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The shooter in the deadly attack at three Atlanta spas, in which six Asian women were among the eight people killed, is charged with murder. But the shooting isn't currently being prosecuted as a hate crime, despite a wave of attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders over the last year

What makes a hate crime? And why don't we see them prosecuted more often?

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NFTs are a type of cryptocurrency that represent a unique digital asset, like a piece of art or digital item.

We dive into the basics and answer some of your questions.

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Investigators and the public are still learning more about the spa shootings in the Atlanta area. Six Asian women were among the eight people killed. Moderna begins testing its vaccine on children below the age of 12 and infants as young as six months old.

Meanwhile, several companies in the European Union halted the distribution of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, citing the risk of blood clots. But a top E.U. health agency said the shot's benefits are far greater than its risks.

We discuss all these headlines and more during the News Roundup.

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Atlanta police have charged a suspect in the spa shootings, which comes amid a wave of violence against Asian Americans, spurred in part by racist and xenophobic rhetoric surrounding the pandemic. But the suspect claims the shootings were motived by his self-described sexual addiction.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization reports that about one in three women, globally, have faced physical or sexual violence at least once in their lives.

We discuss the shootings and violence against women.

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In 2014, 8-year-old Relisha Rudd disappeared from the Washington, D.C. homeless shelter where she lived. She was only officially declared missing after she hadn't been seen for 18 days. She hasn't been found.

"Through The Cracks" is a podcast about the gaps in our society and who falls through them. The first season follows Relisha Rudd's case. We talked to host and reporter Jonquilyn Hill about it.

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Public defenders are attorneys who are appointed to work on behalf of defendants who can't afford to hire their own representation. But they aren't always supported in the ways that maybe they should be.

We talked to three professionals in the field about their work.

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In 2021 alone, 25 states have introduced over 70 bills targeting transgender people.

Trans youth are especially affected by this recent legislative push, with a significant number of these bills focused on children specifically.

We talked about what this legislation means for LGBTQ rights nationwide, and how likely the bills are to pass.

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The world reflects on a year since the WHO declared a global pandemic. The U.S. passes a new COVID-19 relief bill and Hawaii is in a state of emergency as floods rip through the state.

Meanwhile, protests continue in Senegal. The world reacts to a World Health Organization report which reveals that about one in three women has faced physical or sexual violence at least once in their lives.

We get to all those stories, plus the latest on the global vaccination effort.

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A growing number of migrants are arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico every day. We talked about the steps President Biden has promised to take to manage immigration at the southern border.

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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, racism and harassment toward Asian Americans have increased. But anti-Asian racism isn't new and this uptick of violence forces us to examine the centuries of hate that has led to this moment.

We talk about what's behind the rise in anti-Asian attacks and examine what history might tell us about the fight to be seen and to feel safe.

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