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Curtis Reeves takes the stand to testify during his hearing at the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center in Dade City

After 8 years, a retired Florida police captain is standing trial for killing a man in an argument about texting in a movie theater

By Dakin Andone, CNN A 79-year-old man is finally standing trial this week, eight years after he fatally shot a man who was texting in a Florida movie theater. Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Curtis Reeves, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the killing of Chad

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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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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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