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Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida Death Sentence Process

Florida’s death penalty sentencing process violates the constitutional rights of criminal defendants by granting judges powers that juries should wield, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, siding with a man convicted of murdering a fried-chicken restaurant manager. The court’s 8-1 decision means death row inmate Timothy Hurst, 37, could be re-sentenced for the 1998 …

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Muslim woman kicked out of Trump rally

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump had a Muslim woman escorted out of his rally in South Carolina on Friday after she stood up in silent protest. A 56-year-old flight attendant, Rose Hamid, was sitting in the stands behind Trump, according to CNN, when Trump suggested that Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war were actually affiliated with …

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Obama’s gun executive actions: Trump “will unsign… so fast”

Republican Party frontrunner Donald J. Trump told supporters at a campaign rally in Biloxi, Mississippi on Saturday that he will veto President Obama’s executive actions on guns if elected to the White House. “The Second Amendment, it’s so great to me,” Trump said. Trump said to loud cheers that there is an “assault” on the …

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Mexico Mayor killed a day after taking office

The mayor of Temixco, Mexico (south of Mexico City) was shot and killed on Saturday, less than a day after she took office, according to officials. Gunmen opened fire on Mayor Gisela Mota at her residence in the city, said the government of Morelos state, where Temixco is located. Two of the presumed assailants were …

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Carly Fiorina roots against alma mater

GOP candidate Carly Fiorina took pandering to an entirely new low on New Years’ Day, saying she’s cheering for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes in the Rose Bowl today against her own alma mater, Stanford University. Fiorina graduated from Stanford in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and medieval history, and also underwent …

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