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Why the OK hand gesture is sparking World Cup controversy

The symbol sparked new controversy at the World Cup when Shaun Evans, a video review official, made an "OK" gesture during a broadcast

The Independent UK · Jun 16

Assaults against U.S. Jews reach 46-year high

Last year saw 203 anti-Jewish assaults. 32 involved deadly weapons.

Axios · May 6

Masked Neo-Nazis March on Ohio Capital in Open Display of Hate as Terrified Residents Rush to Lock Doors

A group of masked neo-Nazis carrying swastika flags marched through a Columbus, Ohio neighborhood on Saturday, as residents hurried to lock doors.

Latin Times · Nov 18, 2024

House Republicans deny far-right links to Buffalo mass shooter and Paul Pelosi attacker despite evidence

GOP lawmakers downplayed far-right ideologies behind high-profile attacks in final hearing in years-long series on white supremacist and antidemocratic violence

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Concerns of violence grow as Election Day nears

Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on.

WEKU · Nov 2, 2022

First-ever national database shows women public officials targeted 3.4x more often than men

They'll first monitor threats to local officials, then start including state and federal officials.

Axios · Nov 1, 2022

Kanye West’s fame gives his unrepentant antisemitism a powerful, troubling megaphone

LOS ANGELES — As the United States increasingly grapples with racist and bigoted rhetoric entering the mainstream — accompanied by a rise in hate crimes, the extremism has tended to come from the margins of political life.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 25, 2022

More antisemitic hate seen in LA after Kanye West’s remarks

Fears that antisemitic remarks by Kanye West would spur additional bigotry came to fruition in Los Angeles on Saturday when a well-known hate group held a demonstration in support of the rapper on a 405 Freeway overpass.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 24, 2022

Racist posts by alleged Highland Park parade shooter might offer clues to massacre

Robert Crimo III appears to have made now-removed posts against Jews, Blacks and Asian Americans on a website whose administrator says he’s “cooperating with authorities.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 2, 2022

‘Cheering section’ for violence: the attacks that show 4chan is still a threat

The Washington DC shooting was the most recent to spawn out of the extremist culture of unregulated ‘chan’ message boards

The Guardian - US · May 1, 2022