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GOP Gov DeWine urges Ohio to abolish the death penalty, says it is no longer a deterrent

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, on Tuesday announced support for abolishing capital punishment in his state, reaffirming his change of heart on the policy he helped write as a legislator 45 years ago to reinstate the death penalty in Ohio.

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DeWine, who has repeatedly postponed executions during his time as governor, pointed to data showing that the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent to violent crime.

«For the state to take a human life, there must, in my opinion, there must be evidence that in doing so it will help protect the public, that the threat of that action will deter someone from committing murder,» DeWine said at a news conference.

«I do not believe that argument today can be successfully made, nor do I believe that there’s any chance in the future the facts that I’ve cited to support that belief will change,» he said. «Therefore, I believe Ohio should abolish the death penalty.»

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced support for abolishing capital punishment in his state. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

As he made his case, DeWine brought out charts and graphs showing the decline in both the number of death sentences handed down by courts and the quantity of executions being carried out. The data also showed the exceedingly long wait times as legal appeals play out for inmates on death row.

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The governor said condemned murderers are increasingly unlikely to be executed, as they sometimes die by natural causes or by suicide before they can be executed.

«Even if the murderer is caught, indicted, convicted and sentenced to death, the odds are still pretty good they’re not going to be executed,» he said.

«In summary, each decade that the death penalty has been in effect, the chances of a murderer getting executed get more and more and more remote,» he added.

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The last 10 people to be executed in Ohio had been on death row between 14 and 32 years, he said. Since the state reinstated capital punishment in 1981 under a law co-written by DeWine, 56 people who received the death sentence have been executed and 41 died by natural causes or suicide while on death row. Another 89 death sentences were overturned due to «judicial action» such as legal errors.

DeWine emphasized the years of pain for victims’ loved ones due to the delays and the impact on the mental health of state employees who work on execution teams.

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The governor cited data showing that the death penalty does not serve as a deterrent to violent crime. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

«I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder,» DeWine said. «The moral justification I had for voting for the death penalty simply no longer exists.»

The governor, who is term-limited and cannot seek another term in the 2026 election, said he felt compelled to share his thoughts now after 50 years of experience with the death penalty issue, including as a Greene County prosecutor, a member of the U.S. House and Senate and as Ohio’s attorney general.

However, he said his outright opposition to the death penalty has become solidified in the past year.

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DeWine urged the legislature to abolish the death penalty or to leave it up to state residents to vote on the issue, although Republican House Speaker Matt Huffman has said he would oppose such an effort. Other supporters of capital punishment have argued that Ohio’s yearslong execution pause has denied justice to victims’ families and weakened the deterrent effect of death sentences.

DeWine has not authorized an execution since taking office seven years ago, citing, on numerous occasions, pharmaceutical suppliers’ unwillingness to provide the drugs used in lethal injections. Last year, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Justice Department to help states to resolve that issue. In January 2025, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Justice Department to help states resolve that issue.

The governor has said he expects no more executions during the remainder of his term. Delaying executions has left Ohio with 30 scheduled over the next four years, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The state has not put an inmate to death since July 18, 2018, before DeWine took office.

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The governor urged the legislature to abolish the death penalty or to leave it up to state residents to vote on the issue. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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«The most important way to protect the public is to lock up violent criminals and to keep them out of society,» DeWine said. «That is a proven way of saving lives and protecting our citizens. Our money and energies are much better spent focusing on keeping these repeat violent offenders out of society.»

Currently, 27 states allow the death penalty while 23 states and Washington, D.C., do not, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

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Since 2019, including that year, three states have abolished capital punishment, while five states now authorize nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method amid ongoing controversy over lethal injection protocols.

At the federal level, Trump has pushed to expand executions. During his first term, 13 federal executions were carried out, which was more than any president in modern history.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Argentinian flight instructor jumps to death from plane, 22-year-old student forced to land alone

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A flight instructor jumped to his death out of a small aircraft over Argentina, forcing the student pilot he was teaching to land the plane herself.

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Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, was on board a two-seat Cessna 150G on Saturday when he made the decision to jump out over the province of Córdoba, according to CNN, which cited its Argentinian affiliate TN.

