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26 September 2017 11:17 (South Africa)
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While you were sleeping: 26 September 2017

  • John Stupart
    John Stupart
    John Stupart

    John Stupart is the editor of the African Defence Review. He has completed his masters in War Studies at Kings College and has blathered endlessly on several mediums on all things pertaining to African defence policy, strategic, operational and tactical challenges. Most importantly, he brings you DailyMaverick's First Thing daily newsletter each morning.

By EPA-EFE/RICK MUSACCHIO The colors were presented to an empty bench as both teams stayed in the locker rooms during the singing of the national anthem and then some of the Tennessee Titans went to the end zone before their game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on 24 September 2017 in protests to comments by US President Donald J. Trump calling for the firing of NFL players who don't stand for the national anthem before games.

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