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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation's worst antisemitic attack
A federal jury recommended Wednesday that 50-year-old Robert Bowers be sent to death row for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
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The gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty
The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty. A federal jury announced its decision Thursday.
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Pittsburgh synagogue gunman is found guilty in the deadliest attack on Jewish people in US history
A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews has been convicted of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and fatally shooting 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror.
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Lawyers for Pittsburgh Synagogue Defendant Admit He Carried Out Deadliest US Antisemitic Attack
A lawyer for the man charged in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history has acknowledged that he planned and carried out the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue and made hateful statements about Jewish people. Defense attorney Judy Clarke told jurors Tuesday that Robert Bowers went to the Tree of Life synagogue and “shot every person he saw.” Bowers went...
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Pittsburgh Jewish Community Monitoring Hate Speech Amid Synagogue Massacre Trial
The head of security for Pittsburgh’s Jewish community says there has been an “uptick in hate speech” on the internet in the early stages of the trial of the man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. But there have been no specific threats, and Jewish institutions have been taking security precautions. Jewish leaders say the...
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New Cemetery Chapel Honors Victims of Pa. Synagogue Attack
One of the congregations targeted in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has dedicated a new chapel in honor of those slain in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.
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Review Panel Probes Lack of Police at Funeral Before Shots
An independent review panel has opened an investigation into the lack of a police presence despite a request for it at a Pittsburgh funeral where a shooting left six people injured last month.
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Accused Killer in Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre Finally Gets Trial Date
Eleven worshippers were killed in the 2018 Pittsburg mass shooting in the deadliest attack on Jewish people in U.S. history.
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Biden Blasts ‘Extreme' GOP in Labor Day Swing-State Trips
President Joe Biden is assailing “MAGA Republicans” and the extreme right in Labor Day remarks to union members. He addressed workers’ gatherings in Milwaukee and outside Pittsburgh. Labor Day traditionally kicks off political crunch time, with campaigns scrambling to excite voters for Election Day on Nov. 8. In Milwaukee, Biden said he is not critical of all Republicans, but singled...
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Biden Calls Trump ‘Threat to Democracy' in Philadelphia Speech
President Biden’s prime time speech in Philadelphia sparked reaction after Biden called out Donald Trump and his supporters. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk attended the speech at Independence Hall and has the latest on the president’s political speech.
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Philly Cracks Top 100 (Barely) in Best Places to Live in U.S. List
Philadelphia and six other Pennsylvania cities are ranked in the Top 100 on U.S. News and World Report’s list of the Best Places to Live in the U.S. for 2022, with all but one moving up more than 10 spots from last year, reports the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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US Rocked by 3 Mass Shootings During Easter Weekend; 2 Dead
Police in South Carolina, say a judge set a $25,000 bond for a man arrested after a weekend shooting that left 14 people hurt at a busy shopping mall.
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2 Minors Dead, 8 Wounded in Shooting at Pittsburgh Party
Authorities say shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh left two 17-year-olds dead and at least eight more people wounded