Florida shifts execution pace as DeSantis withdraws Thompson death warrant
Florida governor withdraws Thompson death warrant amid health concerns while reaffirming support for capital punishment.
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Cornell appoints former deputy attorney general to lead independent institutional review
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Pike survives Tennessee lethal injection; medical crises follow failed procedure
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Florida maintains execution pace as national divergence widens sharply
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State police join Cornell sexual assault investigation with expanded scope
State police formally join Cornell sexual assault investigation, expanding criminal inquiry scope.
Six Flags temporarily closes similar coasters across parks
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Police probe deepens into Goliath roller coaster death investigation
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Pope Leo XIV becomes first American pontiff in Church history
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Three decades later, conviction reached in Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder
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