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A federal hate crime "hoax" trial in Denver has taken a dramatic turn as one of the co-defendants has testified that local politicians played a part in planning the incident. Derrick Bernard Jr., 35, testified on Thursday that then-candidate Yemi Mobolade was behind the plan and worked with
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In a poignant display of solidarity, faith leaders, elected officials, and civil rights advocates gathered at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan to condemn the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy workers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The solemn vigil, led by Rev. Al Sharpton
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Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade took the stand on Tuesday, facing questioning from both the prosecution and defense in the hate crime 'hoax' trial. The incident, which occurred during his 2023 mayoral campaign season, involved a burning cross and defaced campaign sign. Mobolade testified that he felt "
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Illinois mourners gathered at the funeral of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume, a Palestinian American boy killed in a hate crime attack. Law enforcement officials allege that 71-year-old man stabbed the boy 26 times due to his Palestinian background and Muslim faith. Illinois State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid, also Palestinian American, attended the
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A 6-year-old boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was stabbed to death in his bedroom in suburban Chicago, allegedly due to hate for Muslims. Wadea's landlord, Joseph M. Czuba, 71, has been charged with murder, hate crimes, and aggravated battery. The attack drew widespread condemnations, with President Biden and Attorney General
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A federal judge in the Southern District of Georgia has sentenced Travis McMichael, 36, to life plus 10 years in prison and his father Gregory McMichael, 66, to life plus seven years in prison for their roles in the hate crime killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a young Black man who
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A federal judge in the Southern District of Georgia sentenced Travis McMichael, 36, to life plus 10 years in prison, and his father Gregory McMichael, 66, to life plus seven years in prison, and William "Roddie" Bryan, 52, to 35 years in prison, for committing federal hate crimes
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Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud Arbery's mother, expressed her pain and frustration with the Department of Justice's (DOJ) handling of the case, stating they "ignored" her objection to plea deals that a federal judge later rejected. Attorney General Merrick Garland sidestepped criticism of the DOJ'
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US Attorney General Merrick Garland held a press conference on Tuesday, describing the racist motivations behind Ahmaud Arbery's murder, as three white men were convicted of federal hate crimes charges. Garland emphasized that the killers targeted and chased Arbery because of the color of his skin, and that
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FBI analyst Amy Vaughan testified Wednesday in the federal hate crime trial of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan, two of the White men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, in Georgia. Vaughan presented text messages and social media posts from the defendants that included racist insults
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The US Attorney Bobbi Bernstein presented shocking evidence of racist language used by William "Roddie" Bryan, Travis McMichael, and Gregory McMichael in the opening statements of the federal hate crimes trial of the three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. The prosecution argued that the
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US District Judge Lisa G. Wood has rejected a plea deal in the federal hate crime case of Travis McMichael, one of the men accused in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The deal would have limited McMichael's sentence to 30 years in federal prison. The rejection came after
