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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What’s behind the spike of religious hate crimes?

    The Synagogue shooting in San Diego County, the bombings of churches in Sri Lanka, and the mosque shootings in New Zealand all happened within the past six weeks. The attackers targeted Jews, Christians, and Muslims at their places of worship.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 29, 2019 • 1 min read

    The Synagogue shooting in San Diego County, the bombings of churches in Sri Lanka, and the mosque shootings in New Zealand all happened within the past six weeks. The attackers targeted Jews, Christians, and Muslims at their places of worship. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka bombings. So-called “lone wolf” white supremacists carried out the other two attacks.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    How synagogues are implementing new security measures
    1. 0:00After shooting at Chabad of Poway, how are synagogues implementing new security measures?
    2. 9:58What’s behind the spike of religious hate crimes?You’re reading this
    3. 16:41A plea from Michigan’s highest court to the Supreme Court about partisan gerrymandering
    4. 24:40Independent contractor or employee? How California’s new classification rules affect you
    5. 40:34New music: Minyo Crusaders, Ana Roxanne, and more
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