Biden accuses Republicans of 'Neanderthal thinking' for lifting mask mandates – as it happened
by Maanvi Singh (now), Joan E Greve and Martin Belam from on (#5EW68)
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From Joan E Greve and me:
12.31am GMT
As attacks linked to the misogynist incel" movement mounted in recent years, authorities around the world have begun to treat the ideology as a more serious terrorism threat.
Since 2014, men who call themselves involuntary celibates" and blame women for their own lack of sexual and social status have carried out mass killings in California, Florida, and Toronto.
Related: The misogynist incel movement is spreading. Should it be classified as a terror threat?
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