hate crime

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Recent Examples of hate crime He is also charged with hate crimes in the federal case. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 June 2025 He has already been charged with a federal hate crime count in connection with the attack. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 June 2025 The suspect in a Boulder, Colorado, attack on a gathering to support Israeli hostages in Gaza is due in federal court in an initial appearance on a hate crime charge. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 June 2025 The suspect accused of injuring over a dozen people after throwing Molotov cocktails into a crowd of peaceful pro-Israel demonstrators last weekend appeared in federal court in Denver Friday to face a federal hate crime charge. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hate crime
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Noun
  • The findings revealed not only a considerable number of bias crimes but also that some were committed by a specific member of the Kansas City Police Department. ACT-UP’s protests faced backlash, which was reflected in letters to the editors of The Star.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
  • Through last Sunday, bias crimes in the city were down 18% this year, with 18 incidents compared to 22 by this time last year.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • With very little margin for error, any misstep could lead to a steep correction.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • More often than not, that will allow for more room for error in an attempt to develop him on the practice squad.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, legislation that would add trillions of dollars to fiscal deficits is advancing in Congress, stirring more anxiety among foreign investors, especially those who hold U.S. debt.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Research has found that companies with better ESG ratings enjoy both a lower cost of equity and a lower cost of debt.
    Suresh Basnet, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Despite decades of investment, more than $74 million across 11 southern African reserves, rhino poaching continues at alarming rates, driven by global horn demand, inequality, corruption and organized crime.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Her only 'crime' seems to be coming from the 'wrong' country.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Whether they are regulated globally or locally, human rights violations within supplier networks will never reflect well on parent companies.
    Mary Foley, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • These actions, coupled with Harvard’s response, comprised a violation of the students’ civil rights under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Users deny wrongdoing As Broadcom works to ensure that people aren’t using VMware outside its terms, some suggest that the semiconductor giant is wasting some time by investigating organizations that aren’t violating agreements.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
  • But Catherine Butler, vice president of communications for CPCC, said that the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing by the school.
    Maia Nehme, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Any person elected by the commissioners must also be certified to have no felony convictions or expungements.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
  • He was also indicted on felony charges related to Jan. 6, but that case was dropped after Trump was elected in November.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Jacinto Justin Chavez pleaded guilty to six counts of burglary and four counts of theft from an elder adult exceeding $950, all felonies, as well as three misdemeanor counts of theft from an elder adult.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
  • The announcement comes on the heels of Ferguson pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges connected with past allegations of domestic violence against his wife on May 13, per Louisville, Kentucky’s Courier Journal.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 June 2025

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