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A memorial to the victims of the Fort Hood shooting, pictured in November 2009, outside the apartment complex where Hasan lived.
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Public Safety and Social Justice
Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?
Rachel Treisman
The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.
In this aerial view, Dan Duffy uses a tractor to plant soybeans on land he farms with his brother on April 28, 2025 near Dwight, Illinois.
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Why Trump just loosened the rules on 'dyed diesel' — normally a farm fuel
Willa Rubin
How Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has brought the culture wars to the military
Dave Davies

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