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Anti-ICE Protesters Call Out Homeland Security Employee As ICE Agent

Matthew McDonald

Opponents of immigration law enforcement apparently hung a sign naming a Newburyport salon owner's husband as a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent – even though his wife says he isn't.

The salon owner saw the sign hanging from a bridge near her salon early Saturday morning, July 13, a day after an anti-ICE rally in the area, according to the Newburyport Daily News.

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Slave Auction Memorial at Faneuil Hall Cancelled – Because Some Want ‘Faneuil’ Gone

Matthew McDonald

A planned memorial to slave auctions outside Faneuil Hall has been cancelled because of opposition to the project from those who want to change the name of the building.

A local artist, Steve Locke, who is an African-American, said opposition from the Boston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People killed the project.

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