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Articles by Victor Morton

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick talks to the media at a news conference an NFL preseason football game against the San Diego Chargers Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) ** FILE **

Colin Kaepernick ad boosts Nike online sales

The Colin Kaepernick furor might be good for Nike after all. Advertising-research firm Edison Trends said that the company's online sales grew 31 percent over Labor Day weekend despite bashing on social media and from President Trump among others.

September 9, 2018
People walk by a Nike advertisement featuring Colin Kaepernick on display, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in New York. Nike this week unveiled the deal with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who's known for starting protests among NFL players over police brutality and racial inequality. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

College of the Ozarks drops Nike over Colin Kaepernick ad

Nike's Colin Kaepernick campaign has cost it its first institutional contract. The College of the Ozarks reportedly said it would "choose its country over company" by terminating its Nike sponsorship deal and removing all Nike-branded athletic equipment or uniforms.

September 6, 2018
Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at a Global Business Summit in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Donald Trump Jr. ‘fixes’ Colin Kaepernick Nike ad

Donald Trump Jr. doesn't think Colin Kaepernick is a good example of someone who believed in something and sacrificed everything. And so he suggested another American icon to Nike. His father.

September 5, 2018
Former Vice President Al Gore speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Miami Dade College in Miami, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Al Gore calls on Donald Trump to resign

Former Vice President Al Gore, who stood steadfast by President Bill Clinton during his impeachment, said the best thing President Trump can do is resign.

August 30, 2018
(Montgomery County Sheriff's Office)

Dennis Ray Collins, boyfriend of mystery woman in doorbell video, dead in suicide

Police identified the dead boyfriend of the Texas doorbell woman, and revealed a number of other strange details about the case involving a ghostly home-surveillance video that went viral. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that the man whose death broke open the case was 49-year-old Dennis Ray Collins. He committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest Wednesday, police said.

August 30, 2018