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Tennessee Executes Inmate with Active Defibrillator Amid Pain Reports
Tennessee executed Byron Black, despite concerns his active defibrillator might cause pain during lethal injection; witnesses reported he expressed pain, prompting a review of the device's data and raising ethical and legal questions about the execution.
Tennessee Executes Inmate with Active Defibrillator Amid Pain Reports
Tennessee executed Byron Black, despite concerns his active defibrillator might cause pain during lethal injection; witnesses reported he expressed pain, prompting a review of the device's data and raising ethical and legal questions about the execution.
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52% Bias Score
US Drops Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada and Caro Quintero
U.S. prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Mexican drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero, who face drug trafficking charges in Brooklyn federal court; the decision may facilitate plea bargains.
US Drops Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada and Caro Quintero
U.S. prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Mexican drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero, who face drug trafficking charges in Brooklyn federal court; the decision may facilitate plea bargains.
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52% Bias Score
Tennessee Executes Inmate Despite Defibrillator Concerns
Tennessee executed Byron Black, 69, despite concerns that his heart defibrillator might cause suffering during the lethal injection; seven witnesses reported he appeared to be in pain during the procedure.
Tennessee Executes Inmate Despite Defibrillator Concerns
Tennessee executed Byron Black, 69, despite concerns that his heart defibrillator might cause suffering during the lethal injection; seven witnesses reported he appeared to be in pain during the procedure.
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44% Bias Score
Tennessee Executes Inmate with Active Defibrillator
Byron Black, 69, became the first person executed in the US with an active defibrillator implant, raising concerns about potential suffering during the lethal injection process; the execution, which lasted about 10 minutes, took place in Tennessee despite legal challenges.
Tennessee Executes Inmate with Active Defibrillator
Byron Black, 69, became the first person executed in the US with an active defibrillator implant, raising concerns about potential suffering during the lethal injection process; the execution, which lasted about 10 minutes, took place in Tennessee despite legal challenges.
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64% Bias Score
Tennessee to Execute Inmate with Implanted Defibrillator
Tennessee will execute Byron Black on Tuesday, possibly the first execution of someone with a working defibrillator, despite legal challenges and ethical concerns raised by his attorneys and medical professionals over whether the device might cause unnecessary pain or prolong the death.
Tennessee to Execute Inmate with Implanted Defibrillator
Tennessee will execute Byron Black on Tuesday, possibly the first execution of someone with a working defibrillator, despite legal challenges and ethical concerns raised by his attorneys and medical professionals over whether the device might cause unnecessary pain or prolong the death.
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44% Bias Score
Florida's Record Executions Drive National Increase
Florida's execution of Edward Zakrzewski, the 27th in the U.S. this year, marks a record high under Governor Ron DeSantis, with nine executions in 2025, exceeding any other state and driving a national surge in executions.
Florida's Record Executions Drive National Increase
Florida's execution of Edward Zakrzewski, the 27th in the U.S. this year, marks a record high under Governor Ron DeSantis, with nine executions in 2025, exceeding any other state and driving a national surge in executions.
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60% Bias Score
US Drops Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero
US prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Mexican drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero, who are charged with drug trafficking; the decision comes after earlier considerations of capital punishment and may signal a willingness to negotiate plea deals.
US Drops Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero
US prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Mexican drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero, who are charged with drug trafficking; the decision comes after earlier considerations of capital punishment and may signal a willingness to negotiate plea deals.
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52% Bias Score
Justice Department to Seek Hate Crime Indictment in DC Embassy Killings
The Justice Department will seek a federal hate crime indictment against Elias Rodriguez, who is accused of murdering two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington, DC, in May; the indictment could include the death penalty.
Justice Department to Seek Hate Crime Indictment in DC Embassy Killings
The Justice Department will seek a federal hate crime indictment against Elias Rodriguez, who is accused of murdering two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington, DC, in May; the indictment could include the death penalty.
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40% Bias Score
US Declines Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada, Signaling Shift in Drug Enforcement
The US Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against El Mayo Zambada, a 77-year-old Mexican drug lord arrested last year, and has made similar decisions for Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, signaling a potential shift in US drug enforcement strategy involving plea b...
US Declines Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada, Signaling Shift in Drug Enforcement
The US Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against El Mayo Zambada, a 77-year-old Mexican drug lord arrested last year, and has made similar decisions for Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, signaling a potential shift in US drug enforcement strategy involving plea b...
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48% Bias Score
Tennessee Executes Byron Black Amid Ethical Concerns
Byron Black, 69, convicted of murdering his girlfriend and two daughters in 1988, was executed in Tennessee on Tuesday despite ethical concerns about his implanted defibrillator and alleged intellectual disability; this is the 28th execution this year, exceeding the 2024 total and marking a five-yea...
Tennessee Executes Byron Black Amid Ethical Concerns
Byron Black, 69, convicted of murdering his girlfriend and two daughters in 1988, was executed in Tennessee on Tuesday despite ethical concerns about his implanted defibrillator and alleged intellectual disability; this is the 28th execution this year, exceeding the 2024 total and marking a five-yea...
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48% Bias Score
Aussies Transferred to Bali's Kerobokan Prison Over Gangland Killing
Three Australians are facing potential death sentences in Bali after being transferred to Kerobokan prison following a police re-enactment of the execution-style murder of Melbourne underworld figure Zivan "Stipe" Radmanovic on June 14th.
Aussies Transferred to Bali's Kerobokan Prison Over Gangland Killing
Three Australians are facing potential death sentences in Bali after being transferred to Kerobokan prison following a police re-enactment of the execution-style murder of Melbourne underworld figure Zivan "Stipe" Radmanovic on June 14th.
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52% Bias Score
Florida Sets Execution Record with Death of Edward Zakrzewski
Edward Zakrzewski, 60, was executed in Florida on August 2, 2025, for the 1994 murders of his wife and two children, setting a state record for executions in a single year since the death penalty's reinstatement.
Florida Sets Execution Record with Death of Edward Zakrzewski
Edward Zakrzewski, 60, was executed in Florida on August 2, 2025, for the 1994 murders of his wife and two children, setting a state record for executions in a single year since the death penalty's reinstatement.
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40% Bias Score
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