A three-month investigation by the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram reveals that white nationalist groups are increasing their presence in Maine. Ignoring them would be a mistake, experts say.
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Colorado LGBTQ club shooting suspect charged with 305 counts, including hate crimes
The suspect had been held on hate crime charges following the attack but prosecutors had said they weren’t sure whether those counts would stick because they needed to assess if there was adequate evidence to show it was a bias motivated crime.
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Colorado shooting suspect changed name as teenager in Texas
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who faces murder and hate crime charges, was known as Nicholas Brink until 2016.
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Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The killing shattered their Georgia community and became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice.
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Four charged with vandalism, including hate graffiti, at Rockland high school
Vandals caused extensive damage to an outbuilding and the surrounding property at Oceanside High School last month.
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Maine Voices: Sen. Collins should take action to keep Maine families safe
The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act marks a significant step in securing our communities and creates important oversight mechanisms.
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FBI investigating Dallas shooting in Koreatown as hate crime
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has said last Wednesday’s shooting at Hair World Salon could be connected to two other shootings at businesses run by Asian Americans.
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Waterville man denies charge related to homemade explosive
Xavier Pelkey is accused of having homemade explosive devices intended for use in an attack on a mosque.
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Jury selection begins in hate crimes trial of men in Ahmaud Arbery murder
Given extensive pretrial publicity, U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood ordered roughly 1,000 jury duty notices to be mailed to residents across 43 Georgia counties.
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One of 3 men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing retracts plea before hate crime trial
Greg McMichael reversed course late Thursday and has taken back his guilty plea ahead of the men’s federal hate crime trial.