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Couple refuses to sit next to cops; officers respond with heartwarming gesture

Four police officers in a Pittsburgh suburb are making headlines for all the right reasons. When the cops noticed a man and woman get up and move to the other side of the restaurant so as to not sit near the officers, the policemen from Homestead and Whitaker, Penn., responded

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Dartmouth Black Lives Matter protesters tear down memorial to slain police

A controversy has erupted at Dartmouth College after a pro-police display was torn down by Black Lives Matter activists, who denounced it for memorializing the "perpetrators" of "state violence."

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Does social media help the government-citizen relationship? Depends who you ask

Depending where you live, maybe you follow your local transportation department on Twitter for construction updates. Or maybe you watch Periscope videos of city council sessions, or read live blogs of public school board meetings.

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Watertown Officers awarded congressional medals of bravery

Written by Andy Metzger WATERTOWN, MASS. As their former chief recounted their firefight with the terrorists who struck the Boston Marathon in 2013, three Watertown police officers were granted the Congressional Medal of Bravery on Friday for their actions more than two years ago.

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US Attorney General Lynch praises police officers as peacemakers

Written by Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch voiced strong support on Monday for the country's police officers, praising them as peacemakers and encouraging them to be part of the national conversation about improving relationships with minority communities.