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Inmate Chooses Firing Squad over Lethal Injection or Electric Chair in South Carolina Execution Battle

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Orangeburg, South Carolina – A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen to be executed by firing squad, following the state’s first death by bullets just five weeks prior. Mikal Mahdi, 41, convicted of killing a police officer in 2004, opted for the firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair as his … Read more

Alaska Airlines NTSB Chair Discloses Pressure System Warnings After Latest Briefing

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PORTLAND, Oregon – The National Transportation Safety Board held a press conference on Monday night to provide updates on the investigation of the accident aboard Alaska Air Flight 1282. This comes after a door plug blew off at 16,000 feet shortly after takeoff from Portland on January 5. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy addressed the public … Read more