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Mass murderer George Banks, spared from death penalty, dies in prison 43 years after rampage

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Mass murderer George Banks, spared from death penalty, dies in prison 43 years after rampage

63% Center coverage: 57 sources

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the U.S., has died. Related Articles Man accused in a series of 1980s rapes in Florida is convicted in another attack Microsoft $9.7 billion deal with IREN will give it access to Nvidia chips OpenAI and Amazon sign $38 billion deal for AI computing power Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer…See the Story

Knesset committee advances bill introducing death penalty for terrorists — REUTERS / pwu404

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Knesset committee advances bill introducing death penalty for terrorists

Coverage: 26 sources

The proposed law, backed by the Otzma Yehudit party, would allow military courts to impose capital punishment by majority vote for attacks motivated by hatred toward Israel.See the Story

Child Bride in Iran Reportedly Faces Execution Without 'Blood Money' Payment — Public execution for a convicted of rape in Qarchak, Varamin - 26 October 2011 (13900804092502) by Wikipedia Photo - http://media.farsnews.com/media/Uploaded/Files/Images/1390/08/04/13900804092502_PhotoL.jpg (By: Hossein Zohrevand) / CC-BY-4.0

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Child Bride in Iran Reportedly Faces Execution Without 'Blood Money' Payment

46% Right coverage: 13 sources

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Man Killed 18-Year-Old Girlfriend, Unborn Child After She Refused to Get an Abortion, Prosecutors Say

Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered his former manager at a convenience store — Execution chamber, Florida by Wikipedia Photo - Florida Department of Corrections website, http://www.dc.state.fl.us/orginfo/media/photos.html (By: Dept. of Corrections, Please provide photo credit to: Florida Department of Corrections/Doug Smith.) / Creative Commons

Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered his former manager at a convenience store — Execution chamber, Florida by Wikipedia Photo - Florida Department of Corrections website, http://www.dc.state.fl.us/orginfo/media/photos.html (By: Dept. of Corrections, Please provide photo credit to: Florida Department of Corrections/Doug Smith.) / Creative Commons

Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered his former manager at a convenience store

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Man facing death penalty in fatal Santa Fe carjacking wants case delayed due to fed shutdown

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The attorney for a man charged in a fatal carjacking says the government shutdown is preventing her from paying herself or hiring experts to assist in his defense.Government Shutdown · Santa Fe Read Article

Murderers Seek to Overturn Convictions Under California’s Racial Justice Act

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Four condemned murderers are asking the California Supreme Court to overturn their convictions and death sentences claiming that racial prejudice influenced the jury verdicts against them. In 2020 the California Legislature passed AB 2542, called the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law. The Act, in part, allows a convicted criminal to challenge their conviction or sentence if a judge, attorney, law enforcement o…Death Penalty · Los Angeles Read Article

Mass murderer George Banks, spared from death penalty, dies in prison 43 years after rampage

63% Center coverage: 57 sources

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — George Banks, one of the most notorious mass murderers in the U.S., has died. Related Articles Man accused in a series of 1980s rapes in Florida is convicted in another attack Microsoft $9.7 billion deal with IREN will give it access to Nvidia chips OpenAI and Amazon sign $38 billion deal for AI computing power Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer…Death Penalty · Pennsylvania See the Story

Author to discuss the death penalty in America

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Law professor Corinna Barrett Lain will present a discussion on the death penalty based on her new book Secrets of the Killing State: the Untold Story of Lethal Injection.Death Penalty · Toledo Read Article

Child Bride in Iran Reportedly Faces Execution Without 'Blood Money' Payment

46% Right coverage: 13 sources

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Knesset committee advances bill introducing death penalty for terrorists

Coverage: 26 sources

The proposed law, backed by the Otzma Yehudit party, would allow military courts to impose capital punishment by majority vote for attacks motivated by hatred toward Israel.Knesset · Israel See the Story

Executions & Broken System - Sustainable Action Now (SAN)

Across the United States, the death penalty remains a flashpoint of legal, moral, and political contention, revealing profound flaws in the justice system and sparking urgent debates about its continued use. Recent developments—from Ohio lawmakers calling for reform to shocking executions in Florida and Alabama—highlight systemic failures that demand scrutiny, accountability, and a reconsideration of society’s approach to justice. In Ohio, a rem…Death Penalty · Ohio Read Article

Gov. DeSantis says increasing executions brings closure to victims' families

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Quicker executions are better deterrents as well, DeSantis said.Ron DeSantis · Tallahassee See the Story

Man Killed 18-Year-Old Girlfriend, Unborn Child After She Refused to Get an Abortion, Prosecutors Say

67% Center coverage: 9 sources

A man is accused of killing his 18-year-old girlfriend and her unborn child after she refused to get an abortion.Abortion See the Story

2 Men Convicted in Deltona Xbox Murders Resentenced to Death

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After years of appeals, mistrials and changes to Florida’s death penalty law, a judge on Monday will resentence two men convicted in the brutal murders of six people and a dog in a Deltona home in 2004.Xbox See the Story