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UN Human Rights Arm Urges US To Halt First Execution By Nitrogen Asphyxiation

UN Human Rights Arm Urges US To Halt First Execution By Nitrogen Asphyxiation

USA NewsFeb 16, 20242 min read

UN human rights agency has appealed to the U.S. Government to halt the imminent execution of an American prisoner by a new and untested method – suffocation by nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted of murder in 1988,…

CFPB Proposes Rule To Curb Overdraft Fees

USA NewsFeb 16, 20243 min read

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule to curb excessive overdraft fees charged by major financial institutions in the U.S. The Rule would require the nation’s largest banks…

US Businessman Arrested For Scheme To Export Semiconductors To Russia

USA NewsFeb 16, 20242 min read

A U.S. businessman has been arrested for operating an years-long scheme to illegally export semiconductors and sensitive technology to Russia for the use of its military and intelligence services. 66…

Ron DeSantis Ends White House Bid, Endorses Trump

USA NewsFeb 16, 20242 min read

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ended his bid for a Republican Party ticket in the 2024 presidential election. DeSantis, who finished a far second to Donald Trump in the Iowa…

U.S. Labor Productivity Jumps 3.2% In Q4, More Than Expected

USA NewsFeb 16, 20242 min read

The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing U.S. labor productivity surged by more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2023. The report said labor productivity shot up…