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Tennessee Inmate Executed Despite Ethical Health Concerns

Lawyers for Byron Black, found guilty of three murders, had argued that an execution may be more painful because of his heart implant.

© Tennessee Department of Corrections, via Associated Press

Byron Black is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10 a.m. on Tuesday
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Nashville Is a ‘Tough Place to Tunnel.’ Musk Is Digging Anyway.

State leaders fast-tracked plans by Elon Musk’s company for a tunnel to Nashville’s airport, ignoring the city’s concerns.

© Maansi Srivastava for The New York Times

Elon Musk’s Boring Company built a tunnel for tourists in Las Vegas, but its other announced plans have fizzled so far.
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How Two Camp Mystic Cabins Turned Into an Epicenter of Grief in the Texas Floods

The children who lost their lives at Camp Mystic were not scattered through the camp. Almost every one of them was in either the Bubble Inn or Twins cabins, which housed the youngest campers.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

Flash flooding along the Guadalupe River killed 28 campers, counselors and staff at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas.
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