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Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 4:43pm

EL CAJON, Calif. -- Iraq's foreign minister said Monday that the body of an Iraqi-American woman who was found brutally beaten next to a note saying "go back to your country, you terrorist" will be flown to Baghdad as lawmakers in her native country demanded a thorough investigation.

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Bringman Young's Josh Sharp is harassed by Gonzaga's fans, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in Spokane, Wash. Gonzaga beat BYU 74 to 63. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin)

Gonzaga students taking hate out of hoops

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 5:12pm

SPOKANE, Wash. -- A group of Gonzaga students promoted sportsmanship at Thursday night's basketball game against BYU with a "Take the Hate Out of Hoops" campaign against Mormon slurs.

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Church gay nativity scene vandalized

Abby Sewell Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 3:56pm

CLAREMONT, Calif. -- An unusual nativity display at a Claremont church that conveyed a gay couple was vandalized over the weekend in an incident authorities are investigating as a hate crime.

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Third attack on gay men along Wasatch Front

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, September 9, 2011 - 11:33am

AMERICAN FORK -- Authorities are investigating an attack on a gay man in American Fork.

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Evacuees walk along Broadway, a few blocks away from the Chabad House where an early morning explosion created fears of a pipe bomb and possible attack, Thursday, April 7, 2011, in Santa Monica, California. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Suspect in synagogue bombing arrested

Los Angeles Times, Robert J. Lopez

Last updated Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 9:51am

LOS ANGELES -- A man believed to be the suspect in the bombing of a Santa Monica, Calif., synagogue has been arrested in Ohio, police said Monday night.

Ron Hirsch, 60, who was wanted in connection with Thursday's bombing at the Chabad House, was apprehended in Cleveland Heights, the Santa Monica Police Department said.

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Man accused of hate crime in fire at mosque

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Mitch Mitchell

Last updated Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 10:52am

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A man accused of setting fire to playground equipment and painting graffiti at an Arlington, Texas, mosque in July was charged Tuesday with a federal hate crime.

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