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Alleged D.C. National Guard shooter could face death penalty with new charges

CBS News 17 Jun 2026
New charges were filed against a man accused of fatally shooting one National Guard member and gravely injuring another in Washington, D.C., opening the door for the DOJ to seek the death penalty if he's convicted ... .
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SC Supreme Court hears arguments against secrecy laws around death penalty

The Post and Courier 17 Jun 2026
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could allow information about the state’s execution methods to be made public. The state argues that much of the information was public already ... .
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Ohio Republican governor urges end to death penalty, saying it cannot be morally justified

The Guardian 17 Jun 2026
“I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder,” DeWine said on Tuesday.
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Bill creating harsher penalty for trafficking infants approved in Pa. House

The Daily Item 17 Jun 2026
HARRISBURG — Legislation that would raise the crime of trafficking infants to a felony cleared the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday ....
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Ohio Governor Says State Should End the Death Penalty, Breaking With His Party

New York Times 17 Jun 2026
During a news conference on Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, called on state lawmakers to end all executions, a practice he once supported ... .
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Amazon faces billions in penalties from potential U.S. FTC ad suit: Report

The Hindu 17 Jun 2026
The FTC has ‌a possible complaint against Amazon as part of an ongoing probe, ‌Bloomberg reported ....
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GOP Ohio governor wants to abolish the death penalty

TimesDaily 17 Jun 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is no longer a deterrent to violent crime, confirming his change of heart on the policy he helped write as a ... .
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MOM appealing for higher penalty after PSA fined $225k over 2017 death of worker at ...

Straits Times 17 Jun 2026
A PSA employee was crushed to death in 2017 while performing maintenance work at Keppel Terminal ....
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It’s not justice: There’s no ‘moral’ death penalty

NWA Online 17 Jun 2026
As a longtime death penalty abolitionist, I've often compared the death penalty in America to a train with no brakes. Once the machinery starts moving, it becomes extraordinarily difficult to stop ... .
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