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August 14, 2018

Nebraska Prepares to Carry Out First Execution in U.S. with Fentanyl
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The state of Nebraska is scheduled to carry out its first execution in
more than 20 years today. Carey Dean Moore is set to be killed using a
three-drug cocktail that includes fentanyl, which has never been used
before in an execution. On Friday a federal judge rejected a move by a
German pharmaceutical company to block the killing. More than 60,000
opponents of the death penalty have also signed a petition urging
Nebraska's governor to call off the execution.


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