{
  "id": 11399094,
  "title": "The shame of a violent nation is laid bare in a failed execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-shame-of-a-violent-nation-is-laid-bare-in-a-failed-execution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-shame-of-a-violent-nation-is-laid-bare-in-a-failed-execution-20261002-p61293.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "That a first-world country still has the death penalty, and where convenience overrules mercy, says a lot about America’s lack of humanity and compassion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}