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US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.
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US Demands "Immediate Cessation" After Latest Iran Death Penalty Over Protest
The White House on Monday condemned the latest executions of protesters announced by Iran and said the United States stands with other countries demanding "immediate cessation" of the death sentences.
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US Woman Stabs Acquaintance, Cuts Off Her Foetus "To Make Boyfriend Stay"
A woman went on trial this week in Texas for allegedly killing a pregnant acquaintance and cutting the fetus out of her to present as her own child.
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US Top Court Clears Way For Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a stay on convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery's execution by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, clearing the way for application of the death penalty for the only woman on federal death row in the United States, who doctors say is brain-damaged and mentally ill.
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US Executes Brandon Bernard, Over Objections From Several Jurors In His Trial
The United States executed convicted felon Brandon Bernard on Thursday, despite objections by some of the jurors in his trial who pleaded with the Trump administration to show mercy, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.
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9/11 Mastermind Offers Help To Victims' Families If Death Penalty Dropped
The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has indicated a willingness to be deposed by victims who are suing Saudi Arabia for damages, if the United States decides not to seek the death penalty against him.
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US Top Court Weighs Death Penalty For Alabama Killer Who Forgot His Crime
U.S. Supreme Court justices, delving into the issue of aging prisoners with dementia, struggled on Tuesday over whether a convicted Alabama murderer should be spared the death penalty because strokes have wiped out his memory of committing the crime.
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Death Penalty May Be On The Way Out In US: Report
The days of capital punishment may be numbered in the United States, with sharp reductions in new death sentences and executions carried out amid waning public support, according to a report released Wednesday.
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US Executions At Lowest Level Since 1991
The number of people executed in the United States this year dropped to the lowest level since 1991, as states impose fewer death sentences and defendants in capital cases get access to better legal help.
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Pope Francis Left The United States, But Death Penalty Remains
Reinvigorated by a vibrant appeal from Pope Francis to abolish the death penalty, activists in the United States face the harsh reality of three executions scheduled in three days this week.
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European Union Denounces Former Egypt President Mohamed Morsi's Death Sentence
The European Union denounced Sunday the death sentence handed down against Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others, noting the penalty stemmed from a flawed trial.
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'Deeply Concerned' Over Morsi Death Sentence: US Official
The United States is "deeply concerned" about an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for former President Mohamed Morsi, a State Department official said today.
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Boston Bomber Wanted Life, Brother Wanted Death, Jurors Hear
Lawyers seeking to spare convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the death penalty on Wednesday presented different stories of how he and his older brother Tamerlan behaved when medics treated their wounds after being captured.
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Convicted Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Death Penalty Phase to Begin April 21
The Boston Marathon bombing trial enters a new phase on April 21 as federal prosecutors begin to mount their case for putting Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for killing three people and injuring 264 others in the 2013 attack.
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US Files Death Penalty Charges Against Benghazi Suspect
A federal grand jury issued a new indictment on Tuesday that includes a possible death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a Libyan militant accused of involvement in the September 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
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US Says Plea Deal Reached With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US prosecutors have reached a deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Pentagon said Wednesday, reportedly involving a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding a death penalty trial.
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US Demands "Immediate Cessation" After Latest Iran Death Penalty Over Protest
The White House on Monday condemned the latest executions of protesters announced by Iran and said the United States stands with other countries demanding "immediate cessation" of the death sentences.
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US Woman Stabs Acquaintance, Cuts Off Her Foetus "To Make Boyfriend Stay"
A woman went on trial this week in Texas for allegedly killing a pregnant acquaintance and cutting the fetus out of her to present as her own child.
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US Top Court Clears Way For Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a stay on convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery's execution by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, clearing the way for application of the death penalty for the only woman on federal death row in the United States, who doctors say is brain-damaged and mentally ill.
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US Executes Brandon Bernard, Over Objections From Several Jurors In His Trial
The United States executed convicted felon Brandon Bernard on Thursday, despite objections by some of the jurors in his trial who pleaded with the Trump administration to show mercy, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.
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9/11 Mastermind Offers Help To Victims' Families If Death Penalty Dropped
The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has indicated a willingness to be deposed by victims who are suing Saudi Arabia for damages, if the United States decides not to seek the death penalty against him.
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US Top Court Weighs Death Penalty For Alabama Killer Who Forgot His Crime
U.S. Supreme Court justices, delving into the issue of aging prisoners with dementia, struggled on Tuesday over whether a convicted Alabama murderer should be spared the death penalty because strokes have wiped out his memory of committing the crime.
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Death Penalty May Be On The Way Out In US: Report
The days of capital punishment may be numbered in the United States, with sharp reductions in new death sentences and executions carried out amid waning public support, according to a report released Wednesday.
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US Executions At Lowest Level Since 1991
The number of people executed in the United States this year dropped to the lowest level since 1991, as states impose fewer death sentences and defendants in capital cases get access to better legal help.
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Pope Francis Left The United States, But Death Penalty Remains
Reinvigorated by a vibrant appeal from Pope Francis to abolish the death penalty, activists in the United States face the harsh reality of three executions scheduled in three days this week.
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European Union Denounces Former Egypt President Mohamed Morsi's Death Sentence
The European Union denounced Sunday the death sentence handed down against Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others, noting the penalty stemmed from a flawed trial.
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'Deeply Concerned' Over Morsi Death Sentence: US Official
The United States is "deeply concerned" about an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for former President Mohamed Morsi, a State Department official said today.
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Boston Bomber Wanted Life, Brother Wanted Death, Jurors Hear
Lawyers seeking to spare convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the death penalty on Wednesday presented different stories of how he and his older brother Tamerlan behaved when medics treated their wounds after being captured.
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Convicted Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Death Penalty Phase to Begin April 21
The Boston Marathon bombing trial enters a new phase on April 21 as federal prosecutors begin to mount their case for putting Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for killing three people and injuring 264 others in the 2013 attack.
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US Files Death Penalty Charges Against Benghazi Suspect
A federal grand jury issued a new indictment on Tuesday that includes a possible death penalty against Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a Libyan militant accused of involvement in the September 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
