{"id":386481,"date":"2026-10-09T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-us-wants-to-livestream-a-firing-squad-execution-is-that-legal-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T22:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:00:34","slug":"the-us-wants-to-livestream-a-firing-squad-execution-is-that-legal-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-us-wants-to-livestream-a-firing-squad-execution-is-that-legal-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The US wants to livestream a firing squad execution. Is that legal? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/y6L8PLb5f_w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The US wants to livestream a firing squad execution. 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