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• Army sets date for Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan to face firing squad

  07-10-2026 05:02 via abcnews.com
  
  Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3, according to a memo from the acting Army secretary.The execution, the first carried out by the U.S. military in more than 60 years, is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT, according to the memo issued Tuesday by acting Army Secretary Adam Telle.The Pentagon announced Monday that Hasan would be executed by firing squad after President Donald Trump approved the decision Friday.Ha
  
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• Christa Pike survived her execution. A 1947 case could shape what comes next.

  07-10-2026 03:45 via usatoday.com
  With the astonishing news that Christa Pike is conscious, talking and making a "medically unprecedented" recovery following her botched execution, Tennessee is now facing a critical question: Will the state try to kill her again?
  "Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care," her attorneys said in a statement on Oct. 6. "Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery."
  So far, Tennessee Gov.
  
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• Trump looms over Susan Collins and Troy Jackson's first Maine Senate debate

  07-10-2026 02:35 via nbcnews.com
  Susan Collins; Troy Jackson. (Getty)Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson debated for the first time Tuesday in Maine, trading attacks over President Donald Trump, the cost of living and abortion in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country.Maine is central to Democrats’ path to the Senate majority as they try to capitalize on Trump’s unpopularity. Jackson tried to do just that Tuesday by tying Collins to Trump, name-checking him at le
  
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• Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution, her lawyers say

  07-10-2026 00:34 via yahoo.com
  Christa Pike is conscious and speaking in the hospital after surviving Tennessee's attempt to execute her last week, her lawyers said Tuesday.“Against all odds, Christa Pike is conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery,” her legal team wrote in
  
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