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Illinois Man Convicted in Killing of Palestinian American Boy Dies in Custody

Joseph Czuba, who was convicted of killing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi in 2023, died two months after a judge sentenced him to 53 years in prison. He was 73.

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Joseph Czuba entering the courtroom for his arraignment in the killing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, in Joliet, Ill., in 2023.
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Blazes in Northern Ireland Recall an Old Message: You Are Not Welcome Here

A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target Irish Catholics in the territory.

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A fire set in the streets during an anti-immigrant riot last month in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Violence there erupted after two boys were charged with the attempted oral rape of a teenage girl.
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Hacker Makes Antisemitic Posts on Elmo’s X Account

The owner of “Sesame Street” said it was working to restore control of Elmo’s social media account after the cyberattack on the fuzzy red monster, a beloved character on the children’s show.

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The X account of Elmo was hacked on Sunday, according to the owner and producer of “Sesame Street.”
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Police Investigate Burning of Migrant-Boat Effigy in Northern Ireland as a Hate Crime

An effigy of a boat containing mannequins of migrants was set alight in the village of Moygashel on Thursday, in an incident condemned by political and religious leaders as racist and threatening.

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