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Hate Crimes
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NYPD: One Person Likely Behind Most of the Threats Against Jewish InstitutionsPolice say the person is likely using a spoofer device, which makes it seem as if the threat is coming from the inside.
By Jen Kirby
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Senate Calls for ‘Swift Action’ As JCCs Face Another Round of Bomb ThreatsThis is the sixth wave of threats, and 110 institutions have been targeted.
By Margaret Hartmann
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Sikh Man Shot in Seattle Suburb After Being Told ‘Go Back to Your Own Country’Police are are still searching for the gunman, and the attack is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
By Chas Danner
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Maybe the Media Shouldn’t Cover Every Single Hate-Crime ThreatIn an age in which any idiot can issue an anonymous threat, the current approach is just asking for copycat acts.
By Jesse Singal
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Man Arrested for Threatening Jewish Centers Did It to Harass an Ex-GirlfriendJuan Thompson engaged in a “campaign to harass and intimidate” his ex, authorities say.
By Claire Landsbaum
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As Many As 100 Headstones Vandalized at Jewish Cemetery in PhiladelphiaIt’s the second Jewish cemetery in the U.S. to be vandalized in as many weeks.
By Chas Danner
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Hate Crimes Against Muslims Increased by 67 Percent Last YearIn 2015, hate crimes against Muslims reached their highest levels since the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, according to new FBI data.
By Eric Levitz
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Gay YouTube Star Charged With Faking His Own Assault, Calling It a Hate CrimeCalum McSwiggan claimed he was attacked by three men outside a gay club in Los Angeles.
By Claire Landsbaum
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orlando nightclub attack
By Claire Landsbaum
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Jonah Shepp
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scary things
By Jen Kirby
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Louisiana Is About to Make Attacking a Cop a Hate CrimeThe law is a response to what lawmakers perceive as an increased threat to first responders following the rise of activism like the Black Lives Matter movement.
By Chas Danner
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crimes and misdemeanors
Two Teens Arrested for Hate-Crime Attack on Muslim Man in the BronxThe suspects had allegedly chanted “ISIS” as they beat a Bangladeshi man walking his niece home from school.
By Chas Danner
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islamophobia
Muslim Man Beaten in the Bronx by Ski-Masked Assailants Chanting ‘ISIS’The Bangladeshi man was assaulted while walking his 9-year-old niece home from school.
By Chas Danner
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islamophobia
By Margaret Hartmann
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Rash of Apparent Hate Crimes Strike New York’s Muslim CommunityThe latest incident happened at a restaurant near Herald Square.
By Jonah Shepp
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discrimination
By Margaret Hartmann
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Someone Threw a Pig’s Head at a Philadelphia MosqueA lot of anti-Muslim incidents have taken place across the world since the attacks in Paris.
By Jaime Fuller
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Activists Say Transgender Killings Are RisingThere have been 17 reported murders thus far this year.
By Dayna Evans
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Alleged Shooter Will Face Death Penalty in Killing of 3 MuslimsThe victims’ father called him a “coward” and “scumbag” in court.
By Margaret Hartmann
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crimes and misdemeanors
The FBI Is Looking Into the North Carolina ShootingMeanwhile, President Obama issued his first statement on the murders of Deah Barakat and Yusor and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha.
By Caroline Bankoff
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crimes and misdemeanors
Suspect in Killing of 3 Muslims Had Frequent Conflicts Over Parking“He kind of made everyone feel uncomfortable and unsafe,” said a neighbor.
By Margaret Hartmann
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crimes and misdemeanors
Was the Killing of 3 Muslim Students in North Carolina a Hate Crime?Some say they were slain over a parking dispute, not their religion.
By Margaret Hartmann
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hate crimes
Transgender Woman Attacked in Brooklyn Hate Crime“Transgender people are still not safe in what is supposed to be the safest LGBT city in the world.”
By Joe Coscarelli
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scary and sad things
By Caroline Bankoff
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bad neighbors
Arab-American Activist Attacked and Threatened With Beheading in BrooklynArab American Association of New York director Linda Sarsour shares her story.
By Katie Zavadski
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crimes and misdemeanors
Ex-NYPD Officer Arrested for Anti-Semitic Graffiti Spree [Updated]Over 20 hateful messages were found in Borough Park on Saturday night.
By Caroline Bankoff
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crimes and misdemeanors
Five Hasidic Jews Arrested for Williamsburg Attack on Gay ManSome of the suspects were members of a neighborhood watch group.
By Caroline Bankoff
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Caroline Bankoff
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Adam Martin
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Adam Martin
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horrible things
By Adam Martin
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terrible things
By Joe Coscarelli
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Margaret Hartmann
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Adam Martin
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very sad things
Queens Stabbing Death Not a Hate Crime, Still HorrifyingThe suspect claimed his victim was blowing kisses at him.
By Margaret Hartmann
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very sad things
By Joe Coscarelli
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Adam Martin
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crimes and misdemeanors
Apparent Hate-Crime Victim Will Likely Die From Injuries The 69-year-old is in a coma after getting punched on Wednesday.
By Caroline Bankoff
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awful things
By Joe Coscarelli
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horrible things
Transgender Woman’s Death May Have Happened After Come-on Gone WrongParis Wilson allegedly beat Islan Nettles because he was “shocked to learn she was not born a woman.”
By Delia Paunescu
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horrible things
Harlem Assault Turns Deadly For Transgender VictimPolice are considering Islan Nettles’s death a hate crime.
By Delia Paunescu
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awful things
By Caroline Bankoff
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Adam Martin
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Adam Martin
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