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Recent Examples of hate crime
Shepard was murdered in 1998 in what is still one of the most high-profile hate crime cases in U.S. history, but his parents held onto his ashes for 20 years out of fear his gravesite might be vandalized.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
New South Wales state Premier Chris Minns said the perpetrators would be caught and that the police had put more resources into investigating hate crimes, as public frustration grows over the lack of arrests following previous antisemitic attacks.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
They were later found guilty of federal hate crime charges; the McMichaels received life sentences and Bryan was sentenced to 35 years.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The men are all serving life prison sentences on murder, kidnapping and hate crime convictions.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
New South Wales state Premier Chris Minns said the perpetrators would be caught and that the police had put more resources into investigating hate crimes, as public frustration grows over the lack of arrests following previous antisemitic attacks.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
They were later found guilty of federal hate crime charges; the McMichaels received life sentences and Bryan was sentenced to 35 years.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The men are all serving life prison sentences on murder, kidnapping and hate crime convictions.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate crime
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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
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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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The intended answer, 88 ounces, indicated that a programming or grading error had been made after the child had handed the paper over.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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For results based on this sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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Sovereign wealth funds generally use a nation's reserves and invest the funds to generate returns, which can be used to address deficits, pay down debts or bolster savings.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Former President Joe Biden forgave more student debt than any other president.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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By contrast, in fiscal year 2024, 51 percent of the people ICE arrested had been convicted of a crime, and an additional 21 percent had criminal charges pending against them.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The report, calling for review of a sentence after a person has served five years regardless of the original sentence or crime of conviction, is a blueprint for addressing the hyper-punitive sentencing of the past several decades.—
Steve Zeidman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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His son, Shaw, joined other fire victims in filing a lawsuit last month against Southern California Edison, accusing the utility of negligence, violation of health and safety codes and not maintaining its vegetation and equipment.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a 2012 Supreme Court case, it was ruled 9-0 that putting a tracking device on a car without a warrant is a violation of Fourth Amendment rights.—
Jason Ogaard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The bad news: It was reported Heat guard Terry Rozier is part of a federal sports gambling probe, though he has not been accused of a crime or wrongdoing.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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Rozier has not been accused of wrongdoing or charged criminally.—
Laura Barrero,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Three-time Grammy winner Shakira is in the house … the greatest thing out of Columbia that isn’t a felony.—
William Earl,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Even those immigrants who committed a crime after arriving here probably won’t be immediately hunted down because right now, our priority seems to be to seek out and arrest those who have lengthy criminal records or committed serious felonies such as murder or rape.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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McCreary pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge on Feb. 6 and was sentenced to 2 years of probation and community service, according to court records.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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After going to trial in New York, he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Hate crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate%20crime. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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