8 h. ago Suspect arrested over Spanish execution of Scots gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr

Spanish police have confirmed a man has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of the Costa del Sol gangland execution of Scots mobsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.

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29 h. ago Second judge rejects parts of Trump’s order to require proof of citizenship to vote in elections

Judge blocked president’s executive order on elections, saying suit against it had reasonable likelihood of successUS politics live – latest updatesA second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.The order, described in March by the White House as “the farthest-reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, quickly led to multiple lawsuits. In April, a federal judge in Washington DC ruled against the order in a lawsuit brought by the Democratic party and voting rights groups, blocking its implementation. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Second judge blocks Trump order to require proof of citizenship to vote

Judge blocked president’s executive order on elections, saying suit against it had reasonable likelihood of successUS politics live – latest updatesA second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.The order, described in March by the White House as “the farthest-reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, quickly led to multiple lawsuits. In April, a federal judge in Washington DC ruled against the order in a lawsuit brought by the Democratic party and voting rights groups, blocking its implementation. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Death row inmate executed for 1999 brutal murder of elderly woman says he's "not evil"

John Fitzgerald Hanson, 61, was sentenced to death after he was convicted of carjacking, kidnapping and killing a Tulsa woman in 1999, but his exection was expedited by the Trump administration

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49 h. ago JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News executives

A source familiar with the trip told The Independent that the vice president spoke to both Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, as well as a group of executives from the right-wing network

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51 h. ago Death row inmate's strange final act of defiance before he was executed for raping and murdering young mom

Anthony Wainwright, 54, had been so terrified of dying in the days leading up to his execution that Reverand Jeff Hood flew from Arkansas to Florida to be by his side in his final hours.

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68 h. ago Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say

Vice President JD Vance has made a brief trip to Montana to meet with media mogul Rupert Murdoch, his son Lachlan and a group of other Fox News executives

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3 d. ago Brother of Jordanian pilot burnt alive in a cage in notorious ISIS execution reveals he begged air force to bomb house where he was being held 'to spare him an atrocious death'

The brutal killing took place sometime in late 2014 or early 2015 and sparked outrage internationally.

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3 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. ago My last words to Death Row inmate who murdered my sister in cold blood

Carmen Gayheart was loading groceries into the back of her blue Ford Bronco when she was ambushed in the parking lot of a Florida Winn-Dixie. Her body was found five days later.

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4 d. ago Syrians describe 'execution parties' and brutal 'Ghost Method' used by torturers in shocking new documentary exposing horrors of Assad's notorious 'slaughterhouse' prisons

A tortured Syrian has revealed how he was tortured using the brutal 'Ghost Method' in a shocking new BBC documentary that exposes the horrors of dictator Bashar al-Assad's prison. 

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Three inmates to be executed in three states this week, amid an uptick nationwide

A total of 19 inmates in nine states have been executed in the U.S. this year, according to the non-profit Death Penalty Information Center.

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5 d. ago Eric Adams signs order adopting controversial definition of antisemitism

Move comes ahead of Democratic primary for New York City mayor, where support for Israel has become key issueEric Adams, the mayor of New York City, signed an executive order this week adopting a controversial definition of antisemitism, as Israel’s invasion of Gaza and alleged antisemitism continued to dominate the city’s mayoral election.The mayor signed the order, which requires city agencies to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s description of antisemitism, at a synagogue in Manhattan on Sunday. Adams described antisemitism as “a vile disease that’s been spreading across our nation and our city”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The death row inmate's last meal that sparked such fury prisoners are no longer allowed to choose what they eat before execution

White supremacist Lawrence Brewer was executed in 2011 after he was convicted of helping to kill a black man by dragging him behind a truck.

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7 d. ago Supreme Court to hear Alabama appeal in push to execute intellectually disabled man

The inmate killed a man by beating him to death with a hammer and saw.

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1 week ago Brutal gangland executions in Spain discussed by Daily Record crime team

Crime Reporter Norman Silvester speaks at length about the Spain shootings in a new crime podcast launched by the Record this week.

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