- Oklahoma has put death row executions on hold after a scheduled lethal injection, the first to use a new drug, failed to render an inmate unconscious during the process.
- Georgia becomes the latest state to require drug testing of welfare beneficiaries, despite similar laws being struck down in other states as unconstitutional.
- Pro-Russian militants have taken control of government buildings in Ukraine's easternmost province, giving them a second provincial base of operations and a direct path to Ukraine's coal fields.
- A strike by London tube workers continues into a third day, but commuters are now able to travel as normal across 90% of London's Underground.
- Disney has announced the cast for Star Wars Episode VII, with stars of the original trilogy confirming their roles in the planned December 2015 sequel.
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"Oklahoma has put death row executions on hold after a scheduled lethal injection, the first to use a new drug,"
ReplyDeleteDowntown. Street corner. A couple of dime bags. If you're going to have lethal injection, be practical.