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Execution of Alabama death row prisoner is called off, state official says, citing time constraints from late-night court battle

By Dakin Andone, CNN Alabama corrections officials Thursday cited time constraints caused by a late-night court battle in halting the scheduled execution of a death row prisoner — the second time in as many months the state failed to carry out an execution before the expiration of a death warrant. Kenneth Smith’s execution by lethal

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University of Virginia shooting victim is no longer intubated and is out of ICU, family friend says

By Travis Caldwell, Amy Simonson and Amanda Musa, CNN Michael Hollins, the University of Virginia football player who was seriously wounded in Sunday’s mass shooting, was taken off intubation and moved from the hospital’s intensive care unit, a family friend told CNN on Thursday. “Mike is doing better today,” Gipson said. “He is in intermediate

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Poland acted with ‘full restraint’ after missile killed two people, ambassador tells UN

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Poland’s ambassador to the United Nations says the country acted with “full restraint” after a suspected Russian-made missile fell inside its border on Tuesday, killing two Polish citizens and sparking fears of an escalation in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Speaking at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday,

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Myanmar to release former British envoy, Australian economist in prisoner amnesty, state media says

By Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN A former British ambassador, an Australian economist and a Japanese journalist are reportedly set to be released by Myanmar’s ruling military junta under an amnesty — along with more than 6,000 other prisoners. Vicky Bowman, Sean Turnell and Toru Kubota are among 5,774 male and 676 female prisoners

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As the Uvalde school district names a new interim police chief, a rare special meeting is expected Saturday to determine senior cop’s fate

By Andy Rose, Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN As a senior law enforcement officer with Uvalde, Texas, police faces potential termination this weekend amid fallout from the Robb Elementary School shooting, the public school district has named its new police chief. Josh Gutierrez was named the interim executive director of safety and security

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5 Georgia sheriff’s office employees placed on administrative duty amid investigations into the beating of a Black man in custody

By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Five Camden County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office employees have been placed on administrative duty amid an internal and a state investigation into the September beating of Jarrett Hobbs, a 41-year-old Black man, while he was in custody, a department spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday. The employees

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