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Social Media Buzz: Rams Players' 'Hands Up' Pose, Backlash Over Criticism Of First Daughters

NPR
Published December 1, 2014 at 12:35 PM EST
Members of the St. Louis Rams raise their arms in awareness of the events in Ferguson, Mo., as they walk onto the field during introductions before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in St. Louis. The players said after the game, they raised their arms in a "hands up" gesture to acknowledge the events in Ferguson. (L.G. Patterson/AP)
Members of the St. Louis Rams raise their arms in awareness of the events in Ferguson, Mo., as they walk onto the field during introductions before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in St. Louis. The players said after the game, they raised their arms in a "hands up" gesture to acknowledge the events in Ferguson. (L.G. Patterson/AP)

Annie Colbert of Mashable joins Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins to take a look at how the news has been reverberating over the weekend, through the lens of social media. The stories include:

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