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Apr 03

5 important stories that don’t have anything to do with politics

By Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Joshua Barajas, Laura Santhanam

before the latest chapter in the Russian investigation threatens to wrestle control of the 24-hour news cycle, here are five important stories that may not have shown up in your Facebook feed.

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Mar 28

Supreme Court rules in favor of Texas death row inmate who argued intellectual disability

By Associated Press

"Texas cannot satisfactorily explain why it applies current medical standards for diagnosing intellectual disability," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote.

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Jan 10

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News Wrap: Dylann Roof is first to get death sentence for federal hate crime

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal jury sentenced Dylann Roof to death for the racially motivated murder of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. Also, nearly 40 people died in a pair of bombings near the Afghan Parliament…

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Dec 21

Death sentences decline sharply as public attitudes shift

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press

Only 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s.

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Nov 27

Death penalty and mental disability at issue for justices

By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to examine whether Texas is trying to put to death a convicted killer who's intellectually disabled, which would make him ineligible.

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Nov 08

Death penalty, gun control, pot among ballot-measure issues

By David Crary, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Voters in some states weighed in Tuesday on several of most volatile issues facing America — gun control, marijuana legalization, the death penalty and the right of a terminally ill person to get a doctor's help in…

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Nov 07

Do Americans still support the death penalty?

By Laura Santhanam

The four ballot initiatives on the death penalty this year -- one apiece in Nebraska and Oklahoma, and two separate measures in California -- are the most we’ve ever seen in a single election.

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Nov 02

Watch 7:53
Legal pot, gun control and other big ballot initiatives to watch

By PBS NewsHour

There are more than 150 ballot initiatives this year at the state level, capable of creating huge change for voters. Nine states are voting on the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana. Other measures concern gun control, the minimum wage…

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Oct 05

Supreme Court considers racial discrimination in death penalty case

By Laura Santhanam

In 1997, Duane Edward Buck was sentenced to die after he was convicted of killing two people and wounding a third in Houston, Texas. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today to decide whether Buck received a fair trial.

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Oct 03

Watch 4:22
News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian…

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