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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is donating $2 million to two human rights groups as part of CEO Tim Cook’s pledge to help lead the fight against the hate that fueled the violence in Virginia during a white-nationalist rally last weekend. Cook made the commitment late Wednesday in an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. Related ArticlesAugust 17, 2017 Descendants of Confederate heroes want monuments pulled down August 17, 2017 Analysis: Why America’s biggest government contractors balked at criticizing Trump August 17, 2017 GoFundMe says $800,000 raised so far for Charlottesville victims August 17, 2017 Tech companies banishing extremists after Charlottesville August 17, 2017 Student petition calls for revoking Trump’s honorary degree Cook also told Apple employees in the memo that he strongly disagrees with President Donald Trump’s attempts to draw comparisons between the actions of the white nationalists and protesters opposing them.