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Arkansas plans fourth execution in about a week
(Reuters) - Arkansas plans to end its series of April executions by putting to death on Thursday an inmate convicted of murdering a cheerleader and who escaped from prison and killed two other people before being captured again. Arkansas, which had not held an execution in 12 years until this month, has put three inmates to death since April 20. It plans to execute Kenneth Williams, 38, by lethal injection at 7 p.m. CDT at its death chamber in its Cummins Unit prison.
Campus free speech battle erupts in Berkeley
ABC's Maggie Rulli reports on Ann Coulter and UC Berkeley engaging in the latest battle over free speech on U.S. college campuses.
The Latest: Explosion, fire reported near Damascus airport
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
iPhone 8 Launching With 2700mAh Battery?
Apple is said to be equipping its upcoming iPhone 8 with a large 2,700mAh battery. But how will it make it fit into a handset that’s just as big as last year’s iPhone 7?
Firebrand pundit Ann Coulter cancels UC Berkeley talk
Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter on Wednesday canceled a planned appearance at the University of California, Berkeley, saying she had lost the backing of the groups that had sponsored her talk. "It's a sad day for free speech," Coulter told the New York Times. The right-wing commentator had insisted she would show up at Berkeley, a famously progressive campus, on Thursday even though the university said it could not provide a suitable venue because of security threats.
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