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File-This Oct. 8, 2019, file photo shows Democratic candidate for the 28th district for the Virginia Senate, Qasim Rashid, in Fredericksburg, Va. A North Carolina man was convicted Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, of a charge he anonymously threatened to lynch Rasid who ran for a state Senate seat in Virginia, federal prosecutors said. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Man convicted of death threat against Muslim candidate

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 23, 2019 file image provided by the campaign of Qasim Rashid, state Senate candidate Qasim Rashid poses at the Stafford County Courthouse in Stafford, Va. A federal judge refused Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 to throw out a case in which a North Carolina man is charged with anonymously threatening to lynch Qasim Rashid, a Muslim-American man who is campaigning for a state Senate seat in Virginia. (Marion Meakem Photography/Quasim Rashid Campaign via AP, File)

Judge refuses to toss charge over threat to Muslim candidate

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

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Man charged with online threat to lynch Muslim candidate

By Michael Kunzelman - Associated Press