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Homicide Rates by Race, and the Mehdi Hasan Controversy

Mehdi Hasan, an MSNBC host, Tweeted: https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1651997504089600015 There's some controversy about the "reader context" reaction, but I think the reaction is factually correct and Hasan was mistaken. Here's a screenshot from the FBI statistics; they naturally have the usual set of imperfections, for instance excluding the many cases where "the…

Reason · May 1, 2023

Survey: Nearly 75% of Chinese Americans report discrimination in past year

Many Chinese Americans still face racism three years after pandemic led to jump in incidents.

Axios · May 1, 2023

Pro-Trump pastors rebuked for ‘overt embrace of white Christian nationalism’

Mainstream Christian leaders criticize Pastors for Trump for distorting religious teachings and endangering democracy

The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023

Authorities are offering $80K for information about the suspected Texas shooter

Police say 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa shot five people to death in a home in Cleveland, Texas, early Saturday and then fled the area. Investigators are still searching for the suspect.

WEKU · Apr 30, 2023

Texas sheriff admits wrong photo of shooting suspect released and ‘zero leads’ on where he is

More than 200 law enforcement personnel from several agencies continue an extensive share in the rural area just outside of Cleveland

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Police still searching for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors

Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Texas.

Reuters · Apr 30, 2023

FBI, Texas authorities search for gunman who killed 5 neighbors in San Jacinto County

In the face of mass shootings in Texas, state leaders have made it easier to access guns.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 30, 2023

Police manhunt continues for suspect in Texas mass shooting

A police manhunt is continuing for a Texas man, considered armed and dangerous, who allegedly shot his neighbors on Friday after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Texas shooting: Police admit suspect Francisco Oropesa ‘could be anywhere’ despite reports he was cornered

The San Jacinto County Sheriff’s office and the FBI say Francisco Oropesa, 38, is considered armed and dangerous

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023

Mum who moved to US for better life died protecting children as gunman slaughtered five

A massive manhunt was launched after suspect Francisco Oropeza fled the scene of the massacre near Cleveland, Texas. Police have said they have a video of him stalking towards the house armed with an AR-15 before opening fire

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023