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Recent Examples of hate crime
From the legislative side, despite the unprecedented rise in antisemitic incidents across the country—including everything from harassment to hate crimes—Congress has utterly failed to pass any meaningful legislation to help protect the Jewish community.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
That’s more than half the total number of hate crimes against any and all groups.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Separate research shows antisemitic hate crimes hit record highs in Boston that year.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Anti-transgender hate crimes rose more than 10% from 2022 to 2023, according to the California Attorney General’s Office, and nationwide in 2021, trans people are more than four times more likely to be victims of a violent crime than were their peers, according to the UCLA Williams Institute.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
That’s more than half the total number of hate crimes against any and all groups.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Separate research shows antisemitic hate crimes hit record highs in Boston that year.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Anti-transgender hate crimes rose more than 10% from 2022 to 2023, according to the California Attorney General’s Office, and nationwide in 2021, trans people are more than four times more likely to be victims of a violent crime than were their peers, according to the UCLA Williams Institute.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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Hay was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on assault and bias crime charges, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
21 May 2024
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Those numbers have continued to rise in the first month of 2024 as the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force has seen a 12% increase in bias crimes, according to police department statistics.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2024
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The German hit 12 unforced errors in the set as too many of his forehands skewed off his racket at the wrong angle and out of the court.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Keys broke three times in the first set, helped in part by Sabalenka’s four double-faults and 13 total unforced errors.—
Howard Fendrich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Connecticut entered this fiscal year with nearly $80 billion in long-term debt, including more than $35 billion in unfunded pension obligations alone.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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The company's financial troubles stemmed from $3.3 billion in long-term debt, which exceeded its total assets by nearly $1 billion.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Timely tax tips and the latest news delivered to your inbox weekly Kelly Phillips Erb is a Philadelphia-area Forbes senior writer who covers tax, law, and financial crimes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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The report does claim that Rozier has not been accused of a crime or wrongdoing.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The first shot was off from Solo Ball, who finished with a game-high 20 points on 6-for-17 shooting, and the second didn’t leave Jayden Ross’ hand in time, a shot clock violation with five seconds left that allowed the Musketeers to seal the game at the free throw line.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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Weidner is trying to get several South Florida cities, including Davie and Boca Raton, to join in, calling homes subject to foreclosure because of aggressive enforcement of code violations a potential goldmine of untapped revenue.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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This marked the first time the publisher admitted wrongdoing connected to the tabloid.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Biden said the pardons do not acknowledge any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be viewed as an admission of guilt.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The prosecution agreed to reduce its initial second-degree murder charge to voluntary manslaughter as long as Harmon pleaded guilty to both the manslaughter charge and an enhancement for the use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Jan. 2025
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He was originally charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in catastrophic injury, a Level 1 felony, and two counts of neglect of a dependent, both Level 6 felonies. Judge Salvador Vasquez sentenced him to two years in prison and three years probation.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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The infant’s father, Robert Pasco, was charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon and one misdemeanor count of possessing a firearm without a valid firearm owner’s identification card.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Jackson pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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