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New York's Incarcerated Need The Vaccine. Cuomo Isn't Giving It To Them.
The governor's vaccine distribution plan excludes most incarcerated people even though they are uniquely vulnerable to the coronavirus.
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State Lawmakers Have Introduced Nearly 400 Anti-Abortion Bills This Year
Anti-abortion lawmakers are hopeful that one of their bills will be the vehicle used to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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How The U.S. Is Killing Off The Death Penalty
A new book by Maurice Chammah, "Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty,” examines America's uneasy history of capital punishment.
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Largest Domestic Violence Shelter In Dallas Had To Evacuate Twice In Texas Disaster
“You could hear clients screaming ‘The ceiling just caved in,’” said the executive director of the Family Place.
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He Got COVID In Prison. The Government Said He Was 'Recovered.' Then He Died.
The death of a federal prisoner in Indiana illustrates the incomplete and often misleading nature of COVID-19 data released by correctional facilities.
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South Carolina Governor Signs 6-Week Abortion Ban Into Law
The so-called “fetal heartbeat” law is part of a wave of extreme abortion measures passed by GOP-controlled state legislatures and is likely to be blocked in court.
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How A Knoxville Abortion Clinic Became A Target On Anniversary Of Roe v. Wade
In Tennessee, a Planned Parenthood center was attacked at a tumultuous moment in the fight over abortion. The FBI predicts more violence at clinics to come.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Allow Fathers To Veto Abortions
The measure would allow a man who gets a woman pregnant to request an injunction barring her from obtaining an abortion.
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They Covered Trump's Executions Despite The Risk Of COVID-19. Then They Got Sick.
Reporters George Hale and Adam Pinsker together witnessed 12 federal executions over six months before falling ill with the coronavirus.
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5 Women Share Their Stories About Being A COVID-19 ‘Long-Hauler’
For some coronavirus patients, recovery has been elusive. Months later, they’re struggling with lingering — often mysterious — symptoms.
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After Trump's Execution Spree, Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Biden To End Death Penalty
Prosecutors want President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of those on federal death row and end capital punishment once and for all.
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Trump Administration Ends Its Execution Spree By Killing Dustin Higgs
The 48-year-old Maryland man maintained his innocence up until his death. He was the 13th and final person executed during Trump’s term.
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Federal Court Lifts Stay Of Execution For Two Men Scheduled To Die This Week
Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs have argued that lung damage from their recent COVID-19 diagnoses will make their executions more torturous.
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Lisa Montgomery's Final Hours Before The Trump Administration Executed Her
Montgomery's lawyers told HuffPost that she was out of touch with reality before she was killed by lethal injection early Wednesday morning.
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Trump Administration Executes Only Woman On Federal Death Row
The government killed Lisa Montgomery despite objections that her mental state rendered her incompetent for execution.
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Despite Chaos And Calls To Resign, Trump Set To Oversee 3 Executions
After an unprecedented execution spree, the administration hopes to end the lives of three people this week — including two recovering from COVID-19.
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Inside The Race To Save The Only Woman On Federal Death Row
Lisa Montgomery, a mentally ill victim of extreme childhood abuse, will be executed on Jan. 12 unless Trump or the Supreme Court intervenes.
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2 Men On Death Row Say Having COVID-19 Will Increase Their Suffering During Execution
Lethal injection can induce a terrifying sensation of drowning that some experts say may be heightened in COVID-19 patients.
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Only Woman On Federal Death Row Asks Trump To Spare Her Life
Lisa Montgomery, a mentally ill woman who survived extreme childhood abuse, is scheduled to be executed on Jan. 12.
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Second Federal Death Row Prisoner Tests Positive For COVID-19
The outbreak on death row comes after a wave of executions that many warned could be superspreader events.