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Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’

State’s ‘slow and agonizing’ execution of Kenneth Smith using an untested method labeled as cruel by experts and advocates

The Guardian - US

Alabama's Execution of Kenneth Smith with Nitrogen Gas Sparks Controversy

Explore the use of nitrogen gas as a new method of capital punishment in Alabama. Learn about the controversial execution and its impact.

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EU and UN Express Regret Over Alabama's First Nitrogen Execution

The European Union and the U.N. Human Rights Office express regret over the first use of nitrogen gas in an execution in Alabama, stating that the death pe...

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First Thing: Alabama executes Kenneth Smith using untested nitrogen gas method

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The Guardian - UK

Alabama Executes Murderer Through Nitrogen Asphyxiation

Smith is the first person in the world to be put to death using pure nitrogen gas.

International Business Times UK

Alabama Executes Hitman Kenneth Smith In US' First Known Nitrogen Gas Punishment

Kenneth Smith on Thursday became the United States' first known inmate to have been executed through nitrogen hypoxia after his botched lethal injection execution in 2022.

International Business Times

United States: First execution using nitrogen gas asphyxiation

The state of Alabama on Thursday night completed the country's first execution using nitrogen gas asphyxiation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Alabama death row inmate 'writhed for minutes' in first execution using nitrogen gas

Kenneth Eugene Smith said in a final statement: 'Tonight Alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards'

Evening Standard

Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S.

Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, after a slew of last-minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed.

WEKU

Alabama set to use controversial nitrogen gas in execution

Learn about Alabama's controversial use of nitrogen gas for executions. Kenneth Eugene Smith has filed a last-minute appeal to delay his execution. Get the...

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Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’, witnesses say

White House calls death of Kenneth Smith, 58, executed via untested method lawyers say was cruel and unusual, ‘very troubling’

The Guardian - US

What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution

Smith became first inmate in history to be executed with nitrogen gas.

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Alabama's controversial nitrogen gas execution raises concerns of excessive pain

This informative article discusses the concerns surrounding Alabama's use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution, detailing potential risks and lack of t...

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Alabama's first use of nitrogen gas execution method moves forward

The state of Alabama plans to execute Kenneth Smith using an untested method of nitrogen gas, sparking concerns about potential botched procedures and cons...

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Evening Standard

Alabama killer hours from becoming first US inmate to be executed with nitrogen gas

The death will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since 1982

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Supreme Court approves untested execution method amid legal and ethical concerns

The Supreme Court has declined to halt the first known U.S. execution by nitrogen gas in Alabama. Experts are concerned about its untested nature and poten...

The Guardian - US

Canadian firm under fire for supplying equipment for Alabama execution

Private equity firm Onex Corp partly owns company that makes mask for use in untested nitrogen hypoxia execution method

USA Today Sports Media Group

Vikings 2024 NFL draft scouting report: Alabama CB Terrion Arnold

Alabama has been known for producing great NFL Draft prospects in the secondary. Is Terrion Arnold the next great Nick Saban cornerback?

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2024 NFL mock draft: Jaguars add size in the trenches

Who should the Jaguars draft at 17th overall?

The Guardian - US

Nitrogen gas execution: how it works and why it’s controversial

Kenneth Smith, who was executed by Alabama, appeared to convulse during procedure, as critics have likened it to human experimentation

The Guardian - US

‘I’m not ready, brother’: US man to be put to death months after botched execution attempt

Kenneth Smith, to be executed in Alabama by untested nitrogen-gas method, tells Guardian of nightmares from failed lethal injection

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Controversial Nitrogen Gas Execution Sparks International Outrage

Learn about the upcoming execution using nitrogen gas in Alabama and the concerns raised by UN experts regarding the method and its implications.

Ballotpedia

Thirty-six candidates are running for Alabama’s seven U.S. House districts—a decade-high

This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Alabama was Nov. 10, 2023.

The Guardian - US

Alarm as Alabama man to be executed via gas method rejected by veterinarians

Death row prisoner Kenneth Smith, 58, to be killed via nitrogen-gas procedure animal scientists have ruled out for ethical reasons

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Quarterbacks dominate the top of our latest 3-round mock draft update

Nine quarterbacks off the board in the first three rounds of this mock draft update.

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