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a bbc investigation found abouot 250 0 militants left in octobebr alalong with 3500 memembers of r familiesesnd their weapons. some of the e fighters headed to other parts of syria controlled by the so-called islamic state, others went to turkey. in wisconsin, a 14-year-old native american teenager was shot dead last week by a deputy in the ashland county sheriff's department. jason pero was a member of the bad river band of lake superior tribe of chippewa indians. the shooting occurred after police received a 911 call about a man walking down the street with a knife. investigators now believe the 14-year-old was the one who had made the 911 call. pero's grandfather criticized the police for using lethal force. alan pero said -- "he got murdered out in front of the house here. he's a boy. there's warning shots. there's tasers. there's pepper spray. you don't go right on a 14-year-old kid and go for the kill zone." football player colin kaepernick has been named citizen of the year by gq for sparking a movement against racism after he refused to stand last year for the national anthem before a