‘Commander Butcher’ Admits Trying to Spur Hate Attack in New York

Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian man, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn on Monday. He led the Maniac Murder Cult, an online neo-Nazi group blamed for eruptions of violence around the world.

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How the Firebombing of His Home Changed Josh Shapiro

In an interview, the Pennsylvania governor offered his most detailed accounting yet of the April attack — and how he’s grappling with its aftermath.

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Trump’s Troubling ‘Compact’ for Universities

Responses to an essay about President Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” Also: Bikes in the park; a vigil against political violence.

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The attack in Manchester comes amid a rising wave of antisemitism.

Community organizations have reported higher levels of anti-Jewish incidents in Britain and around the world.

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Attack on Manchester Synagogue Comes Amid a Rising Wave of Antisemitism

Community organizations have reported higher levels of anti-Jewish incidents in Britain and around the world.

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Police Arrest 3 in Vandalism of New York Times Building

One person was charged with a hate crime in connection with a social media post that referred to The Times’s executive editor, Joseph Kahn.

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Death of Trey Reed, a Black Man, in Mississippi Strikes Nerves in the U.S.

The authorities say Trey Reed took his own life on his college campus, but in a nation ready to jump to judgment and in a state with its history of racial violence, that conclusion has not ended the story.

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Trump Hails Kimmel Suspension After Criticizing UK on Free Speech

President Trump has accused Britain of mounting a crackdown on political expression. But he welcomed the ABC network’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

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Antisemitic Slurs Disrupt Queens College Zoom Lecture About Israel

As an Israeli professor began to speak, some attendees appeared to switch on their cameras and microphones and started yelling. Instead of their faces, they showed disturbing images.

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How Graham Linehan’s Arrest Could Reshape Britain’s Free Speech Laws

A trans-Atlantic debate over freedom of expression in Britain has simmered for months. The arrest of Graham Linehan last week may prove a tipping point.

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