Oregon man faces federal charges for making hoax bomb threats targeting Jewish hospitals and care centers across New York

An Oregon man who is accused of targeting several Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and Long Island with fake bomb threats was arrested on federal charges Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with multiple counts of conspiring to make and making threats concerning explosives, conspiring…

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Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government

Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, has ordered a review of the UK’s counter-extremism strategy to determine how best to tackle threats posed by harmful ideologies.The analysis will look at hatred of women as one of the…

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Former Cornell student sentenced to nearly 2 years for threatening to kill members of the university’s Jewish community

A former Cornell University student was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for threatening to kill members of the university’s Jewish community last fall, according to the prosecutor’s office. The former student, Patrick Dai, was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Richard Southwick of…

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UK records record level of antisemitism in first half of year, charity says

Britain saw almost 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2024, a record figure for the first six months of any year, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday. The Community Security Trust (CST), which advises Britain’s estimated 280,000 Jews on security matters, said more than half of the incidents recorded were related to…

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UK riots halted by police, communities but country remains on alert

British police remained on alert on Thursday after a heavy security presence, rapid arrests and displays of unity by people across Britain on Wednesday prevented a repeat of widespread rioting involving racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants. After police deployed in force and thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets on Wednesday evening, threats…

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Thousands rally against racism in UK amid fears of far-right violence

British police are preparing for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder driven by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Police anticipated more than 100 events on Wednesday, the United Kingdom’s Press Association reported, citing…

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