Killers found guilty of federal hate crimes

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A jury found three white men guilty of hate crimes and other charges in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, who was Black. Father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan — all already serving life in

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Jury in federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers excused after first day of deliberations

“This wasn’t about trespassing. This wasn’t about neighborhood crimes, either. … It was about race — racial assumptions, racial resentment, and racial anger,” Justice Department civil rights division counsel Christopher J. Perras told a jury in court Monday morning in

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Opening statements begin in federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers

The jury was finalized Monday morning and consists of eight White jurors, three Black jurors and one Hispanic juror, according to details provided in court. Three White people and one Pacific Islander have also been selected as alternates. Opening statements

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Hate Crimes Trial to Proceed After Arbery Killers Withdraw Guilty Pleas

Court documents and hearings over the past two years have hinted at some of the details that the federal jury may hear. An F.B.I. agent this week said that Travis McMichael’s cellphone contained racist messages referring to Black people as

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Baker Mayfield’s wife rips into so-called Browns ‘fans’ over QB hate

Baker Mayfield’s wife jumped on social media to defend her husband from Browns fans blaming him for Cleveland’s loss to the Chargers. The relationship between players and fans can be tricky. The pendulum swings between praise and criticism are wild

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Bitcoin: What I Hate, Love, and Fear About the Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin was born on 3rd January 2009, when its genesis block (block zero) was mined. The first transaction took place on 12th January between “Satoshi” and Hal Finney. Bitcoin’s first “value” was set as 1309.03 bitcoins for $1. That’s right,

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Twitch sues users over alleged “hate raids” against streamers

MikkelWilliam | Getty Images Since early August, Twitch has been wrestling with an epidemic of harassment, known as “hate raids,” against marginalized streamers. These attacks spam streamers’ chats with hateful and bigoted language, amplified dozens of times a minute by bots.

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Texas law could force social media to host misinformation and hate speech

Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. Getty Images | PA Thompson Texas Governor Greg Abbott yesterday signed a ban on social media “censorship” into law, imposing new restrictions on tech companies

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