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NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an anti-Semitic incident in NYC for a second weekend in a row.

NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an anti-Semitic incident in NYC for a second weekend in a row

By Laura Studley, CNN The New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating after a Jewish man was reportedly punched in the face Friday, police said, marking the second weekend in a row the task force was investigating incidents against members of the Jewish community. Anti-Semitic graffiti was also discovered two weeks running,

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A jury for the federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers will be picked Monday.

A jury for the federal hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers will be picked Monday. Here’s how their views on race played a role in jury selection

By Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN Dozens of potential jurors will return to a Brunswick, Georgia, courthouse Monday to see if they’ll be impaneled to hear the federal hate crimes trial against the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys spent last week questioning potential jurors, exploring their views

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Emperor Naruhito Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, the 126th Emperor to ascend to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne. Personal Birth date: February 23, 1960 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Previous name: Hironomiya Naruhito Father: Emperor Emeritus Akihito Mother: Empress Emerita Michiko Marriage: Masako Owada (June 9, 1993-present) Children: Princess Aiko Education:

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Washington’s Birthday Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Washington’s Birthday, also called Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday marked on the third Monday in February. In 2022, Washington’s Birthday is on February 21. Facts The official federal holiday on the third Monday in February is called Washington’s Birthday. People started calling it Presidents’ Day later, to honor

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A demonstrator holds a sign at New Zealand's parliament in Wellington on February 10.

New Zealand weaponizes Barry Manilow, James Blunt and the ‘Macarena’ against ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN New Zealand has employed an unusual tactic to disperse “Freedom Convoy” protesters on Sunday — playing the hit songs of Barry Manilow and James Blunt, as well as the Spanish dance track “Macarena” by the band Los del Río. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” rallies in several parts of the globe follow

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