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Wisconsin hate groups, hate crime hard to track

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White nationalist s, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" clash with counter-protesters as they enter Lee Park during the "Unite the Right" rally Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia. After clashes with anti-fascist protesters and police the rally was declared an unlawful gathering and people were forced out of Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) One national survey says nine hate groups are operating in Wisconsin, although the nature of such movements makes it difficult to know their scope or predict when they will come out of the shadows, experts say. The hatred that spawned a white nationalist rally and led to a counterprotester's death last weekend isn’t unique to Charlottesville, Virginia, although it typically takes a subtler form than burning crosses and filling streets with chanting zealots. Wisconsin hasn’t had a significant public hate rally since ...

Fire doused at Berkshire Reserve apartments near Golden Gate

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CLOSE Smoke inhalation can cause headaches, eye irritation, scratchy throats, and worsen asthma and other chronic lung conditions . Here are some tips to help. Derrick Shaw/USA TODAY Network - Florida Emergency responders rush to the scene of an emergency. (Photo: MattGush, Getty Images/iStockphoto) An afternoon fire in an East Naples apartment resulted in at least one person being treated for smoke inhalation and a family being displaced, according to the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District . The fire happened about noon in the 3400 block of Winifred Row Lane at Berkshire Reserve near Golden Gate, fire officials said. The fire started in the kitchen and caused substantial damage . No other injuries were reported. The family living in the unit was displaced and will receive help from the American Red Cross .  Read or Share this story: http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2017/08/19/fire-doused-naples-apartment-complex/583157001/