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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)

Qualcomm headquarters in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego is shown in a file photo from July 20, 2005. Qualcomm says the U.S. International Trade Commission has commenced an investigation into whether Nokia Corp. and its U.S. subsidiary have engaged

Qualcomm: Snapdragon makes for more secure smartphone kill switch
CNET The chipmaker says its Snapdragon processors are an important element to creating secure methods of rendering mobile devices bricks if stolen. by September 15, 2014 8:28 AM PDT facebook twitter... (photo: AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

File - Armed policemen guard their positions in front of Kunming Railway Station in Kunming, in western China's Yunnan province, Sunday, March 2, 2014.

Four on trial in China for Kunming station attack
BBC News Four people accused of participating in a deadly mass knife attack in China have gone on trial in Kunming. The group are alleged to have led the March attack at a Kunming station that killed 31 people... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)

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Nigeria's Peter Odemwingie, center, celebrates with his teammates Michael Babatunde, left, and Emmanuel Emenike after scoring the opening goal

Champ Nigeria loses at home in African qualifying
Boston Herald CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Defending champion Nigeria threw away a 1-0 lead in losing 3-2 at home to Republic of Congo on Saturday at the start of the final qualifiers for... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano)

Roger Federer of Switzerland greets cheering fans after his match against Grega Zemlja of Slovenia at the ABN AMRO world tennis tournament at Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands

US Open: Roger Federer is walking on air thanks to Michael Jordan
London Evening Standard Roger Federer is an idol for millions around the world but at the US Open here last night the 33-year-old Swiss had a chance to pay tribute to one of his own heroes. The... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)

Real Madrid 2-0 Cordoba: Benzema & Ronaldo ensure winning start for Los Blancos
Goal The Frenchman opened the scoring on the half-hour mark before his Portuguese colleague sealed all three points for the hosts right at the death Karim Benzema and... (photo: AP / Angel Fernandez)

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... (photo: WN / Geeta)

Japan's Skymark Airlines Surges 28%
Business Insider A Skymark Airlines Inc's airplane is parked at Haneda airport in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Japan's Skymark Airlines Inc jumped 28 percent on Tuesday after the... (photo: Creative Commons / Shacho0822)

Michael Brown Sr., holds up a photo of himself, at right, his son, Michael Brown, top left, and a young child during a news conference Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Jennings, Mo. Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014.

FBI probes police shooting of teen Michael Brown
The Australian A BLACK American teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer had his hands raised when the officer approached him with his weapon drawn and fired repeatedly,... (photo: AP / Jeff Roberson)

Vandalism, Looting After Vigil For Black Teen Killed By Police
Huffington Post FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A day of anger over a fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in suburban St. Louis turned to mayhem as people looted businesses, vandalized... (photo: AP / Sid Hastings)

Oscar Pistorius sits in court during his trial, in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. The chief defense lawyer for Pistorius delivered final arguments in the athlete's trial on Friday, alleging that Pistorius thought he was in danger when he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and also that police mishandled evidence at the house where the shooting happened.

Verdict date set in Oscar Pistorius murder trial
Stuff The judge in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius said on Friday (local time) that she will give a verdict on September 11, ending a televised trial that stretched for... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)

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.... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)