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The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest. The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee came over the objection of the victims relatives and following days of legal wrangling and delays.Lee, 47, of Yukon, Oklahoma, professed his innocence just before he was executed at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. I didn t do it, Lee said. I ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I m not a murderer. His final words were: You re killing an innocent man. The decision to move stanley cup forward with the execution -- the first by the Bureau of Prisons since 2003 -- drew scrutiny from civil rights groups and the relatives of Lee s victims, who had sued to try to halt it, citing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has killed more than 135,000 people in the United States and is ravaging prisons nationwide. stanley cup This 1997 photo shows Daniel Lewis Lee. Dan Pierce/The Courier via AP Critics argued that the stanley cup government was creating an unnecessary and manufactured urgency for political gain. The government has been trying to plow forward with these executions despite many unanswered questions about the legality of its new execution protocol, said Sh Tbst 2 measles cases put U.S. travelers on high alert
DENVER -- Miami Dolphins teammates Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson were the only two players to kneel during the national anthem on the NFL s opening Sunday, and Colin Kaepernick, who may no longer be welcome on an NFL sideline, offered his thanks to the players on Twitter. My Brothers Stills and Wilson continue to show their unwavering strength by fi stanley cup ghting f stanley cups or the oppressed, Kaepernick tweeted. They have not backed down, even when attacked and intimidated... Love is at the root of our resistance. It was Kaepernick, then with the San Francisco 49ers, who sparked the anthem controversy by kneeling during the pregame ritual in 2016 mdash; his way of protesting policy brutality and social injustice in America. af1 Since opting out of his contract after that season, Kaepernick has been unable to land a contract on an NFL team and is suing the league for collusion. But his voice is still being heard. Last week, Nike introduced an ad featuring the quarterback and his message: Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. One fan in Cleveland for the Steelers-Browns games was spotted in the stands wearing a Kaepernick jersey. Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, on Sun., Sept. 9, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Wilfredo Lee / AP While