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Data from the Anti-Defamation League shows antisemitic attacks in Colorado have reached their highest levels in more than four decades. The situation has made some rabbis consider adding security at synagogues for more protection. The Colorado Sun reporter Olivia Prentzel spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story.
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Court documents show the shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs plans to plead guilty to new federal charges. A plea agreement made public Tuesday would allow the defendant to avoid the death penalty.
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The mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs is a tragedy that underscores a troubling pattern of hate crimes against the LGBTQ community in the Mountain West.
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The Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit of antisemitic incidents counted more than 2,700 acts of harassment, vandalism and assaults targeting Jewish Americans – the highest number on record. Editor’s note: As a warning, this story contains discussion of a disturbing incident of antisemitic harassment.
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According to a new FBI analysis, hate crimes across Colorado have reached their highest level in at least 30 years. And while this rise in hate crimes follows a national trend, Colorado saw an increase that far outpaced the rest of the country. Today on Colorado Edition, we spoke to Jeremy Shaver of the Mountain States Anti-Defamation League, a national group that aims to combat hate crimes. He helped us to understand the rise bias-motivated crimes and advised us on how to address this growing problem.
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At least one extremism expert is sounding the alarm about far-right actors using the mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers to sow division and propagate misinformation.
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Amid a sharp rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, some Asian Americans living in the Mountain West say they are not surprised by the recent mass shootings at Atlanta-area spas that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent.
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Hate-related activities are on the rise nationwide, and our region is seeing a disproportionate amount of these incidents given our population,...