1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan
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The 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan was a notorious figure skating scandal in which Olympic hopeful Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee in a plot orchestrated by associates of rival skater Tonya Harding, shocking the sports world and dominating international headlines.
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| 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan Context triple: [Paul Walter Hauser as Shawn Eckhardt, relatedEvent, 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan]
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Malice at the Palace brawl
The Malice at the Palace brawl was a notorious 2004 NBA melee between the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, and fans in the stands that led to massive suspensions and a lasting stain on the league’s image.
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B.
Anna Kournikova virus
The Anna Kournikova virus is a famous early-2000s email worm that spread by tricking users into opening a malicious attachment supposedly containing photos of tennis star Anna Kournikova.
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C.
Keating Five scandal
The Keating Five scandal was a major U.S. political controversy in the late 1980s involving five senators accused of improperly intervening with federal regulators on behalf of banker Charles Keating, whose savings and loan institution later collapsed.
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D.
1978 Gator Bowl incident
The 1978 Gator Bowl incident was a notorious college football moment in which Ohio State coach Woody Hayes punched a Clemson player on the sideline, leading to his immediate dismissal and tarnishing his legendary career.
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E.
Central Park jogger case
The Central Park jogger case was a highly publicized 1989 New York City criminal case in which five Black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully convicted of assaulting and raping a jogger in Central Park, becoming a symbol of racial injustice and wrongful conviction in the U.S. justice system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan Target entity description: The 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan was a notorious figure skating scandal in which Olympic hopeful Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee in a plot orchestrated by associates of rival skater Tonya Harding, shocking the sports world and dominating international headlines.
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A.
Malice at the Palace brawl
The Malice at the Palace brawl was a notorious 2004 NBA melee between the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons, and fans in the stands that led to massive suspensions and a lasting stain on the league’s image.
-
B.
Anna Kournikova virus
The Anna Kournikova virus is a famous early-2000s email worm that spread by tricking users into opening a malicious attachment supposedly containing photos of tennis star Anna Kournikova.
-
C.
Keating Five scandal
The Keating Five scandal was a major U.S. political controversy in the late 1980s involving five senators accused of improperly intervening with federal regulators on behalf of banker Charles Keating, whose savings and loan institution later collapsed.
-
D.
1978 Gator Bowl incident
The 1978 Gator Bowl incident was a notorious college football moment in which Ohio State coach Woody Hayes punched a Clemson player on the sideline, leading to his immediate dismissal and tarnishing his legendary career.
-
E.
Central Park jogger case
The Central Park jogger case was a highly publicized 1989 New York City criminal case in which five Black and Latino teenagers were wrongfully convicted of assaulting and raping a jogger in Central Park, becoming a symbol of racial injustice and wrongful conviction in the U.S. justice system.
- F. None of above. chosen
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