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June 16, 2020

Federal Gov't Schedules Four Executions, Breaking Nearly 2-Decade Moratorium
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The federal government has scheduled the execution of four prisoners
this summer, including three next month. They will be the first federal
executions in nearly two decades, after the Trump administration
reinstated federal capital punishment last year.


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