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What happened at the nation's first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account ( apnews.com )

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas.

George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI ( apnews.com )

The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday asks that a judge order the podcast outlet, Dudesy, to immediately take down the audio special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” in which a synthesis of Carlin, who died in 2008, delivers commentary on current events....

In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins and robberies ( apnews.com )

In-N-Out Burger says it will close its first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins, property damage, theft and robberies affecting customers and employees alike at its only restaurant in Oakland, California....

44% of Americans can't pay an unexpected $1,000 expense from savings. ‘We're just not wired to save,’ expert says ( www.cnbc.com )

When faced with an unexpected $1,000 expense, more than one-third of Americans would borrow the money, according to a new Bankrate survey. That may include tapping their credit cards, seeking money from friends or family or taking out a personal loan....

Biden to deploy CIA director to help broker major Gaza deal ( www.washingtonpost.com )

President Biden plans to dispatch CIA Director William J. Burns in the coming days to help broker an ambitious deal between Hamas and Israel that would involve the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza and the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began last year, according to officials familiar with the...

West Virginia GOP majority pushes contentious bills arming teachers, restricting bathrooms, books ( apnews.com )

West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature pushed forward a slate of contentious bills Wednesday that would arm teachers, allow people to sue libraries over books that offend them and restrict where transgender kids can use the bathroom at school....

Jon Stewart Returns to ‘Daily Show’ as Monday Host, Executive Producer ( variety.com )

After scuttling a months-long search for a new host, the Paramount Global network said it had enlisted Jon Stewart, who presided over the late-night mainstay’s most popular era, to serve as its host on Monday nights throughout the 2024 election cycle and to run the program. He is expected to oversee the program through 2025....

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