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Alabama prepares to carry out first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation

An Alabama inmate is due to be put to death today after a federal appeals court allowed the state to carry out a first-of-its-kind execution using nitrogen gas. The condemned man faces this untested method after a botched attempt to execute him in 2022 by lethal injection. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano reports.
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