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Recent Examples of hate crime
The Illinois man who was sentenced to 53 years in prison for the murder of a young Palestinian American boy in a 2023 hate crime died in prison, authorities said.
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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 27 July 2025
Robert Leon Tackett was arrested around 2:30 p.m. on July 24 on suspicion of aggravated assault and a hate crime, said Kyle Oldoerp, a spokesman for the Irvine Police Department.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Antisemitic hate crimes in Massachusetts are rising – by more than 20% last year – while overall violent crime is dropping in the state.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Some speculated that the killing was a hate crime, but the police found no evidence of that.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 27 July 2025
Robert Leon Tackett was arrested around 2:30 p.m. on July 24 on suspicion of aggravated assault and a hate crime, said Kyle Oldoerp, a spokesman for the Irvine Police Department.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
Antisemitic hate crimes in Massachusetts are rising – by more than 20% last year – while overall violent crime is dropping in the state.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Some speculated that the killing was a hate crime, but the police found no evidence of that.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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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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Between 1991 and 1992, Kansas City police recorded 59 bias crimes, but only one was classified as a gay bashing.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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One 2025 study indicated that facial recognition tools had higher error rates for adults with Down syndrome.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Ignoring this reality was a critical error by regional and global policymakers alike.—
Ami Ayalon,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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The nonprofit acquires the debts from hospital systems and providers, with $100 typically buying $10,000 worth of medical debt, Sesso said.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, other forms of debt on your personal balance sheet should be avoided at all costs.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Upcoming, he’ll be seen in Blumhouse/Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, as well as A24’s crime drama Primetime from director Lance Oppenheim.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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But records obtained by The Miami Herald showed that only one-third of the approximately 900 immigrants detained at the Florida facility have been convicted of a crime.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the chase is likely a violation of OPD’s policy on pursuits, which seeks to limit police chases to avoid danger to the public.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Toxic pollutants such as arsenic, lead, mercury and chromium are contaminating the groundwater at the Eagle Valley site in Martinsville then migrating offsite from containment ponds — a violation of federal coal ash rules, the Hoosier Environment Council says.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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Greystar admitted no wrongdoing in settling the case, but agreed to help federal prosecutors in their separate ongoing investigation into RealPage.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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That probe ultimately cleared him of any wrongdoing, the county HR staffer who handled it later said in a deposition.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Sanders previously said that juveniles 14 and older are eligible to have their cases transferred from juvenile court to Kenton County Circuit Court, where adults with felony charges are tried.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Burke was charged with two felony counts of homicide-manslaughter with a motor vehicle, and two misdemeanor charges, a moving violation causing serious impairment of bodily function and public officer−willful neglect of duty in the Sept. 30 crash.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Matthews later returned to court to face two new counts of felonious assault and one count of misdemeanor assault.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Saunders also stood trial in April on misdemeanor charges including voyeurism, although he was acquitted.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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