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15 mins ago
They stop the execution of a man sentenced to death for not being able to access his veins within the time limit
By Tina Burnside
The scheduled execution for Thursday night of Alabama death row inmate Alan Miller was called off just hours after the US Supreme Court overturned a federal judge's injunction that would have prevented the execution went ahead.
AL.com reported that the execution was halted after officials were unable to access Miller's veins within protocol time limits, according to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm.
"Due to time constraints that resulted in delayed court proceedings, the execution was stayed once it was determined that the condemned man's veins could not be accessed in accordance with our protocol prior to the expiration of the death sentence. Ham said.
Hamm told AL.com that the execution team tried to access Miller's veins to insert IV lines for the lethal injection of three drugs, but couldn't say for sure how long they worked to try to access them.
Miller, who was sentenced to death for the 1999 massacre that left three dead, was returned to his cell on death row, Hamm said.
In a statement, Gov. Kay Ivey said the Hamm Commission met with families to notify them of the cancellation before meeting with the press.
"Despite the circumstances that led to the cancellation of this execution, nothing will change the fact that a jury heard the evidence in this case and made a decision. It does not change the fact that Mr. Miller never contested his crimes. And doing so doesn't change the fact that three families are still in mourning," Ivey said.
The governor said she expects Miller's execution to resume as soon as possible.
22 mins ago
NFL Announces Apple Music as New Partner at Super Bowl Halftime Show
By CNN
The National Football League (NFL) announced Thursday that Apple Music will be its new partner for the Super Bowl halftime show.
“We are proud to welcome Apple Music to the NFL family as our newest partner for the iconic Super Bowl halftime show,” Nana-Yaw Asamoah, NFL senior vice president of partner strategy, said in a statement. .
"We couldn't think of a more appropriate partner for the world's most watched musical performance than Apple Music, a service that entertains, inspires and motivates millions of people around the world through the intersection of music and technology," he added.
The NFL says the partnership with Apple Music is a multi-year deal.
Pepsi, which has been the halftime show's partner for the past 10 years, announced in May that it was ending its contract with the NFL.
"Music and sports hold a special place in our hearts, which is why we're so excited for Apple Music to be a part of the bigger music and soccer stage," said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music and Beats.
"We look forward to even more epic performances next year and beyond with the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show."
According to the NFL, more than 120 million people watched the Super Bowl LVI halftime show that featured Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige earlier this year.
Apple Music's first halftime show will take place during Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
The artists have not yet been announced.
32 mins ago
China's Former Deputy Director of Security Jailed for Life for Bribery Ahead of Key Communist Party Congress
By Wayne Chang in Hong Kong and the CNN bureau in Beijing
Former Vice Public Security Minister Sun Lijun has been jailed for life for taking bribes, manipulating the stock market and illegal possession of firearms, Chinese state media reported Friday, as a crackdown on officials intensifies ahead of a congress. key to the Communist Party.
Sun, 53, who has long been perceived as a potential successor to China's security establishment, was sentenced by a court in northeast China to death, a two-year suspended sentence, which will be commuted to life in prison. without the possibility of parole, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Sun was found to have accepted bribes worth 646 million Juanes (approximately $90.44 million) in his various official duties between 2001 and 2020, Xinhua said, adding that he "manipulated stock prices and trading volumes." ” that prevented losses of 145 million Juanes.
He was also convicted of illegal possession of two firearms.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China's anti-corruption watchdog, launched an investigation into Sun in April 2020 and expelled him from the Communist Party in September 2020. He was accused of corruption and "harboring grossly inflated political ambitions."
Sun's verdict came a day after the same court sentenced former Justice Minister Fu Zhenghua for bribery.
The Sun and Fu verdicts come about a month before the Communist Party meeting, where President Xi Jinping is expected to win an unprecedented third term as China's leader.
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