2 hours ago Biden cheered by Democrats and civil rights groups for commuting dozens of death row sentences

Biden’s announcement leaves Democrats breathing easier after Hunter, ‘Kids for Cash’ clemency news

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6 hours ago Biden makes stunning move to commute sentences of 37 federal death row criminals before Trump takes office

Convicted murderers, bank robbers, kidnappers and rapists will escape federal execution.

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6 hours ago Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump takes office

Only three federal inmates will remain on death row

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9 hours ago Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates

The clemency action applies to all federal death row inmates except three convicted of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murderJoe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, changing their punishment to life imprisonment without parole.The decision follows month of pressure from campaigners who warned that president-elect Donald Trump backs the death penalty and restarted federal executions during his first term after a pause of nearly two decades. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Brits on death row: Full list of UK citizens facing Christmas with lives on line in foreign jails

The death penalty remains a reality in several parts of the world, with countries like Indonesia, India, and the US continuing to carry out capital punishment for serious crimes

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31 hours ago It'll be lonely this Christmas! The faces of the Brits on death row this festive season in hell

Three British citizens will rot on death row in some of the world's worst jails this Christmas contemplating their upcoming executions by hanging, lethal injection and firing squad.

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37 hours ago China says US is 'playing with fire' after latest military aid for Taiwan

The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.”

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37 hours ago Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Decades after a former Chicago mayor pledged to extend transit to the city’s far South Side, the federal government is committing to the massive project just before President Joe Biden leaves office

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