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14-Year-Old Boy Killed by 15-Year-Old in NYC Subway Stabbing After Argument, Police Say
A 14-year-old is dead after he was stabbed Saturday afternoon on a train platform in Manhattan, police said.
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MTA Chair Taking on Fare Evasion in Hopes of Curbing Subway Violence
Romney Smith reports.
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Cops Investigate Times Square Subway Stabbing
A man found injured on a street in the heart of midtown Manhattan Saturday told police he had been stabbed in the Times Square subway station, authorities say. Cops encountered the man at the corner of 46th Street and Seventh Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. The victim said he had been stabbed about 40 minutes earlier. No additional information was…
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Officials Across Florida Fight Back Against Rowdy Spring Breakers
Rowdy spring break crowds have forced curfews and led some establishments to close their doors from Miami Beach to Florida’s Panhandle
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Concern Grows Over Violence at a Staten Island High School
Many say that the violence that has been happening at Wagner High School in Staten Island has gotten out of control.
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Dutch Police Arrest 7 Amid Unrest in the Hague
Police have arrested seven rioters in The Hague after youths set fires in streets and threw fireworks at officers
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Hatchet Attack Inside Chase Bank in Manhattan Caught on Surveillance Video
A United States veteran from Yonkers was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and assault in connection with a hatchet attack inside a Chase Bank in Manhattan that left one victim slashed in the head and leg, authorities say.
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Afghanistan Evacuations Speed Up Amid Reports of Taliban Violence, Crackdown on Women's Rights
Evacuations from Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport picked up pace on Wednesday after a frenzied and deadly start to the week.
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Cuomo Announces $16M Workforce Training Fund to Combat Gun Violence in 20 NY Cities
New York is investing $16 million to fund workforce training and job placement programs in 20 cities most impacted by gun violence in an attempt to make them safer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. This initiative will directly help 3,200 youth in Captial Region, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Long Island, Mid-Hudson, and Western New York, and builds on the…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams Band Together to Fight Gun Violence
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the predicted Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor Eric Adams are meeting to discuss the rise in gun violence in the city. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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Driver Rams Cyclists in Arizona Race, Critically Injuring 6
Authorities say a driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists competing in a community road race in Arizona, critically injuring several riders
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Asian Hate Crime Suspect Due in NYC Court
A New York City man out on lifetime parole for murdering his own mother in 2002 is due in court Monday in connection to the vicious attack on a 65-year-old Asian American woman on her way to church near Times Square. Erica Byfield reports.
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At Least 91 Killed in Deadly Crackdown on Protesters in Myanmar
Soldiers and police in Myanmar used lethal force to suppress the latest protests against last month’s coup as the military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day with a parade in the country’s capital Saturday.
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Biden on Anti-Asian Violence: ‘Our Silence is Complicity'
“Hate and violence often hide in plain sight,” President Joe Biden said Friday. “It’s often met with silence. That’s been true throughout our history. But that has to change because our silence is complicity. We cannot be complicit.”
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Daniel Dae Kim on Anti-Asian Violence: ‘What Happens Now Will Send a Message for Generations'
Testifying before a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on anti-Asian violence on Thursday, actor Daniel Dae Kim called on Congress to take action. “What happens right now and over the course of the coming months will send a message for generations to come as to whether we matter,” he said.
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Biden Condemns Violence Against Asian Americans
President Joe Biden on Thursday denounced the “vicious hate crimes” against Asian Americans across the country. “[They’ve been] attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated,” Biden said. “It’s wrong, it’s un-American, and it must stop.”
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Pelosi, House Dems Call for Action on Hate Incidents Targeting Asian Americans
Asian American lawmakers, along with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats, denounced on Friday a rise in hate incidents targeting members of the Asian community across the country and called for stronger action — both by Congress and the Biden administration.
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Study Shows Rise of Hate Crimes, Violence Against Asian Americans During the Pandemic
While the pandemic’s long-lasting impact has affected public health and the economy, the Asian-American community has also experienced the fallout of COVID-19 – being unfairly blamed for the pandemic and becoming the target of discrimination and violence.
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Asian Americans Are Angry, Afraid as Hate Crime Surge Continues
Hate crimes against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the coronavirus came to the U.S. last year. With a recent surge in these racist incidents attracting renewed attention, Amanda Nguyen, CEO of the civil rights organization Rise, joined LX News to explain why “Asian Americans are dying to be heard.”
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Study: Killings Surge in 2020; Pandemic, Protests Play Roles
Killings rose dramatically across the U.S. last year, and a study suggests that the coronavirus pandemic and racial injustice unrest were factors