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Video: Knife-wielding suspect hurls axe at police car

A suspect was filmed on dashcam footage throwing a hatchet at a police car in Springfield, Massachusetts, on 11 November.

The Independent UK

Haitian families are fleeing Springfield before Trump returns to White House

During his campaign, Trump pushed false rumors about immigrants eating pets in the Ohio city

The Independent UK

Haitian Immigrants Flee Springfield, Ohio As Trump Win Increases Fears of Deportation And Targeting Over Pet-Eating Claims

Local advocates report that scores of Haitians have fled the city in recent days

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Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win

City subjected to false rumors from Trump loses residents integral to community over mass deportation fears

The Guardian - US

A young couple were found shot dead at a roadside in 1978. Nearly 50 years later a suspect, 71, has been charged

A tipster led police to Timothy Joley, whose fingerprints allegedly matched those found at the crime scene

The Independent UK

Sheriff’s lieutenant says sorry for post about not helping Democrats

Clark County has been in the spotlight since Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump amplified false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield were eating people’s pet dogs and cats

The Independent UK

MAGA candidate targets another group of legal immigrants living in Ohio after Springfield conspiracy

‘So they all fly to Mexico. They get smuggled across our border by the cartels,’ Bernie Moreno alleged

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Trump’s anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America’s long-standing racism against Haiti and its people

Since 2021, about 15,000 Haitians have found new lives in Springfield, Ohio, after fleeing the violence of Haiti, their native country.

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Queensland Greens vow ban on new deals to outsource hospital services to anti-abortion organisations

Exclusive: Party to push for ‘universal access’ as it draws attention to Labor’s deals with Catholic organisation Mater to run public hospitals

The Guardian - AU

Why Trump’s messaging is becoming more extreme, a mathematician explains

“Talk about extreme.” That was the response of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at September’s televised debate, after her rival, Donald Trump, made the baseless claim that migrants had been eating the dogs and cats of their neighbours in Springfield, Ohio.

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Aurora and Springfield aren’t the first cities to become flash points in US immigration debate − here’s what happened in other places used as political soapboxes

Many Americans had probably never heard of Aurora, Colorado, or Springfield, Ohio, before Donald Trump broadcast his false claims about these cities nationwide late in the 2024 presidential campaign.

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Man who questioned Trump on pet-eating lies during Univision town hall admits he is now voting for Harris

Trump claimed he was just ‘saying what was reported’ when he falsely claimed immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating pets

The Independent UK

Trump Doubles Down on False Anti-Immigrant Attack: They're 'Eating Other Things Too'

Trump stood by his unfounded claim that Haitian immigrants are eating pets, piling on by adding, "eating other things too, that they're not supposed to be."

Latin Times

US presidential election updates: Harris appeals to Republicans on Fox as Trump doubles down on pet eating claims

Kamala Harris spent Wednesday urging Republicans to vote Democrat as Donald Trump defended baseless claims about Springfield, Ohio

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Key takeaways from Trump’s Miami town hall: former president faces questions on mass deportations

In an appearance on Univision, America’s largest Spanish-language network, the former president repeated his baseless claims about immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio

The Independent UK

Trump defends lies about Haitian immigrants eating pets claiming he was just ‘saying what was reported’

Former president doubles down on false claims during town hall with undecided Latino voters

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Haitian Immigrants In Springfield Face Uncertainty Amid Immigration Debate

Explore the experiences of Haitian immigrant Daniel Aula in Springfield, Ohio amidst the national immigration debate.

The Guardian - US

‘He gives them the green light’: Trump’s rhetoric revives hate groups across US

Republican’s lies about immigrants eating cats in Ohio leads to swell of far-right extremism in Springfield – and beyond

The Conversation

Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial change

The first time many Americans heard about Springfield, Ohio, came during the September 2024 presidential debate when Donald Trump falsely claimed that Haitian immigrants in the city were eating other residents’ cats and dogs.

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