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Campbell Robertson

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Uganda New York Times world
15 Nov 2019
FRANKFORT, Ky. — For a governor who had invariably made the political personal, it was a pointedly personal outcome on Thursday when Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky bowed to the inevitable and conceded after a recanvass of votes showed clearly that the Democrat Andy Beshear would be the state’s next governor.
In Kentucky, a Governor Who Picked Fights Loses a Big One
Uganda New York Times world
14 Nov 2019
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday conceded to Attorney General Andy Beshear after a recanvass of votes confirmed Beshear’s victory in last week’s governor’s election.
Bevin Concedes Kentucky Governor's Race
Uganda New York Times world
30 Oct 2019
HECTOR, Ark. — In early December, if nothing else changes, Daniel Lewis Lee will be the first federal prisoner put to death in nearly two decades. He was sentenced 20 years ago after being convicted — along with another man, both white supremacists on the hunt for guns and cash — of taping bags over the heads of a husband, wife and 8-year-old girl, tying rocks around them and throwing them into a bayou.
Family Asks U.S. to Spare 'The Persona of Evilness'
Uganda New York Times world
29 Oct 2019
HECTOR, Ark. — In early December, if nothing else changes, Daniel Lewis Lee will be the first federal prisoner put to death in nearly two decades. He was sentenced 20 years ago after being convicted — along with another man, both white supremacists on the hunt for guns and cash — of taping bags over the heads of a husband, wife and 8-year-old girl, tying rocks around them and throwing them into a bayou.
Before First Federal Execution in Years, Family of Victims Dissents
Uganda New York Times world
27 Aug 2019
PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors said on Monday that they would seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue in October, in what has been called the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.
Death Penalty Is Sought for Suspect in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Uganda New York Times world
26 Apr 2019
For all the talk of curbing America’s appetite for mass incarceration and bipartisan support for reducing prison sentences, the number of people incarcerated in the United States declined only slightly in 2017, according to data released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Crime Is Down. U.S. Incarceration Rates? Barely.
Uganda New York Times world
25 Apr 2019
The number of people in prisons and jails in the United States declined slightly in 2017, according to data released on Thursday by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, a decrease driven by policy changes at the state and federal level, but still leaving the country with, by far, the largest known incarcerated population in the world.
Uganda New York Times world
25 Apr 2019
The number of people in prisons and jails in the United States declined slightly in 2017, according to data released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, a decrease driven by policy changes at the state and federal level, but still leaving the country with, by far, the largest known incarcerated population in the world.
Uganda New York Times world
25 Apr 2019
John William King, 44, convicted two decades ago for killing James Byrd Jr. in an act of unfathomable racist brutality in the small town of Jasper, was put to death by the state of Texas on Wednesday night with a dose of pentobarbital.
Texas Executes Man for 1998 Dragging Death
Uganda New York Times world
25 Apr 2019
John William King, 44, convicted two decades ago for killing James Byrd Jr. in an act of unfathomable racist brutality in the small town of Jasper, was put to death by the state of Texas on Wednesday night with a dose of pentobarbital.
Texas Executes Man for 1998 Dragging Death
Uganda New York Times world
24 Apr 2019
On Wednesday evening around 6 p.m., Louvon Harris will be in Huntsville, Texas, about 70 miles north of Houston, for an appointment. She will sit and listen to the words, if any, from the man who tortured and killed her oldest brother over two decades ago in an act of unfathomable racist brutality. Then she will watch the state of Texas put him to death.
Texas to Execute White Supremacist for 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr.