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☆ What is a hate crime?: Officials investigate if suspect who shot 3 Palestinian students can be charged with a hate crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Chandelis Duster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont has prompted calls for the suspect to be charged with a hate crime. “When you add a hate crime enhancement that changes things,” George said at a news conference Monday. Crimes based on gender identity accounted for 4% of hate crimes, 1.5% were based on disability and less than 1% on gender. The Justice Department began prosecuting federal hate crime cases after the Civil Rights Act of 1968 was signed into law. Their murders shocked the nation and later moved Congress to pass a new hate crimes statute.

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☆ A Palestinian student shot in Vermont was told to stay in the US by his father who thought it was safer: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Palestinian student was shot in Vermont after his father told him to stay in the US, per NPR. His father said he thought he would be safer in the US than in the West Bank, his mother told NPR. AdvertisementA Palestinian student who was shot in Vermont was told by his father to stay in the US because he thought he would be safer, according to NPR. My husband "thought our son would be safer [in the US] than in Palestine," Elizabeth Price told the outlet. Awartani, a mathematics and archaeology student at Brown University, was one of the three Palestinian students shot on Saturday in Burlington, Vermont, as Business Insider previously reported .

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☆ Suspect in shooting of Palestinian American students pleads not guilty in Vermont
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Nov 27 (Reuters) - The suspect in the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont over the weekend pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted second-degree murder on Monday and was ordered by a judge to be held without bond. Police say Eaton used a pistol to shoot them on the street near the University of Vermont in Burlington on Saturday evening and then ran away. Police said the suspect had legally acquired the gun used in the shooting a few months ago. [1/5]Jason J. Eaton, 48, a suspect who was arrested in the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, poses for a police booking photograph in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. November 27, 2023. Two of the students were visiting the home of the third student's family in Burlington for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Nov 27 (Reuters) - The man accused of shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont, over the weekend pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges on Monday and was ordered by a judge to remain held without bond. All three men are undergraduate students at colleges in other cities but were staying with Awartani and his relatives in Burlington for the Thanksgiving holiday. [1/8]Jason J. Eaton, 48, a suspect who was arrested in the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, poses for a police booking photograph in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. November 27, 2023. Police said the suspect had legally acquired the gun used in the shooting a few months ago. Police said all three are of Palestinian descent - two of them U.S. citizens and the third a legal U.S. resident.

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☆ Israel-Hamas war updates: American girl, 4, among 17 hostages freed; Musk meets with Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The Burlington Police Department said it arrested a suspect in the shooting of three students of Palestinian descent. The students were shot and wounded near the University of Vermont Saturday night, police said. Two of the three 20-year-old men are in stable condition, while the other is facing more serious injuries, according to a police report. "On Sunday afternoon, at approximately 1538 hours, ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives] agents who were conducting a canvass at the location of the shooting encountered and detained Jason J. Eaton, 48. — Matt Clinch

Persons: Jason J, Eaton, Detectives, Sarah George, Eaton's, — Matt Clinch Organizations: Burlington Police Department, University of Vermont, ATF, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, United States, District of Locations: District of Vermont, Chittenden

☆ 'SVB's failure could and should have been prevented': Experts argue for better regulation and supervision by the Fed
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Juhohn Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Like any other trusted institutions, banks are capable of failing. "Silicon Valley Bank's failure could and should have been prevented by better regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve," said Aaron Klein, a senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution. "What happened in Dodd-Frank was they said that all banks over $50 billion would be subject to enhanced prudential standards," explained Klein. "The rollback said nobody's subject to that between $50 billion and $100 billion, and between $100 billion and $250 billion, it is optional." "SVB happened to fall in that category of between $50 billion and $250 billion so when they raised that, they weren't subject to this great scrutiny," said Chittenden.

WASHINGTON — Patrick Leahy was swept into the Senate nearly a half-century ago in the wake of the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s resignation and pardon. Ron Frehm / APSen. Leahy take photos on the inaugural stand during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2013. Let’s stay here and vote where we can be seen.”Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., walks to the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021. Ira Schwarz / APSupreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in by committee chairman Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., during her confirmation hearing in 2009 in Washington. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., in the Senate subway.

Researchers for decades have attempted to recreate nuclear fusion – replicating the fusion that powers the sun. Nuclear fusion happens when two or more atoms are fused into one larger one, a process that generates a massive amount of energy as heat. Scientists across the globe have been inching toward the breakthrough, using different methods to try to achieve the same goal. This heat can then be used to warm water, create steam and power turbines to generate power. “The opposing argument is that this result is miles away from actual energy gain required for the production of electricity,” he said.

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