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Multiple executions are scheduled in Texas, Georgia, and Alabama within days, though a Georgia judge stayed one. The article reports the schedules, legal stay, and recent execution statistics, including Florida's outsized role under Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Gerard Joseph “Jerry” Howell, a New Orleans priest accused of sexually abusing children in the deaf community, died at 87 after an apparent fall in Texas. The article reports that the archdiocese knew of allegations for decades, continued supporting him, and later marked him deceased on its abuse list.
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A new national survey finds that 52% of US adults have experienced physical violence and 49% sexual violence in their lifetime, with higher rates of sexual violence among women and links to mental health and economic hardship. The article also notes recent federal cuts to gun violence and public safety grants.
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Texas regulators ordered the Trinidad Police Department to disband after an investigation found it failed minimum standards and provided no public benefit. The probe followed the arrest of Jennifer Combs for a Facebook post about contaminated drinking water, and the department is set to close with the county sheriff taking over.