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  "id": 15821061,
  "title": "Florida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/florida-kills-77-year-old-man-in-states-18th-execution-of-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:22:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/20/florida-execution-18th"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Vietnam veteran William Reaves executed by lethal injection despite letter from fellow veterans urging halt Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican governor Ron DeSantis’s aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was pronounced dead at 6.12pm following a three-drug injection at Florida state prison near Starke. He was…",
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Florida puts 77-year-old man to death, carrying out its 18th execution of the year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/florida-puts-77-year-old-man-to-death-carrying-out-its-18th-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-21T00:20:44.000Z"
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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."
}