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Month: April 2022

New Jersey man faces federal hate crimes charges for allegedly assaulting, stabbing, driving into Orthodox Jews

By Kristina Sgueglia and Evan Perez, CNN A New Jersey man is facing federal hate crime charges for “a spree of violent assaults” on members of an Orthodox Jewish community on a single day in April, officials said Wednesday. Prosecutors allege that Dion Marsh attacked four people because they were Jewish. He is charged in part with four counts

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DOJ finds evidence of unconstitutional conditions at Mississippi state prison

By Paula Reid, CNN A federal investigation into Mississippi State Penitentiary found evidence that conditions at the facility violate the US Constitution, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke says the department’s civil rights division found that practices at the facility, also known as Parchman, violated the 8th and 14th Amendments by

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‘If I win $1 million, we are splitting it’: lottery winner makes good on promise to friend

By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story     METHUEN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A good friend’s act of kindness was rewarded this month by a Methuen lottery winner. The Massachusetts State Lottery says Eric Cochrane won a $1 million prize on a “$10,000,000 Winter Riches” scratch ticket and he’s splitting the one-time winning payment,

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