US executes inmate in first nitrogen gas death penalty

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Alabama has executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed the US at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics called it cruel and experimental. Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was pronounced dead at 8:25 pm Thursday (0225 GMT