerant past. However, some fans have continued to recite the chant at the end of the song, "From Dixie With Love," despite the change made last week at the chancellor's request. The Ole Miss band performs the medley before and after games. Earlier this month, the Ole Miss student government passed a resolution suggesting the chant be replaced by the phrase,...

Firefighters investigated The Albany fire chief calls a noose incident an "embarrassment" to the department. J.D. Sumner ALBANY — Three Albany firefighters, including a battalion chief, have been suspended with pay after a fellow firefighter said he felt “visually harassed” after the discovery of a rope tied in a knot similar to a hangman’s noose at an Albany fire station, according to documents released Thursday. An investigation is being conducted into the incident by City Manager Alfred Lott’s office. Pending the results of that investigation, Chief James Carswell has suspended Lt. T.R. Bridges, Lt. C.B. Nobles and Battalion Chief James...

Please pardon the vanity, however I feel moved to make a prediction as I watch the opening scenes of "24" tonight. In these opening moments the rampant terrorist actions being portray are being described as the workings of Muslims. My prediction is that when all is said and done the perpetrators fit a more "mainstream demographic".

The Battle of Nashville was fought in 1864, but Civil War skirmishing has been plentiful in the city for the past three years — much to the frustration of Vanderbilt University. With strong support from its black students and alumni, Vanderbilt has been waging a legal fight to remove the word “Confederate” from the front of a dormitory. But the move has outraged groups that seek to honor and study Confederate history. On Monday, Vanderbilt announced that it was giving up its battle — although the university will continue to refer to the building without the “Confederate” name in all...