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And there remain other states that have witnessed a stubbornly slower rate of decrease in lethal overdoses - including Nevada and Arizona.

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Thirty-three of this year's executions have been carried out by lethal injection, two by firing squad and four by nitrogen hypoxia, which involves pumping nitrogen gas into a face mask, causing the prisoner to suffocate.

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According to a leaked audio clip, she ordered security forces to "use lethal weapons" against protesters.

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After 13 years as a fisherman, Mr Fernández confesses that he now fears his job could turn lethal.

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While on Iran, he also said MI5 had tracked more than 20 potentially lethal Iran-backed plots in the last 12 months.

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