US claims white supremacists tried to use Telegram to spark race war, put out hit on senator

WASHINGTON – U.S. prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Monday against two alleged leaders of a white supremacist gang, saying they used the Telegram social media site to solicit attacks on Black, Jewish, LGBTQ people and immigrants aiming to incite a race war. The group, dubbed “The Terrorgram Collective,” used the site to celebrate white supremacist…