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Recent Examples of hate crime
Although there was evidence of antisemitic speech at the protest, the district attorney’s office did not find evidence that Alnaji had participated in this and declined to file hate crime charges.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Soliman was charged with multiple hate crime counts in federal court, according to the Department of Justice.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Speaking to reporters Wednesday at the site of the stabbings, Rowley said there had been a rise in racist and antisemitic hate crime.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Police said officers at the scene completed a report for vandalism and battery with a hate crime involved.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Soliman was charged with multiple hate crime counts in federal court, according to the Department of Justice.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Speaking to reporters Wednesday at the site of the stabbings, Rowley said there had been a rise in racist and antisemitic hate crime.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Police said officers at the scene completed a report for vandalism and battery with a hate crime involved.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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The department also has a dedicated officer who tracks bias crimes and serves as a liaison with the LGBTQ community.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
17 Dec. 2025
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The police report does not list the incident as a hate/bias crime.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Knights fell behind 3-0 after Canyon’s Mia Saenz hit a two-run home run and added another run on an error.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Instead, Adames committed an inexcusable baserunning error by forgetting how many outs there were in the seventh inning, allowing Ohtani to complete seven scoreless innings as the Giants’ three-game winning streak was snapped.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Or maybe all McIlroy’s bad juju this week will call in its debts, and this week at Aronimink will end in a whimper.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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As things start to go very wrong with Gary falling deeper in debt to the Russians and threats made to the family in scary ways, there is another crisis looming for the Pearls.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Violent crime dropped by nearly half from his first year as mayor to his last, according to LAPD and FBI-era data, and city leaders frequently touted LA’s turnaround compared with the 1990s.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Bethany Brown,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Kapoor, who had moved from Atlanta to Miami to attend college, faces 10 years or more in prison on the money-laundering and payroll-tax violations.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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In 2020, longtime TCC instructor and program director Jeff McDonald sued the college for breach of contract, constitutional violations and deprivation of property interests without due process.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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But that didn’t happen, and now the build-up to the play-off final on May 23, the most lucrative game in football, is going to be dominated by discussions over whether Southampton should be thrown out if they are found guilty of wrongdoing.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The newspaper has denied wrongdoing in ongoing litigation over the matter.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The 31-year-old man instead pleaded guilty on May 8 as part of a deal to reckless manslaughter, a felony, according to court records.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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Another was arrested at his home on suspicion of felony hit-and-run causing great bodily injury or death.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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The owner of the horses was charged with allowing livestock to run at-large forbidden, a misdemeanor.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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For example, in 2019, New York removed cash bail for most misdemeanor and lower-level felonies.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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