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Dictionary.com's word of the year is "hallucinate

Dictionary.com’s word of the year is a common one. But it doesn’t mean what you think

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — “Hallucinate” is Dictionary.com’s word of the year — and no, you’re not imagining things. The online reference site said in an announcement Tuesday that this year’s pick refers to a specific definition of the term pertaining to artificial intelligence: “to produce false information contrary to the intent of the

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Man who allegedly fired gunshots outside Albany synagogue is facing second firearms charge, federal prosecutor says

By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing a shotgun into the air outside of an Albany, New York, synagogue before Hanukkah observance last week has been charged with a second firearms offense, federal prosecutors announced. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, is now facing a charge of conspiracy to make a false statement during

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New Jersey man filmed shouting racial slurs at neighbors in viral video sentenced to 8 years in prison

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey man was sentenced to eight years in prison after being caught on camera “harassing and using racial slurs against several of his neighbors,” according to a press release from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office. Edward C. Mathews was sentenced Friday after a police investigation that

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Yale University issued a statement on Sunday condemning "the desecration of a menorah" near its campus.

New Haven police investigate draping of a Palestinian flag over a menorah near Yale campus

By Paradise Afshar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Connecticut police are investigating the “desecration” of a menorah near the Yale University campus as a potential hate crime, New Haven Assistant Police Chief David Zannelli said Monday. Police are working with state and federal agencies to learn more about the incident, Zannelli said at a

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Reports of antisemitism, anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias continue to surge across the US, new data shows

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — As the war between Israel and Hamas enters its third month, reports of hate crimes and bias incidents targeting Jews, Muslims and Arabs continue to surge across the United States. New data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reveal a dramatic spike in

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