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  "id": 14019024,
  "title": "Why the US is bringing back firing squads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/why-the-us-is-bringing-back-firing-squads-14019024",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T18:09:44.000Z",
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    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/insights/why-the-us-is-bringing-back-firing-squads"
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  "summary": "America’s use of the death penalty is under renewed scrutiny after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the military would livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad. The former military psychiatrist fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. His execution would mark the first […]",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Why the US is bringing back firing squads",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/why-the-us-is-bringing-back-firing-squads",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:56:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}