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Michigan, US flags are at half staff. Who's being honored

Half-mast refers to flags lowered on a ship, while flagpoles are called staffs, according to Americanflags.com. Flags lowered ...
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When is the president allowed to lower US flags?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Following recent national tragedies, some viewers have asked about what is allowed when it comes to ordering American flags to fly at half-staff and whether a president can lower ...
Pensacola News Journal

Is Trump's flag burning order legal? How it plans to get around the First Amendment

Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively bans burning the American flag. Flag burning has a longstanding history as a form of political expression, and it's the U.S. Code's ...