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Electric Chair Executions Back In Tennessee As The Only Death Penalty Option
The Inquisitr In a related report by The Inquisitr, the state of Utah is considering bringing back firing squad executions for their death penalty because it’s considerably cheaper than lethal injection and... (photo: Creative Commons)

Leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie, bottom center, and senior Brotherhood figurer Salah Soltan, right, gesture, during an appearance at a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

Egypt condemned after court hands down 683 death sentences
Mail Guardian South Africa The United Nations and Washington have condemned death sentences handed to 683 alleged exremist Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie, in an Egyptian court Monday after a... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abu Zaid)

India hopeful of solution to food subsidy issue at WTO
The Siasat Daily New Delhi, August 20: India is hopeful of a solution to the food stockpile issue at the WTO negotiations beginning next month at Geneva, which will also pave the way for signing of the trade... (photo: WN / Geeta)

LinkedIn Is Paying $6 Million In Back Wages And Damages To Employees
Business Insider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp <LNKD.N> agreed to pay about $6 million in back overtime and damages to 359 current and former employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)

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U.N. tries to halt Israeli defense
WorldNetDaily Just after midnight Monday morning, the U.N. Security Council ratified a draft presidential statement calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, the first Security Council... (photo: UN / Loey Felipe)

Protestors gather to demonstrate against the Facebook page which encourages users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, May 21, 2010.

Pakistani mob attacks minority Muslims, kills 3
Fresno Bee LAHORE, Pakistan — A Pakistani mob burned down several homes belonging to the minority Ahmadi sect in the country's east, killing a woman and her two granddaughters... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)

The gurney used to restrain condemned prisoners during the lethal injection process is shown in the Texas death house Tuesday, May 27, 2008 in Huntsville, Texas. For decades, the Supreme Court declined to address execution methods and whether such punishment should apply to child rapists. In its latest term, the court addressed both, but neither ruling solves capital punishment arguments. Instead, there will be even more litigation claiming lethal injection causes extreme suffering, say death penalty oppo

Arizona execution takes nearly 2 hours
Boston Herald PHOENIX — A condemned murderer took nearly two hours to die and gasped for about 90 minutes during an execution in Arizona that quickly rekindled the national debate on... (photo: AP / Pat Sullivan)

Friend of Boston bomber suspect arrested over gun link
The Daily Telegraph Related Articles Friend of Boston bombing suspect found guilty of obstructing police investigation 21 Jul 2014 Death penalty sought for Boston bomber 31 Jan 2014 Boston... (photo: Creative Commons)

Governor Rick Perry speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC.

Republican first round pits Paul against Perry
Stars and Stripes Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Rand Paul, of Kentucky, are the first would-be contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination to go mano-a-mano. The fight is... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)

Boeing 737-200 of MAS at Brunei International Airport in 1987.Malaysian Airline System took all domestic routes within Malaysia and international routes out of that country, as well as the remaining fleet of Fokker F27's. It began flights on 1 October 1972.

Plane Disaster Could Be A Game Changer
Orange News 18 July 2014, 5:47 Plane Disaster Could Be A Game Changer Tweet If Russia in any way had a hand in flight MH17's fate, calls for Western governments to intensify their... (photo: Creative Commons / Rolf Wallner)

Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of an official breakfast in his honour hosted by the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Dilma Rousseff, Brasilia, Brazil, 15 July, 2014.

Ukraine conflict: Putin says sanctions will backfire
BBC News Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced the latest US sanctions against his country, saying they will damage relations and hurt businesses from both countries. The... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the British Business Embassy conference in London

Cameron pushes Juncker on EU reform
Belfast Telegraph David Cameron will press the case for reform in Europe when he holds talks with Jean-Claude Juncker today. After failing to block his appointment as European Commission... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)

Will marijuana make your kids stupid?
CNN updated 7:33 AM EDT, Thu July 10, 2014 There appears to be a shift in the United States in favor of relaxing marijuana laws, a topic that has dipped in and out of the... (photo: WN / Sebastián Castillos)