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Jan 23 2024
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Man charged with wife’s 1991 murder extradited to US to face charges
Jose Lazaro Cruz, 60, was extradited from Costa Rica to Fairfax, Virginia to face murder charges. The photo on the left is an image of Cruz from 1991, at the time of the alleged crime. The photo on the right is his mugshot from the correctional office. (Credit: Fairfax County Police Department) (NewsNation) — After nearly 33 years on the run, a man who fled the country after being charged with
NewsNation
Jul 13 2020
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Brian Williams Pushes Liberal Trope That Opposing Crime Is Racist
On Friday's The 11th Hour show, MSNBC host Brian Williams pushed the liberal trope that being against crime is somehow racist as he hyped an anti-Donald Trump ad that likens the President to former segregationist Alabama Democratic Governor George Wallace, using clips of both men calling for "law and order."
The MSNBC graphic smeared, "TRUMP ECHOES SEGREGATIONIST GEORGE WALLACE."
NewsBusters
Jun 10 2022
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Rural America Reels From Violent Crime. ‘People Lost Their Ever-Lovin’ Minds.’
Local prosecutor Rebecca McCoy used to think of her home in central Arkansas as a place where the worst crimes were usually stolen tractors and lawn mowers.
In March 2020, she was called to the trailer of a 72-year-old man who had been bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat. It was White County’s first homicide in almost two years. By that December, there were 11 more.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 24 2022
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White House blames 'underfunding of some police departments' for violent crime spike
White House press secretary Jen Psaki blamed the "underfunding" of some police forces for the spike in crime gripping America.
During the White House press briefing on Monday, Psaki was asked by Fox News’ Peter Doocy on what the Biden administration believes is fueling the crime surge that has stunned Americans.
Psaki pointed to "gun violence" as a "huge reason" for the uptick in
Fox News (Online News)
Dec 01 2023
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London Council Reverses Decision to Cancel Hanukkah Menorah Display
Members of a London city council have reversed a previous decision to cancel the display of a Hanukkah menorah. The Havering Council revealed in a statement that it met with Jewish community leaders regarding Havering’s Hanukkah celebration Friday morning. This came after the city council previously made the decision to cancel the installation of the Hanukkah menorah display over an “increase
Independent Journal Review
Dec 01 2023
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Jussie Smollett’s conviction and sentence upheld on appeal
A three-justice appeals court panel has affirmed the conviction and sentence of actor Jussie Smollett for lying to police about being the victim of a hate crime. A Cook County jury found Smollett guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct in 2021, and he was sentenced to 30 months of probation, with the first 150 days to be served at Cook County Jail. Smollett appealed the conviction and was
Chicago Sun-Times
Sep 30 2020
News
Fox News uses the word “hate” much, much more often than MSNBC or CNN
Fox News is up to five times more likely to use the word “hate” in its programming than its main competitors, according to our new study of how cable news channels use language.
Fox particularly uses the term when explaining opposition to Donald Trump. His opponents are said to “hate” Trump, his values, and his followers.
Our research, which ran from Jan. 1 to May 8, 2020,
Nieman Lab
Jun 07 2022
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California’s test on crime, House members in danger and more: What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
Concern about rising crime is overtaking key elections in California Tuesday, where liberal voters are putting pressure on Democrats around the state to address a growing sense of lawlessness spurred during the pandemic.
In key statewide races and local contests in the Democratic strongholds of San Francisco and Los Angeles, tough-on-crime messaging and calls to remove homeless
Politico
Jan 24 2024
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Capital murder defendant fled jail with another inmate suspected in unrelated killing: Deputies
Law enforcement in Jefferson County, Arkansas, are looking for two escaped inmates linked to separate homicides, one charged and the other uncharged. Jatonia Bryant Jr., 23, and Noah David Roush, 22, climbed through a hole in the shower of “the Misdemeanor 2 pod” at the Dub Brassell Adult Detention Center on Saturday at approximately 9:40 p.m., according to an affidavit viewed by Law&Crime
Law & Crime
Jan 23 2024
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BPD: 6-year-old fatally stabbed in South Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Police are investigating after a child was fatally stabbed in South Baltimore on Tuesday night. At 9:20 p.m., officers were called to the 2000 block of Deering Avenue for reports of a domestic-related stabbing. The victim, a 6-year-old boy, was taken to a hospital in critical condition. He later died at the hospital. According to police, the victim was stabbed by his mother's
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