«He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side,» Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school where Bertazzo worked, told TN. «It’s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.»

An undated photo of Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, a 42-year-old pilot who jumped to his death from a plane on Saturday, July 4 in Argentina. (Instagram/Leandro Bertazzo)

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Rosario, the 22-year-old student, later told authorities that Bertazzo told her, «You know what you have to do, carry on,» before taking off his gear, opening the door and leaping out, according to Álvarez.

Opening the door of a plane midair is incredibly difficult. Álvarez said it would be akin to trying to open the door of a car traveling 124 miles per hour.

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Álvarez said that Rosario managed to land the plane safely, despite being in «complete shock.» There was no damage to the plane, according to TN.

Álvarez noted that Bertazzo had gone on a flight with another student earlier in the day.

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A view from the main road of the flight school Bertazzo worked at, Flying Parrot Córdoba. (Google Maps)

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Álvarez also told TN that Bertazzo had visited a psychiatric institute, something that was only known by his family prior to his death.

Prosecutors in Córdoba will lead the investigation into Bertazzo’s death. The plane he jumped from is now in police custody.

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Europa vivió el junio más caluroso de su historia y los termómetros vuelven a trepar: Francia se derrite y crece la polémica por el aire acondicionado

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La “canicule” volvió con todo a Francia, un país que no se acostumbra ni al ventilador. Dan instrucciones en los negocios sobre cómo usarlo adecuadamente. Aunque en realidad ahora el aire acondicionado y los ventiladores están absolutamente agotados. Se espera que la temperatura oscile entre 35 y 42 grados hasta el 14 de julio.

En el Bazar de la Electricité, uno de los almacenes de electricidad más conocidos de Paris, se lee en su website: “Ventiladores agotados”. La historia se repite en Darty, en el LDT o en Carrefour. Son todos chinos y no llegan.

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Aunque en el sur del país es normal el aire acondicionado, en el norte de Francia su uso se ideologiza y lo consideran “contaminante” para el medio ambiente. Solo se pueden usar los portátiles porque los consejos de los edificios no autorizan los aires acondicionados con motores fuera y menos la alcaldía, a quien hay que pedir permiso.

Europa occidental vivió este año el junio más caluroso de su historia, informó este jueves el observatorio Copernicus. La temperatura media alcanzó los 20,74ºC el mes pasado, más de 3 grados por encima del promedio del período 1991-2020, reveló este jueves el observatorio climático de la Unión Europea, Copernicus.

El patrimonio histórico

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Les Architectes des Bâtiments de France (ABF), los arquitectos estatales cuya misión es preservar los sitios protegidos de la «cacofonía visual», marcan las condiciones estrictamente, si están cercanos a sitios históricos.

Una parisina solicitó este año permiso para instalar rollers enrollables para aislar del calor su departamento, en un edificio del siglo XIX , al este de la capital. La respuesta fue «no».

Los 189 arquitectos públicos de patrimonio del país se encuentran ahora en el centro de una polémica, ya que se alega que su empeño en mantener la «armonía» de los paisajes urbanos hace prácticamente imposible modificar los edificios existentes o construir otros nuevos , en vastas extensiones del país.

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Los modernizadores, incluido el gobierno, afirman que están impidiendo la adaptación de millones de viviendas al cambio climático. Quieren limitar su influencia.

Pero los tradicionalistas, entre ellos eminentes académicos, políticos y escritores, publicaron una carta abierta en el diario Le Figaro, en la que afirman que cualquier medida de este tipo «aumentaría la fealdad en Francia». La cohesión de gran parte de la arquitectura urbana francesa se protege celosamente, aun con temperaturas de 40 grados.

Los vecinos, contra los arquitectos

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En Paris, el tema es tan polémico que los residentes de los pisos superiores han formado una asociación para oponerse a la influencia de la ABF. Miembros del Collectif Dernier Étage (el grupo de los pisos superiores) afirman que los arquitectos impiden a los propietarios mitigar el aumento de las temperaturas, por ejemplo, aplicando pintura blanca reflectante en los emblemáticos tejados de zinc de la capital, que pueden alcanzar hasta 90°C en verano.

