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  Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution

  Oct 3, 2026 ·BBC News(Center)

  Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.

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  Departure comes as the state investigates what went wrong during Pike's lethal injection.

  Oct 3, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

  Tennessee's top prison official turned in his resignation days after the failed attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Pike , the state announced Saturday. Gov. Bill Lee said Department of Correction commissioner Frank Strada would step down this month. Strada, who had served as commissioner since 2023, said he would cooperate with the independent investigation of the failed execution attempt

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  How did the beltway take Trump's AI accord?

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

  {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story How did the beltway take Trump's AI accord? In a deep dive, The Hill's Julia Shapero and Mallory Wilson examine how Trump's "self-policing" AI accord is landing in Washington as concerns mount over the tech's safety. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press While Trump says industry officials can self-police,...

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  Ex-GOP lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

  Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration. Rivera, a longtime friend and former roommate of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been in federal custody without bond...

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  Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying scheme

  Oct 2, 2026 ·BBC News(Center)

  River's ex-housemate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, testified he had no idea about his activities.

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  Cornell assault case spurs call for ‘bad Samaritan’ laws fining non-acting bystanders

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Straight Arrow News(Center)

  A legal scholar says 29 states have laws requiring crime witnesses to report or intervene when safely possible. He wants New York to become one of them.

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  Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

  Data: Death Penalty Information Center ; Note: New Hampshire abolished the death penalty but retains one prisoner on death row; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Christa Pike 's survival after two lethal injection doses has put state execution protocols nationwide under new scrutiny. The big picture: How prisoners are executed varies by state , with lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas and firing squad

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  Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest

  Oct 2, 2026 ·BBC News(Center)

  The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

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  Facing Prison in France for Stating Basic Facts

  Oct 2, 2026 ·RealClearPolitics(Lean right)

  I went on television to debate what makes a woman a woman. Four years later, I have a criminal conviction and face new charges that could put me in prison, writes Dora Moutot.

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  Ex-Congressman Headed To The Slammer For Working With Commies

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  Former Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for secretly lobbying on behalf of the Venezuelan government and laundering millions of dollars tied to the work. U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian handed down the sentence after a federal jury convicted Rivera, 61, in May of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, conspiracy to commit money laun

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  Luigi Mangione police bodycam arrest video unsealed

  Oct 2, 2026 ·NewsNation(Center)

  Parts of the body camera footage were shown during a suppression hearing in New York but had not been publicly released.

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  Why The ‘Cornell 7’ Story Didn’t Actually Start Inside A Frat House

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  I’m not going to litigate the “Cornell Seven” case here. There are police interviews, text messages, conflicting accounts, and serious allegations. Everyone has already picked through the evidence and decided what they think happened inside that fraternity house. If you want to know where I stand on that part, my colleague Chloe Trapanotto has a pretty good hot take you can watch here . But come b

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  Red Mass Explosive Man Asked S. Ct. to "Remove Arizona from the United States" and "Declare It a 'Foreign Enemy'"

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  From a Justice Department press release Monday: Louis Geri, 42, of Vineland, New Jersey, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 70 months in prison in connection with threatening to detonate more than 100 homemade explosive devices on the steps of St. Matthew's Cathedral during the annual Red Mass attended by U.S. Supreme Court Justices and other senior government officials, announced U.S.

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  Sanders, AOC, Merkley propose bill to ban Flock cameras

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Politico(Lean left)

  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Friday released text of legislation intended to ban the use of Flock surveillance cameras and other license plate readers. Flock has faced severe public backlash against the surveillance technology following reports that police officers misused the technology to track women, and it has the largest

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  Gypsy Rose Blanchard says partner Ken Urker was struggling before his death

  Oct 2, 2026 ·NewsNation(Center)

  Ken Urker and Gypsy Rose met while she was in prison for the murder of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.

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  DHS torches sanctuary Fairfax after accused child predator released despite immigration detainer

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  Homeland security officials blasted Fairfax County, Virginia after DHS arrested an illegal immigrant convicted of pedophilic crimes, including aggravated sexual battery of a parent with a child and illicit filming of a naked minor, following the Democrat-led municipality's refusal to honor an ICE detainer. The dispute comes as DHS and Republicans in Congress remain at odds with county leaders, inc

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  Hundreds Of Schools Shut Down As Students Riot

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  Paris is burning, but this time, the kids are holding the matches. What started as a teenage tantrum over hot classrooms and missing teachers has exploded into full-blown chaos across France. Masked high school students and leftist agitators have turned Parisian schools and suburban schoolyards into war zones, hurling Molotovs, torching entrance halls, and fighting with riot police. By Friday, the

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  San Francisco's car crime has plunged. How much credit does Flock deserve?

  Oct 2, 2026 ·NPR(Lean left)

  San Francisco leaders say AI-powered cameras helped drive a dramatic decline in car crime. We examine the evidence — and whether the city can keep its high-tech dragnet without sacrificing civil liberties. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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  Lawyer says 57 Cornell frat members were in the group chat. Could their silence be a crime?

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Straight Arrow News(Center)

  The 57 people in a group chat where the Cornell assault was openly discussed may not have been forced to report it. That may change.

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  Trump’s ‘self-policing’ AI accord faces skepticism

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

  The signing of an AI accord by President Trump and tech leaders has done little to quell concerns over the lack of guardrails surrounding artificial intelligence. While Trump says industry officials can self-police, critics say more is needed to make sure AI development doesn’t get out of hand, even as some described it as a...