Oklahoma bungled drugs used in executions: grand jury report

The death chamber and the steel bars of the viewing room are seen at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, TexasThe report, running more than 100 pages, offered a stinging rebuke of state officials, especially those in the Department of Corrections, for their handling of executions, which are currently on hold in Oklahoma due to the troubles in the death chamber. "Today, I regret to advise the citizens of Oklahoma that the Department of Corrections failed to do its job," Attorney General Scott Pruitt said in a statement.

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New Map Reveals HIV Risk Greatest in Southern Cities for Gay, Bisexual Men

New Map Reveals HIV Risk Greatest in Southern Cities for Gay, Bisexual MenA map documenting HIV rates for gay and bisexual men has revealed they are most at risk for becoming infected in multiple southern cities, according to a report being presented today by Emory University researchers. In these cities, more than 25 percent of men who have sex with men (MSM) had been diagnosed with HIV. “This is really the first time we’ve been able to examine the HIV infection burden … at such fine levels of geography,” Eli Rosenberg, assistant professor of epidemiology at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, said during a news conference today.

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