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  "id": 13076835,
  "title": "US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-to-livestream-army-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-13076835",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:13:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/us-to-livestream-army-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US military will livestream the execution of former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad, marking the first such execution by the US military since 1945. Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is set to be executed on December 3 at the Texas base where the shooting occurred. The Pentagon plans to stream the execution, although no other country has done so before. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who advocated for the firing squad, stated the decision was \"a no-brainer.\" No compelling reason exists to make the execution public, according to military law expert Jonathan Lurie.",
  "summary": "Nidal Hasan would be first to be executed by US military firing squad since 1945.",
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "US to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution: Pentagon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-to-livestream-fort-hood-shooters-execution-pentagon",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:48:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-to-livestream-army-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:52:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-to-livestream-army-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-13034247",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:08:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter prompts fierce political backlash – US politics live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pentagon-plan-to-livestream-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-prompts",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:50:42.000Z"
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  "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."
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