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Trump cancels execution livestream
Trump ends military execution livestream after public backlash.
Mother Jones · 1m
Trump cancels Fort Hood execution livestream
Trump drops Pentagon's plan to livestream Hasan's execution after bipartisan backlash.
Houstonchronicle · 1m
Military Firing Squad Execution to Be First in 65 Years
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan set for military firing squad execution, livestreamed for the first time in 65 years.
Houstonchronicle · 1m
Florida's execution machine
Florida executes 40 percent of America's death row inmates. One person decides who dies and when.
Vox · 3m
Archbishop Orders Catholics to Request Excusal from Firing Squad
US Archbishop demands Catholics assigned to execute terrorist avoid live-streamed firing squad.
Vaticannews · 1m
Death penalty jury selection begins in Buffalo shooting trial
Payton Gendron faces federal charges for the 2022 massacre that killed 10 Black people. Potential jurors are being questioned about their views on capital punishment.
ABC News · 2m
Fact Check: Task & Purpose Did Not Publish Sarah Miller as First Executioner
Task & Purpose did not publish an article naming Sarah Miller as the first executioner in Nidal Hasan's case.
Lead Stories · 1m
Mum of 23-year-old facing death by firing squad reveals 'biggest fear'
Mother shares her daughter's biggest fear as she faces death penalty in UAE after murder trial delay.
LADbible · 1m
Last Woman Executed in California
Elizabeth Duncan, mother-in-law of nurse Olga Kupczyk, executed in 1962 after killing her pregnant daughter-in-law.
Sfgate · 1m
Pentagon livestreams Hasan execution plan faces backlash
Trump weighs whether to livestream Hasan's execution as Republicans and Catholic leaders oppose the plan.
Straight Arrow · 1m
Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of Pentagon's planned livestreamed execution
Pope Leo XIV calls death penalty inadmissible as Pentagon plans livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter.
Fox News · 1m
Vance contradicts Hegseth on livestreaming Hasan execution
Vice President JD Vance suggested the federal government would not livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's planned December execution, contradicting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement.
NBC News · 2m
US Livestreams Fort Hood Shooter Execution
US military will livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan on December 3, first firing squad execution since WWII.
euronews · 1m
Pope opposes Fort Hood execution livestream
Pope Leo XIV rejects military execution livestream as Pentagon plans firing squad for Fort Hood shooter.
Straight Arrow · 1m
Pope declares death penalty inadmissible as US plans livestreamed execution
Pope Leo XIV and US bishops condemn Pentagon plan to broadcast firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan on December 3.
Fortune · 1m
Public Executions Divide Nation
Military plans to livestream a public execution spark debate over death penalty's role in politics.
Seattletimes · 1m
Firing squads return as lethal injection falters
Supply shortages and botched executions push U.S. states and federal officials to revive execution methods abandoned for decades.
TIME · 3m
Fort Hood shooter execution date set
Trump and Vance debate livestreaming Fort Hood shooter's execution.
mint · 1m
Woman survives botched execution in Tennessee
Christa Pike was released from hospital more than a week after lethal injection failed to kill her, becoming the first person reported to survive after receiving execution medications.
ABC News · 1m
Death row inmate discharged after botched execution
Christa Pike survived two lethal injections on September 30 and has been released from hospital after regaining consciousness, in what experts say is unprecedented.
BBC News · 1m
Pope Leo condemns death penalty as Trump ponders live-streamed execution
Pope Leo calls death penalty wrong; Trump unsure about live-streamed execution of Fort Hood shooter.
The Straits Times · 1m
Pope Leo XIV Rejects Death Penalty
Pope Leo XIV calls death penalty an attack on human dignity, urging alternatives to capital punishment.
Vaticannews · 1m
America's last public execution was 1937. Now it's happening again.
The US military plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, nearly 90 years after public executions were abandoned as barbaric spectacle.
BBC News · 2m
UK minister calls US execution plan 'disturbing'
Bridget Phillipson criticises plans to execute former army major Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad and livestream it, calling the move disturbing.
The Independent · 1m
Pentagon livestreams Fort Hood shooter execution
Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, sparking backlash.
Straight Arrow · 1m
Pete Hegseth's Fort Hood Execution Stunt
Pentagon plans public livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution.
Slate Magazine · 1m
JD Vance casts doubt on Fort Hood firing squad livestream
Vice President JD Vance says he won't watch Nidal Hasan's execution livestream as Trump administration plans public firing squad.
Dailymail · 1m
Cardinal Parolin: Death Not Spectacle
Cardinal Parolin condemns US execution livestream as spectacle.
