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The Latest Breaking News from Missouri

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

Williams long maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by victim’s family, jurors and office that tried him

The Guardian - US

Instagram Removes MAGA Republican Who Spent Months Violating Company Policy Posting Homophobic Slurs

Meta has removed the Instagram account of a former far-right Missouri political candidate whose content featured hate speech and violent rhetoric against the LBBTQ+ community.

Latin Times

Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial

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Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams faces execution today. Prosecutors argue he’s ‘likely innocent’

Williams, 55, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6pm CT on Tuesday for the murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter

The Independent UK

Missouri Death Row Inmate Marcellus Williams Scheduled For Execution

Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate in Missouri, faces execution despite maintaining innocence, sparking concerns about potential injustice in capital p...

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Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ objections and innocence claims

Prosecutors raise concerns about lack of evidence as family of victim supports saving Williams from the death penalty

The Guardian - US

If Trump wins the election, he could launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

Republican state lawmakers are already targeting trans people with discriminatory policies. A second-term Trump is likely to use the US government to launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

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Source of person's recent bird flu case remains a mystery — and experts say that's concerning

The latest human case of bird flu in the U.S. occurred in a patient with no reported exposure to affected animals, sparking questions over whether the virus is spreading between people. Experts say that's unlikely but argue the case raises other concerns.

LiveScience

SEC Disbands ESG Task Force Amidst Setbacks And Growing Corporate Priorities‌ ‌

Enforcement group dismantled as ESG rules stall, companies shift focus to inflation, AI, and geopolitics. ‌

Zenger

Missouri Civil Rights Leader Issues Last-Minute Demand to Spare Inmate From Execution: 'Incredible Miscarriage of Justice'

Over a half-million other people are advocating for the exoneration of Marcellus Williams, whom they believe is innocent.

International Business Times

Missouri may execute "innocent" man

Marcellus Williams is set to be executed on Sept. 24 for a 1998 murder that prosecutors say he did not commit

Salon

Missouri Supreme Court To Hear Marcellus Williams Case

Marcellus Williams faces execution despite doubts on DNA evidence and concerns about racial bias in his case.

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The Independent UK

Modern Family star says it’s ‘hurtful’ that spin-off based on their character was scrapped

‘I think it would have been a slam dunk,’ said the actor

The Guardian - US

Mysterious Missouri bird flu case shows complications of outbreak response

First case of person to contract H5N1 after no known animal contact highlights federal-state agency relationships

The Independent UK

Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution

Marcellus Williams, 55, avoided execution at last minute in 2017

The Independent UK

White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn't have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit

A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City, Missouri, police detective

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Latin Times

GOP-led States in the Midwest Spend Millions Supporting Texas Border Operation Despite Sitting Thousands of Miles Away

Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska have spent approximately $7.1 million sending national guards, state troopers and other types of law enforcement to Texas

Reason

Brickbat: Show Me

A Missouri judge has ordered officials in the city of Edgar Springs to immediately empty its bank account of all but $10,000 and pay Rebecca Varney $47,886 of a $79,716 judgment against the city. The judge also ordered that city officials must also put a tax increase on the November…

Zenger

Statewide Ballot Measures Surge In 2024, Voters To Decide On Record Number‌ ‌

From abortion rights to minimum wage hikes, key trends in state ballot measures as voters face crucial decisions.‌ ‌

Zenger

Record 160 Statewide Ballot Measures In 2024: Voters To Decide On Key Issues Including Abortion

2024 sees highest number of state ballot measures since 2018, covering abortion rights, noncitizen voting, minimum wage, and more.‌

Salon

Missouri doctors endorse abortion rights

Amendment 3 would reverse the state's near-total abortion ban, which doctors say has harmed their patients

The Conversation

Abortion rights are on 10 state ballots in November − Democrats can’t count on this to win elections for them

Ten states will vote on ballot initiatives on abortion this November: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada and South Dakota.

The Independent UK

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away

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