US executes its Public Enemy No1
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Timothy McVeigh, who bombed a federal building in Oklahoma City, OK, killing 168 people, has been executed by lethal injection. The execution has attracted mixed reactions, with some observers feeling that it was not appropriate in a civilized society.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Too young to drink, but not to die
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The case of Napoleon Beazley, who faces execution by lethal injection after being found guilty of carrying out a murder in 1994 at the age of 17, has renewed debate about whether the death penalty is used appropriately in the US. Many observers feel that Beazley should not be executed because he was a juvenile when the crime was committed.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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He is just one of many. But the story of Bob Cotton is a human tragedy on an epic scale
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Bob Cotton, a school caretaker from Dursley, England, is among those missing following the train crash near Paddington station, London, England. He was travelling to a meeting of the local government committee of the public services union Unison in London, and is presumed to have been killed in the crash. His death has been greeted with shock and sadness in the local community, where he was widely known and respected.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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