While it’s too soon to say with certainty whether anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish crimes have increased during the war, hate crimes overall increased in the U.S. last year.
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‘Pink hat lady’ sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for role in Capitol riot
Rachel Marie Powell casts herself as a victim who was ‘susceptible to manipulation.’ The judge didn’t buy it.
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Appeals court allows Alex Murdaugh to argue for new trial because of possible jury tampering
The convicted murderer’s lawyers accused the court clerk in his trial of influencing the jury.
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Massachusetts governor warns state’s shelter system is nearing capacity
As a ‘right-to-shelter’ state, Massachusetts is legally required to provide shelter to eligible families.
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Summit with Arab leaders called off as Biden heads to Israel
The postponement of the Amman summit comes after the Palestinian leader withdrew from the meetings in protest of an attack on a Gaza hospital, which Hamas blamed on an Israeli airstrike and which Israel blamed on a misfired Palestinian rocket.
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IRS plans limited rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to select taxpayers
The introduction of a government-run option could upend the industry and fundamentally change the way taxpayers interact with the IRS.
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Trump returns to his civil fraud trial, hears an employee and an appraiser testify against him
The New York state lawsuit alleges that Trump and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and inflating his net worth on his financial statements.
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U.S. economic data keep coming in stronger and defying forecasts
Robust consumer demand, in the aftermath of September data showing stubborn inflation and surging job growth, risks prompting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again.
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Blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital; Hamas and Israel trade blame, as Biden heads to Mideast
Jordan cancels a planned summit of regional leaders and President Biden, saying that the war between Israel and Hamas was ‘pushing the region to the brink.’
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Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the 1st ballot, but more votes are ahead
But with public pressure bearing down on lawmakers from Trump’s allies including Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity, it’s unclear how long the holdouts can last.