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Florida man executed for killings of 8-year-old girl, grandmother

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been executed.

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  1. Florida man who raped, killed 8-year-old, murdered her grandma asks SCOTUS to block execution: records

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

  2. Newest

    Florida man executed for killings of 8-year-old girl, grandmother

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida man who raped, killed 8-year-old, murdered her grandma asks SCOTUS to block execution: records (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    A Florida man is facing execution tomorrow for killing a woman and raping and killing her 8-year-old granddaughter in 1993 in Seminole County. Now, he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his death.

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida man convicted for raping, killing 8-year-old, murdering her grandma asks SCOTUS to block execution (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    A Florida death row inmate convicted of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl and murdering her grandmother is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution.

  3. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida man executed for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been executed. Authorities say 63-year-old Edward James

  5. MyNorthwest

    Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs is set to be executed

  6. WSVN Miami

    Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used

  7. CBS News

    Florida man executed for killings of 8-year-old girl, grandmother (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been executed.

  8. New York Post

    Florida man executed for killing 8-year-old girl and her grandmother (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Edward James was executed Thursday night after pleading guilty to the 1993 killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother.

  9. WSVN Miami

    Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.