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President Joe Biden commuted the sentences on Monday of 37 death row inmates, citing his conscience as a force behind the decision. He also left the death sentences unchanged for three men charged with hate-motivated mass shootings and terrorism. Biden, who imposed a moratorium on federal executions during his administration, commuted the death sentences to […]
The UN now says 207 people were killed in a slum neighborhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, earlier this month. The United Nations has raised the death toll of a recent mass killing in Haiti, saying its investigation found that 207 people were killed by a gang, including dozens of older people and Vodou religious leaders. […]
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.” Source link
As of 2021, 2,382 prisoners in the U.S. were under sentence of death, both on the state and federal levels. Of those sentenced, 98 percent are male and 40 percent Black. The use of the death penalty, while has been gradually disappearing in the United States, remains popular among a majority of Americans despite widespread […]
Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, changing their punishment to life imprisonment without parole. The decision follows mounting pressure from campaigners who warned that the president-elect, Donald Trump, backs the death penalty and restarted federal executions during his first term after a 17-year hiatus. “Make no […]
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the death sentences of 37 inmates, leaving only three people on death row in federal prisons. The commuted sentences will be reclassified to life sentences without the possibility of parole, according to the White House. “These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my Administration has imposed on federal executions, in […]
One should always wait at train crossings because it’s never worth risking your life to sneak through https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 8 hours ago A 23-year-old driver survived a train slicing his BMW X5 in half without injury. The man ignored lowered boom gates and flashing red lights warning of the train. Bulgarian authorities plan […]
The death toll in the attack on a busy Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has risen to five. Saxony-Anhalt governor Reiner Haseloff also said that more than 200 people in total were injured, many seriously, when a Saudi doctor intentionally drove a black BMW into the market on Friday evening. Chancellor Olaf […]
MAGDEBURG, Germany — The state governor, Reiner Haseloff, told reporters that the death toll rose to five from a previous figure of two and that more than 200 people in total were injured. Germans on Saturday mourned both the victims and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor intentionally drove into a Christmas […]
The actress is best known for playing Cherel de Villiers in ‘Isidingo’. South African actress Michelle Botes died on Saturday morning after battling cancer. She was 63 years old. Botes’ talent agency, Oh Talent Management, confirmed the news on social media. “It was an honour knowing you over this past year. Your commitment to your craft was […]