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• California to ban 'Redskins' for school sports, keep Confederate building names
• College Students are Wearing Dildos to Class to Protest Guns
• Iran summons UAE envoy over arrest of teachers
• Amy Schumer on 'SNL': Kardashians, Porn Teachers and a Dirty Selfie Stick
• Thousands gather in Washington on anniversary of Million Man March

California to ban 'Redskins' for school sports, keep Confederate building names Posted: 11 Oct 2015 03:41 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California will ban public schools from naming their sports teams "Redskins," a name seen as a slur against Native Americans, but will not stop municipalities from naming parks and buildings for Confederate heroes, Governor Jerry Brown said on Sunday. Brown's decision to sign a bill ending the use of "Redskins" yet veto legislation banning Confederate names comes amid controversy around the country over the racial implications of team names, display of the Confederate flag and the naming of public places. Advocates for Native Americans welcomed the decision to ban the term "Redskins." "The most populous state in the country has now taken a stand against the use of this insidious slur in its schools," activists from the group Change the Mascot said in a statement on Sunday.

College Students are Wearing Dildos to Class to Protest Guns Posted: 11 Oct 2015 12:56 PM PDT A gun protest at the University of Texas involves students strapping sex toys to their backs on campus.

Iran summons UAE envoy over arrest of teachers Posted: 11 Oct 2015 11:05 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned the United Arab Emirates envoy to Tehran over the arrest of nine Iranian teachers who were working in the Gulf federation.

Amy Schumer on 'SNL': Kardashians, Porn Teachers and a Dirty Selfie Stick Posted: 11 Oct 2015 06:06 AM PDT Amy Schumer made her hosting debut on "Saturday Night Live" with musical guest The Weeknd.

Thousands gather in Washington on anniversary of Million Man March Posted: 10 Oct 2015 05:14 PM PDT By Tom Ramstack WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday for a rally led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March on Washington and decry racial and economic injustice. Farrakhan joined a number of speakers at the "Justice or Else" march. Speakers at the rally, which followed a number of high-profile deaths of black men at the hands of police, called for reforms to law enforcement's use of force and greater access for poor people to health care and higher education.

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