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Man who admits setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime
A 21-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime, arson and other offenses for a cross that was set on fire in a Chicago park, police said. Merlin Lu admitted to a TV station this week that he was responsible for the recent cross burning in Grant Park. But he insisted that he was [...]
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As of June 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedMan who admits setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime.
The headline splitNews Channel 4 (KFOR.com) frames it as "Man who admits setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime". WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) frames it as "Man who admitted setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime".
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Man who admits setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime
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