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Black Panther national chairman Bobby Seale, left, wearing a Colt .45, and Huey Newton, right, defense minister with a bandoleer and shotgun are shown in Oakland, Calif. Hundreds of former Black Panthers from around the world are expected to gather in Oakland, Calif., for a four-day conference that started Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. The Panthers emerged from the gritty city 50 years ago, declaring a new party dedicated to defending African-Americans against police brutality and protecting their rights. (The San Francisco Examiner via AP, File) 

The Panthers emerged to defend African Americans against police brutality and demand economic justice. So what message do they have for Black Lives Matter?   

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Delaware County Fair, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Delaware, Ohio. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) 

Trump refused to say whether he would accept the results of the election, rattling allies and rivals alike  

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A security officer stands by the stage for the third presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at UNLV in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman) 

Donald Trump gets one of his last opportunities in the final debate against Hillary Clinton to turn around a race that appears to be slipping away 

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Long-standing African-American churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time; the culprit – residential only parking. 

Long-standing African-American churches are disappearing from the nation’s capital one at a time, over an issue with parking 

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Excavators are in place as work resumed Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline near St. Anthony, N.D. A federal appeals court ruling on Sunday cleared the way for work to resume on private land in North Dakota that's near a camp where thousands of protesters supporting tribal rights have gathered for months. (AP Photo/ Blake Nicholson) 

"Democracy Now!" reporter Amy Goodman won't face a riot charge from her coverage of a protest against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline 

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Hindu Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Edison, N.J. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) 

Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of a "rigged" election, but there is no evidence that such widespread fraud exists  

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Students participate in rush pass by the Phi Kappa Psi house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.Jan. 15, 2015. The house was depicted in a debunked Rolling Stone story as the site of a rape in September of 2012. A defamation trial against the magazine is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, over its article about "Jackie" and her harrowing account of being gang raped in a fraternity initiation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) 

Phi Kappa Psi fraternity suing for $25 million  

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Diners smoke marijuana as they eat dishes prepared by chefs during an evening of pairings of fine food and craft marijuana strains served to invited guests dining at Planet Bluegrass, an outdoor venue in Lyons, Colo. Oct. 2, 2016 photo. Chefs and pot growers trying to explore fine dining with weed face a legal gauntlet to make pot dinners a reality, even where the drug is legal. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) 

in Colorado, fine dining comes with cannabis as well as wine      

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Chris Hall shows off a vile of gold he's mined from the Wild Ammonoosuc River in Bath, N.H. Sept. 4, 2016. A new generation of gold miners is giving prospecting a try, especially in New England and the Pacific Northwest. The growth is attributed partially to television shows like "Yukon Gold." (AP Photo/Jim Cole) 

Oregon, Nevada, Utah and California best bets in West     

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Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, left, talks to Senegal's Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye before a meeting of the U.N. Security Council regarding nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament at U.N. headquarters, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) 

Vitaly Churkin blames "lack of respect...discussion"    

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