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  "id": 13317977,
  "title": "Firing squad and a live broadcast: As midterm elections approach, Washington stages the execution of Nidal Hasan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/firing-squad-and-a-live-broadcast-as-midterm-elections-approach",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T03:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/10/firing-squad-and-a-live-broadcast-as-midterm-elections-approach-washington-stages-the-execution-of-nidal-hasan_6758444_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense, announced that the man responsible for the terrorist attack at Fort Hood in Texas will be executed by firing squad on December 3 at exactly 1:30 pm, the same time he opened fire in 2009.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump sends mixed signals on livestreaming Hasan execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-sends-mixed-signals-on-livestreaming-hasan-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-09T22:03:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "What is a firing squad execution? Is it legal in the US? What to know about plans to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/what-is-a-firing-squad-execution-is-it-legal-in-the-us-what-to-know",
        "published": "2026-10-09T23:55:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}