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Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Banerjee said that she would sit for dharna outside Raj Bhavan here if the governor delays in givin…
PTI
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China is greenlighting possible death penalties for 'diehard' supporters of Taiwan gaining independence
Punishments for actively supporting Taiwan's independence include 10 years and up in prison or the …
Matthew Loh
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China says Taiwanese working in the mainland 'need not worry' after it suggested a death penalty for 'independence die-hards'
On June 21, China sparked alarm in Taiwan after floating prison sentences, or even execution, for s…
Matthew Loh
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Tectonic change: Biden drops out of the 2024 US Presidential Election, endorses Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden exited the 2024 race, endorsing Kamala Harris on Sunday, July 22—just 3.5 month…
Trump faces 'corporate death penalty' after fraud ruling
After a Manhattan judge ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud at the Trump Organization, experts …
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An 88-year-old man was cleared of murder after spending 46 years on death row — mostly in solitary confinement
Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, was found guilty in 1968 of multiple m…
Hannah Abraham
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From forged documents to ‘Ketamine queen’, here are the latest updates around Friends star Matthew Perry’s death
Authorities have arrested several individuals, including Matthew Perry's assistants and doctors, in…
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These haunting photos show how the death penalty has evolved in America
A group of newsmen looking at the chair in which Gary Gilmore sat when facing the firing squad on J…
Katie Balevic
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A Republican House member spoke in support of a Ugandan law that doles out a death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'
Rep. Tim Walberg traveled to Uganda to voice his support for the country's law that sentences peopl…
Madison Hall
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South Carolina becomes the latest GOP-led state with a bill to make the death penalty a punishment for abortion
The bill, which is still in the legislature, aims to define a fetus as a living person and equate t…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Idaho murders: State seeks the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger
Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could face the death penalty at trial. The state sought capit…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Ron DeSantis styles himself a culture warrior for God. But his push to expand the death penalty is 'deeply concerning' to the Catholic Church.
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops told Insider that the proposals to make it easier to imp…
Charles R. Davis
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Florida teen's death in cement mixer was his employer's fault, investigators say
A 19-year-old died in March 2023 after a cement mixer he was cleaning powered on.
Charles R. Davis
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State-sanctioned killings see a 'worrying' 20% global increase with China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia leading as 'the world's most prolific executioners:' report
The "worrying rise" comes after the repealing of COVID-19 restrictions that slowed down judiciary p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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These are the reasons the Parkland shooter's life may have been spared during his death penalty trial
The jury's recommendation may represent a growing apprehension toward the use of capital punishment.
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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A man was given the death penalty after footage of him being roasted in jail by Comedy Central's Jeff Ross was used in his sentencing
Lawyers for a Texas death-row inmate say Comedy Central roast footage of him and Ross was improperl…
Mia Jankowicz
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I launched a ketamine startup but now feel obligated to speak out against the industry. Matthew Perry's death should be a wake-up call.
Juan Pablo Capello founded a ketamine therapy startup but left the industry in 2023. He said he hop…
Charissa Cheong
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Russia frees 2 Americans who were captured while fighting for Ukraine and threatened with the death penalty
Family members told CNN that the two military veterans were released Wednesday as part of a Ukraine…
Charles R. Davis
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South Carolina has finished renovating a correctional facility and says death row inmates now have the option of being executed by firing squad
The electric chair is the state's main form of execution and will still be an available option, sho…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Saudi Arabia executes a record 81 people in a single day
The 81 men killed committed a range of "multiple heinous crimes," said Saudi Arabia, and included "…