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An electronic billboard for Nike products features Colin Kaepernick, the American football quarterback who in protest against police brutality "took a knee" during the playing of the national anthem, seen on Sunday,
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North Smithfield, Rhode Island yanks Nike boycott request that was spurred by Colin Kaepernick ad campaign - CBS News
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