# nitrogen gas execution

Breakingviews - AXA’s XL cleanup would be logical, if belated » Thomas Buberl is trying to clean up an old mess. The boss of $66 billion AXA bought XL Group back in 2018 to beef up its position insuring against storms and other catastrophes. At the time investors complained about two flaws in the $15.3 billion deal: it was overpriced, and bulking up in exposure to unpredictable hurricanes and wildfires risked making earnings more volatile. Buberl can’t do much about the first problem, but he may now fix the second – he’s considering flogging the most volatile unit of the business, the reinsurance arm that helps insurers manage their biggest risks. Reuters.com

Fryers sold at Walmart, Target, Kohls recalled after reported burns » After receiving 41 reports of breakage during use and three reports of people being burned, the manufacturer is recalling two models of the PowerXL dual-basket air fryer. Wfmj.com

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas could "amount to torture" and violate human rights treaties, U.N. warns » The inmate, Kenneth Eugene Smith, already survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection in 2022. Cbsnews.com

XL Capital shares soar, company sees better 2009 » By Lilla Zuill Reuters.com

Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis | The White House » By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1.  Policy.  Our Nation has an abiding commitment to empower our workers and communities; promote and protect our public health and the environment; and conserve our national treasures and monuments,… Whitehouse.gov

Federal Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline Construction » The Trump administration has advocated for the controversial, $8 billion project Time.com

Lawsuit challenges Alabama's plan to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas » Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year. Cbsnews.com

More than 300K air fryers sold at Walmart, Target and Kohl’s recalled » The agency has received more than 40 reports of the food baskets breaking apart during use, including three reports of burns. Wdbj7.com

First U.S. execution by nitrogen gas would cause "painful and humiliating death," U.N. experts warn » Experts have denounced Alabama's planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia — an untested suffocation method that they say could cause "grave suffering." Cbsnews.com