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The Death Penalty Faces Another Trial
Last week in Oklahoma, Clayton Lockett became the latest in a series of death row inmates who have visibly suffered during their executions.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenLast week in Oklahoma, Clayton Lockett became the latest in a series of death row inmates who have visibly suffered during their executions. Are judges being bullied into allowing the use of untested drugs for lethal injections? What's the impact on the continued debate over abolishing capital punishment? Also, the high court approves of public prayer, and young blood might be a fountain of youth for old people.
Banner image: The lethal injection bed used in the retired Southern part of the Penitentiary of New Mexico. Photo: Ken Piorkowski
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3 storiesHigh Court Approves of Public Prayer
Today, the US Supreme Court, in another five to four ruling, ruled that religious invocations do not violate the separation of church and state. The complaint of two women who sued the town Greece was rejected. David Savage covers the court for the Los Angeles Times .
Read the story8 minThe Death Penalty Faces Another Trial
Oklahoma is investigating last week's execution of Clayton Lockett — so horribly botched one witness said, "It looked like torture." The state used a mixture of lethal drugs never used before in that combination. Lockett was conscious for several minutes before dying of a heart attack.
Read the story34 minCan Young Blood Curb the Effects of Ageing?
There's a familiar cliché — dreaded by the veterans of any occupation -- that "it's time for new blood." Now it turns out there may be something to it. The blood of young mice injected into the streams of old mice seems to reverse some effects of ageing.
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