WorldPingA Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection - despite objections following Christa Pike's botched execution last week.
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WorldPingTexas has executed six people so far in 2026 and plans two more executions scheduled this year…
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WorldPingPike, 50, survived despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital on Sept.30…
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WorldPingThe Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.
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