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New Jersey inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators running without required permits at a massive AI data center; the state has now imposed a record $1.07 million penalty

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New Jersey inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators running without required permits at a massive AI data center; the state has now imposed a record $1.07 million penalty

New Jersey has imposed a record $1.07 million penalty on DataOne after inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators installed and operating without required air-pollution permits at the company’s massive artificial intelligence data center in Vineland. The state Department of Environmental Protection discovered the generators during a July 29 inspection and said each unit had a … Read more

Texas man, charged with murder of his wife, escapes to Milan just before trial; Italy delays extradition, seeks formal assurance that there would be no death penalty

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Texas man, charged with murder of his wife, escapes to Milan just before trial; Italy delays extradition, seeks formal assurance that there would be no death penalty

Texas man, charged with murder of his pregnant wife, flees to Italy just before trial. 40-year-old Lee Mongerson Gilley, a Texas man charged with killing his pregnant wife, fled to Milan with a fake passport and preferred to be imprisoned in Italy instead of Texas, as the state has the death penalty for the crime … Read more

Nick Reiner avoids death penalty over his parents’ killings but still faces life in prison

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Nick Reiner appears with Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene (not pictured) during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Courtin Los Angeles, California, U.S., 23 February 2026. CHRIS TORRES/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo (via REUTERS)

Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner ‘s son will not face the death penalty on charges he fatally stabbed his parents after lying in wait at their home in Los Angeles late last year, prosecutors said Tuesday. Nick Reiner appears with Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene (not pictured) during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Courtin … Read more

Lindsay Clancy trial: Does Massachusetts have the death penalty? What sentence could she face if found guilty?

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Massachusetts has no state death penalty, and Lindsay Clancy’s jury is deciding whether she is criminally responsible for her children’s deaths.. Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial is now with the jury, but the death penalty is not a possible punishment in the case. Massachusetts does not allow capital punishment in state courts. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the state’s death penalty law unconstitutional in 1984. Clancy, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder … Read more

Luigi Mangione update: Could he get life in prison? Does New York allow the death penalty? Explained

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Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty in the federal case. (Steven Hirsch/Pool New York Post)

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal charges over the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He now faces a possible life sentence, while his separate New York state case is still pending. Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty in the federal case. (Steven Hirsch/Pool New York Post) Mangione, 28, admitted in federal court that … Read more

Quote of the day by Plato: “The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is…” — the ancient lesson about choosing who leads

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Quote of the day by Plato: “The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is…” — the ancient lesson about choosing who leads

Leadership can look appealing from a distance, but taking responsibility for other people’s decisions, work or wellbeing is rarely as simple as holding a title. There are times when people step forward because they want authority, and others when they do so because nobody else is willing to take responsibility. Plato’s famous observation examines the … Read more

Why is Luigi Mangione not facing death penalty for Brian Thompson’s murder? The ‘key’ legal twist explained

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Luigi Mangione escaped the federal death penalty after a judge dismissed the murder charge, but he still faces life and state charges.. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP, File) (Jeenah Moon/Pool Reuters via AP)

Luigi Mangione is not facing the death penalty in the federal case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson because a federal judge dismissed the murder charge that allowed prosecutors to seek capital punishment. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett ruled in January that the federal murder charge could not legally stand alongside the stalking … Read more