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Man killed on Long Island is New York's first lightning death since 2016
Questions mark first day of deliberations at Manafort trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The jury in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort ended its first day of deliberations with a series of questions to the judge, including a request to "redefine" reasonable doubt.
Manafort jury ends first day of deliberations with questions
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The jury in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort ended its first day of deliberations with a series of questions to the judge, including a request to "redefine" reasonable doubt.
Minnesota primary: Ilhan Omar poised to become first Somali-American elected to Congress
Jahana Hayes Could Be Connecticut's First Black Democrat In Congress
Nebraska carries out America's first execution using opioid fentanyl
Nebraska carries out its first execution since 1997
Carey Moore, 60, was put to death at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, a state official told local media at the site. The execution also marked the first time Nebraska has used a lethal injection to kill an inmate since the death penalty was reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976.
Nebraska conducts first US execution with fentanyl
Nebraska on Tuesday carried out America’s first execution using fentanyl — the opioid at the center of the country’s deadly overdose crisis — as part of an untested four-drug combination. Carey Dean Moore, who was sentenced to death for two 1979 murders, was the first prisoner executed in the Midwestern state in 21 years, and the first ever by lethal injection. Moore was pronounced dead at 10:47 am (1547 GMT) in an execution that lasted approximately 20 minutes, according to Scott Frakes, Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
In first, transgender woman wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor
The win “is a defining moment in the movement for trans equality,” Annise Parker, president and CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, which seeks to elect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates, said in a statement. The contest comes at a time of uncertainty for transgender rights, which expanded under the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama.
Connecticut primary – LIVE: Educator Jahana Hayes hoping to become state's first black Democrat in Congress for 5th congressional district primary
