3 d. ago Man with dementia, 70, died after being punched by younger care home resident

His attacker had been 'inappropriately placed' at the home from Bolton, a coroner said

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3 d. ago Elon Musk’s X wins appeal to lift block on Australians seeing Charlie Kirk shooting footage

In successful challenge, X argued the video wasn’t excessively offensive and was an objective record of a ‘public event of historical and political significance’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian classification review board has overturned a decision to block Australians seeing footage of the shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk on social media after Elon Musk’s X appealed against the ruling sought by the eSafety commissioner.After Kirk’s death at Utah Valley University on 10 September, the eSafety commissioner applied to the board to have video of the shooting classified in Australia. The video was ruled to be “refused classification”, which allowed eSafety to serve notices on social media platforms ordering them to geo-block the posts from view for Australia-based users. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Obese death row inmate facing execution in two days picks final meal including pizza

Disgraced double murderer, Stacey Humphreys, who murdered two real estate agents, Cynthia Williams and Lori Brown, in 2003, will be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday

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4 d. ago Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons

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8 d. ago Death row inmate orders final meal of BBQ brisket, ribs, burger, wings, French fries, pizza, soda and ice cream

Stacey Humphreys, 52, is set to be executed by lethal injection next Wednesday for the 2003 murders of real estate agents Cyndi Williams, 33, and Lori Brown, 21.

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8 d. ago Death row inmate apologizes for rape and murder of college student before being executed in Tennessee

Harold Wayne Nichols, 64, died by lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, 20.

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2 w. ago My clever father has dementia. It's so tough seeing him struggle but this is the surprising tactic I'm using to keep him healthy

When Katie Fyfe moved her father John in next door due to his Alzheimer's, it gave them both an unexpected new lease of life - with a little help from a furball friend.

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2 w. ago My clever father is suffering terribly with dementia. It's so tough seeing him struggle but this is the surprising tactic I'm using to keep him healthy

When Katie Fyfe moved her father John in next door due to his Alzheimer's, it gave them both an unexpected new lease of life - with a little help from a furball friend

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2 w. ago Gordon McQueen probe to determine if heading footballs contributed to dementia

The former Manchester United and Leeds defender died aged 70 in June 2023 following a battle with vascular dementia.

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3 w. ago Death row inmate writhed in agony for almost an hour in botched execution

Clayton Lockett was convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping of 19-year-old Stephanie Neiman

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3 w. ago Death row inmate writhed in agony for almost an hour in 'tortured to death' execution

Clayton Lockett was subjected to a botched execution after he was convicted of murder, rape and kidnapping

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3 w. ago Louisiana man who spent 30 years on death row freed on bail after conviction overturned

A Louisiana death row inmate spent 30 years behind bars before his conviction was overturned allowing him to walk free on bail.

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3 w. ago Death row inmate released on bail after nearly 30 years in prison

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murdering his then-girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter in 1998

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3 w. ago Utah death row inmate with dementia dies while awaiting firing squad

A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent natural causes

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3 w. ago Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars

A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row is out on bail

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3 w. ago Death row inmate burst into flames and smoke came from hood in horror execution

John Louis Evans III, aged 33, was put to death in Alabama after killing a pawnbroker, and was eventually strapped into an electric chair chillingly dubbed "Yellow Mama"

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3 w. ago Death row inmate burst into flames and took 14 minutes to die in horror execution

John Louis Evans III was put to death in Alabama in 1983 after being convicted of killing pawnbroker Edward Nassar

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4 w. ago Bruce Willis can no longer remember his family as dementia affects Die Hard star

The struggling Die Hard action veteran, 70, only sometimes recalls the identity of his actress girl Rumer, she has revealed - but she insists she still sees a 'spark' behind his eyes

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4 w. ago Death row inmate who killed his boss in brutal attack set for lethal injection in Florida’s 17th execution this year

The highest previous annual total of Florida executions was eight in 2014

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