7 h. ago Alabama killer who shot store clerk in the head set to be executed by nitrogen gas

Proponents say nitrogen gas executions are painless, while critics say it amounts to torture

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12 h. ago Man to be executed by nitrogen gas for shooting store clerk in head

Proponents say nitrogen gas executions are painless, while critics say it amounts to torture

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22 h. ago Alabama sets nitrogen execution for man convicted of killing store clerk during 1997 robbery

Alabama has scheduled a September execution with nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a gas station attendant during a 1997 robbery

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7 d. ago Alabama sets August nitrogen execution for man convicted of 1992 shooting death

Alabama has set an execution date for a man convicted three decades ago of shooting a woman in the head while she slept

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9 d. ago Cutifani steps down as chair of Vale’s base metals business after two years

Parent company boss Gustavo Pimenta set to replace the former Anglo American chief executive

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9 d. ago Staff praised for doing 'fantastic job' before man executed for raping and killing woman outside bar

A total of 24 men have been put to death in the U.S. this year, with scheduled executions set to make 2025 the year with the most executions since 2015

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1 week ago Florida set to execute man convicted of raping and killing a woman outside of a bar

A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a central Florida bar is scheduled to be executed

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2 w. ago Man fatally shot in broad daylight outside busy Costco store

The victim’s identity has not yet been released, but the Met Police confirmed his family is being supported by specialist officers.

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2 w. ago JPMorgan’s Europe boss set to quit London for NYC — as UK hit with executive departures

JPMorgan’s Europe boss set to quit London for NYC — as UK hit with executive departures  New York Post

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3 w. ago Murderer makes a chilling last hand gesture before convulsing as he's suffocated to death in 'cruel' nitrogen mask execution in Alabama

An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman in 1988 was put to death Tuesday evening in the nation's sixth execution by nitrogen gas.

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3 w. ago Death row inmate made haunting final hand symbol before being executed for killing a woman

An Alabama man who was executed yesterday for the 1988 murder of a woman made a chilling final hand gesture before being put to death with nitrogen gas.

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3 w. ago Highland home where allied World War 2 spies hid out up for sale

Inverlair Lodge once housed members of The Special Operations Executive (SOE), an elite force set up to wreak havoc behind enemy lines in Europe.

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3 w. ago WPP races to harness AI before the technology kills its business

Chief executive Mark Read pushed to adopt artificial intelligence but is set to exit with the share price languishing

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3 w. ago Man executed in US after beating woman to death almost 37 years ago

Gregory Hunt gave no final words but appeared to give a thumbs-up and peace sign before the nitrogen gas started flowing and he died from lack of oxygen to the brain.

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3 w. ago Murderer executed in US after beating woman to death almost 37 years ago

Gregory Hunt gave no final words but appeared to give a thumbs-up and peace sign before the nitrogen gas started flowing and he died from lack of oxygen to the brain

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3 w. ago US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methodsFour executions are scheduled across the US this week, marking a sharp increase in killings as Donald Trump has pushed to revive the death penalty despite growing concerns about states’ methods.Executions are set to take place in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. A fourth, scheduled in Oklahoma, has been temporarily blocked by a judge, but the state’s attorney general is challenging the ruling. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Florida set to execute man convicted of raping and killing a woman 3 decades ago

Florida plans to execute a man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot

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3 w. ago Oklahoma judge stays execution of a man set to receive lethal injection this week

An Oklahoma judge has granted a temporary stay of execution to a man whose transfer to death row was expedited by the Trump administration

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