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Cadets Were Playing Game, Not Flashing 'White Power' Sign, Military Finds

At the Army-Navy game this month, cadets flashed the "OK" hand gesture for television cameras — a symbol popular with hate groups. West Point officials say they were playing an "innocent game."

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point announced Friday it has wrapped up an investigation into whether cadets flashed a "white power" hand signal during ESPN's pregame broadcast of the Army-Navy football game earlier this month.

Its conclusion: "The cadets were playing a common game, popular among teenagers today, known as the 'circle game' and

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