The European Union is pouring enormous amounts of money into the United States. Regular multimillion-dollar payments to individuals and organizations in the U.S. raise important questions over Brussels’ interference in U.S. political and social debates including climate change, the death penalty, and membership of the International Criminal Court. It is also not possible to justify EU human rights budgets being spent in one of the world’s freest nations. The EU budget has become synonymous with profligacy, waste, fraud, and mismanagement. It is beyond time for EU member state governments and European parliamentarians to take action. And it is Congress’s duty to ascertain whether these expenditures are in compliance with U.S. laws, and to ensure that American interests are protected.
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A killer who may become the first person put to death in Nevada in 15 years has requested the use of a firing squad rather than lethal injection.
Lawyers for Zane Michael Floyd, who are fighting a possible June execution date, say their client’s request is “not a delaying tactic”.
In court documents seen by the Associated Press, lawyers say the method is “less painful”.
The use of firing squads to carry out the death penalty is rare in the US.
Federal public defence lawyer Brad Levenson said Floyd wanted to avoid the proposed three-drug lethal injection put forward by the state.
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