The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will be livestreamed next month, in a radical departure from the previous norm.
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execution → say → norm
Hegseth said “we’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand there’s serious consequences for these types of things”.
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people → say → things
Hasan opened fire at a medical processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, on 5 November 2009, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more.
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Hasan → open → dozens
A military jury sentenced him to death in 2013 and he has been held at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas ever since.
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he → sentence → Kansas
The last known case of a military firing squad in the US was in November 1945.
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case → know → November
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Why is Hegseth being criticised over the Iran war?
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Hegseth → criticise → war
The Democratic senator Chris Murphy said Hegseth was “determined to hide the cost and the consequences of this war from the American public”.
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Hegseth → say → public
Murphy claimed the Pentagon blocked him from visiting a military base in Qatar and that an Iranian strike on the US embassy in Riyadh was far worse than the public were led to believe.
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public → claim → Riyadh
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What has Donald Trump said about the US war on Iran?
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Trump → say → Iran
The US president has promised not to attack Iran before November’s US midterm elections, outlining a pause on the protracted war he has struggled to end after almost eight months.
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he → promise → months
A Reuters/Ipsos survey from late September found that only about a third of Americans approved of the strikes on Iran.
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third → find → Iran
Billionaires fund California ballot measure to make voters show ID at polls
Billionaires across the US are spending vast sums to support California’s Proposition 39, a measure that would require voters to show identification before casting their ballots.
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that → fund → ballots
The measure is being promoted amid a nationwide push by the Trump administration to restrict voting.
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measure → promote → voting
California Republicans have long sought to advance a voter ID initiative in the state.
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Republicans → seek → state
Various out-of-state conservative donors have given millions of dollars in support.
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donors → give → support
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Why are some voters calling Missouri’s elections ‘dizzying and embarrassing’?
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voters → call → elections
Thanks to a protracted legal battle over an effort by Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional map, some voters are no longer sure which congressional district they live in or who will be on their ballot paper for the midterms.
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who → redraw → midterms
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What happened in last night’s crucial midterm debates?
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What → happen → debates
Rachel Leingang, George Chidi and Auzzy Byrdsell have rounded up the key takeaways from debates in the battleground states of Michigan, Georgia and Maine.
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Leingang → round → Michigan
Trump made ‘clear’ that media ban was due to critical coverage, court told
A lawyer who has represented numerous media companies that have sued the Trump administration over access issues has told a court that Donald Trump’s own words are one of the strongest parts of their case, after the US president made clear in a recent interview with Time magazine that he chose to bar three news organizations because of their critical coverage of him.
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chose → make → him
CNN, MS Now and Politico were asking the judge to extend the temporary restraining order (TRO) he issued on 24 September requiring the White House to lift the ban for 14 days.
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he → ask → days
The district court judge Timothy Kelly – a Trump appointee – said he would extend it until next Tuesday.
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he → say → Tuesday
That means the White House will be forced to allow journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico to continue accessing the building until then.
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journalists → mean → building
Film shoot appearing to echo Renee Good killing roils Montana town
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shoot → appear → town
A Daily Wire film production that appears to re-enact elements of Renee Good’s killing has been allowed to continue filming in a rural Montana town.
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that → appear → town
The project, which reportedly stars Danny Trejo and Harvey Keitel, follows an ICE agent’s effort to escape a mob seeking to free an immigrant he has detained, according to its logline.
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he → star → logline
In one video of the shoot that surfaced online, a female actor portraying a protester can be seen driving a beat-up car into a flock of law enforcement agents, knocking one officer down, as another fires his weapon.
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another → surface → weapon
Then, the car abruptly lurches back.
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car → lurch → ?
That scene drew backlash – and real protesters – over its resemblance to an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Good in January.
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scene → draw → January
In other news …
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Four astronauts have returned to Earth from the International Space Station after a medical relief mission.
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astronauts → return → mission
The crew hurried to the ISS eight months ago after an astronaut fell ill in space.
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astronaut → hurry → space
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The DoJ is seeking to charge ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who gave key testimony on the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
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who → seek → Capitol
She said she had been told that Trump lunged for the wheel of an SUV to try to join the mob.
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Trump → say → mob
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An ICE agent shot and injured a man in New York City during an enforcement operation, federal officials said.
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officials → shoot → operation
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Trump says he is considering asking the FBI to investigate the death of Nolan Wells.
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he → say → Wells
Wells’s cause and manner of death are still undetermined, and a Jackson county grand jury declined to indict anyone in his case.
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jury → decline → case
Stat of the day: Thousands turn out to welcome weary USS Lincoln sailors after grueling deployment
Thousands of people flooded to greet the USS Lincoln’s long-awaited return.
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Thousands → turn → return
It left San Diego last November, expected to return in the spring, until the US and Israel launched the war with Iran.
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US → leave → Iran
Culture pick: As pointless as a film based on a toy car could be …
Enjoy a review that gives something an absolute battering?
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that → base → battering
I can recommend Benjamin Lee on Matchbox, who says “John Cena and Jessica Biel collect paychecks in a soulless and synthetic slab of corporate product”.
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Cena → recommend → product
…and 13 more, not listed.
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