Vaticannews · 1m
U.S. prepares first public execution in 90 years
The Defense Department will livestream the execution of Army major Nidal Hasan by firing squad on December 3, marking the first public execution in the United States since 1936.
CBS News · 2m
Dutch PM calls US execution livestream absurd
Rob Jetten criticizes plan to broadcast Nidal Malik Hasan's execution on December 3rd, warning European platforms must block the content.
POLITICO · 1m
US Archbishop Rejects Livestreamed Execution
US Archbishop warns livestreamed execution promotes 'culture of death'.
Vaticannews · 1m
Pike shows physical recovery after botched execution
Death row inmate Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is walking with assistance, but faces significant cognitive and physical challenges following her failed lethal injection in Tennessee.
ABC News · 2m
Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution
The military will broadcast Nidal Hasan's December execution, the first firing squad in over 65 years, raising questions about spectacle and the death penalty.
NPR · 2m
Pike walks and eats after failed execution
Christa Pike has begun recovering physically a week after Tennessee's lethal injection attempt failed to kill her.
NPR · 1m
Botched Execution Aftermath
A Tennessee execution fails, sparking calls for death penalty reform.
The Boston Globe · 1m
Pentagon Livestreams Fort Hood Shooter Execution
Pentagon to livestream military execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
The Texas Tribune · 2m
Pentagon Livestreams Execution Plan Sparks Outcry
Prominent figures condemn Pentagon's decision to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's execution.
TheWrap · 1m
Pentagon livestreams Fort Hood shooter's execution
Pentagon plans live-stream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution, nearly 90 years after last public US execution.
LADbible · 1m
Pentagon Livestreams Firing Squad Execution
Pentagon livestreams Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution at Fort Hood.
Rolling Stone · 1m
Public Execution for Military Shooter
US says Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution will be public.
The Straits Times · 1m
Failed Executions Before Christa Pike
Seven inmates survived botched executions in recent decades, including Christa Pike.
Seattletimes · 1m
Failed Executions Before Christa Pike
Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike highlights a pattern of lethal injection failures across U.S. states.
The Banner · 1m
Holy See Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium
Holy See urges global moratorium on executions to advance abolition of death penalty at UN.
Vaticannews · 1m
Christa Pike walks after botched execution
The Tennessee death row inmate survived two lethal injections on September 30th and is now recovering in hospital, in what experts say is unprecedented.
BBC News · 2m
Texas Executes Jamaal Howard After Lethal Drug Concerns
Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite same lethal injection drug used in failed Christa Pike execution.
New York Post · 1m
Texas executes Jamaal Howard after Tennessee execution botch
Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite concerns over lethal injection drug used in failed Tennessee execution.
Fox News · 1m
Christa Pike's Failed Execution
Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution, remains angry and confused after waking in hospital.
Dw · 1m
Botched US Execution Survivor Woke After Brain Death Declaration
Christa Pike, 50, survived Tennessee execution attempt after being declared brain dead, regaining consciousness.
Malay Mail · 1m
Christa Pike's Execution Method Debate
A death row inmate's survival after botched lethal injection sparks debate on humane execution methods.
Slate Magazine · 1m
Christa Pike awake after botched execution
Christa Pike, 50, wakes after failed lethal injection, faces possible second execution.
LADbible · 1m
Christa Pike survives failed execution
Christa Pike wakes after failed lethal injection, critical condition.
LADbible · 1m
Christa Pike survives failed execution
US death row inmate Christa Pike conscious after failed lethal injection.
BBC News · 1m
Christa Pike Survives Execution Attempt
Christa Pike, 50, survived lethal injection after botched execution attempt in Tennessee.
LADbible · 1m
Multimillion-dollar cost of Christa Pike's case a 'colossal waste'
Tennessee taxpayers pay over $3 million for Christa Pike's failed execution attempt.
LADbible · 1m
Lethal Injection Lies
Christa Pike survived lethal injection after a botched execution in Tennessee.
Mother Jones · 2m
Tennessee set to execute woman for first time in 200 years
Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 1995 killing committed when she was 18, reigniting debate over juvenile executions.
NPR · 2m
Lethal Injection Brutality Revealed
Anesthesiologist exposes lethal injection's cruel reality after Christa Pike's botched execution.
Futurism · 1m
Tennessee prison chief resigns after failed execution
Tennessee prison chief steps down after lethal injection attempt on death row inmate fails.
The Straits Times · 1m
Christa Pike's Botched Execution
Tennessee's Supreme Court majority skipped safeguards for Christa Pike's execution after her death row case was reversed.
Slate Magazine · 2m
Tennessee execution survives lethal injection, state orders review
Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital in what experts call the worst botched execution in the modern era, prompting an investigation and calls for abolition.
TIME · 3m
