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Items left at a memorial at the Armed Forces Career Center are seen in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

How do we define domestic terrorism? The legal meaning of a loaded term.

Justice

A month after a white supremacist allegedly murdered nine black church-goers in Charleston, South Carolina, the Justice Department has declined to characterize the shooting as an act of terrorism. And many are asking why?

A man reacts while talking to police officer near the scene of shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

A call to prayer, a crime of hate, symbols of evil — and donations to a violated house of worship

Conflict
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