Headline RoundupJuly 26th, 2019

Federal Government to Resume Capital Punishment

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The federal government will begin using the death penalty for the first time in 15 years, attorney general William Barr announced Thursday. The penalty will resume with the execution of five death row inmates starting in September. Most outlets reported similarly on this news regardless of political leanings. Some reports included detailed descriptions of the five people set for execution.

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