Los arquitectos, empleados por el Ministerio de Cultura, también están acusados ​​de prohibir las persianas y los aparatos de aire acondicionado, con el argumento de que rompen la «armonía» de las fachadas parisinas.

Un albañil se seca el sudor mientras trabaja en una obra en París. Foto: REUTERS

Vincent Jeanbrun, ministro de Vivienda, afirma que un enfoque tan exigente es perjudicial. Declaró a Le Figaro: «Francia no puede convertirse en un museo al aire libre, donde se admiren fachadas tras las que nadie puede vivir. Un patrimonio vivo es un patrimonio donde se puede tener una vida digna».

El ministro quiere poner fin al veto de la ABF (Autoridad de Construcción de Francia) sobre las nuevas construcciones en zonas protegidas. «¿Podemos aceptar seriamente que en 2026 se deniegue a las familias el permiso para instalar persianas?», preguntó.

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Una carta abierta de arquitectos y académicos defendiendo a la AFB afirmaba que estos desempeñaban un papel vital en la preservación de la «coherencia arquitectónica del país y la calidad de sus paisajes urbanos y rurales».

«El prestigio y el atractivo internacional de Francia se deben en gran medida a la belleza de sus iglesias, sus puentes, sus jardines y sus propiedades privadas», sostienen los defensores de los arquitectos. La polémica no ha terminado.

Sombrillas para cubrirse del sol frente al Museo del Louvre, en París. Foto: BLOOMBERG

Tercera ola de calor

París y su región circundante, al igual que el resto del país, están experimentando su tercera ola de calor desde finales de la primavera europea.

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Las noticias a corto plazo no son buenas. La actual ola de calor continuará y podría alcanzar su peor punto durante el fin de semana y principios de la próxima semana. La causa es un frente frío, que se asentará sobre la Península Ibérica y exacerbará la ola de calor.

Esta borrasca de gran altitud, aislada de las corrientes de aire predominantes, actuará como una bomba de calor. Al girar en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj, atraerá aire caliente del norte de África, aumentando aún más las temperaturas máximas.

Francia se enfrenta a otra «ola de calor severa y prolongada», advierte Météo France, que ha declarado la alerta naranja en 72 departamentos para este jueves 9 de julio. Se esperan temperaturas muy altas por la tarde, «entre 35 y 39°C», e incluso hasta 41°C en el sur del país.

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“El domingo 12 de julio se espera un nuevo aumento de las temperaturas, que alcanzarán o superarán los 40°C en Nueva Aquitania y Vendée, y superarán los 35°C en gran parte del país, especialmente en el oeste”, indica Météo France.

El Museo del Louvre cambia de horario

Debido al calor extremo, el Museo del Louvre modificará excepcionalmente su horario de apertura, cerrando a las 16 desde el viernes 10 de julio hasta el lunes 13 de julio, inclusive.

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El Museo Nacional Eugène-Delacroix, perteneciente al Museo del Louvre, mantendrá el mismo horario.

Los trabajadores exigen que se adapten sus condiciones de trabajo ante las altas temperaturas. Los obreros de la electricidad, el gas trabajan con una sombrilla antitérmica en la vereda.

Un termómetro en una calle de Burdeos, Francia, días atrás. Foto: AP

Ya hay peligrosos incendios, con miles de evacuados y un bombero voluntario de 22 años murió combatiendo el fuego.En los Pirineos, en el Sur y en el oeste de Francia.

El tren Eurostar se adapta al calor extremo

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El tren Eurostar, que une a Gran Bretaña con Francia, se ha preparado para resistir temperaturas de hasta 55 grados.

Eurostar ha respondido a la serie sin precedentes de olas de calor, modificando un pedido de 50 trenes de dos pisos para que puedan soportar temperaturas tan extremas, como las del Sahara.

La compañía ferroviaria, que opera en el túnel del Canal de la Mancha, modificó la semana pasada los términos de su acuerdo con el fabricante francés Alstom, para garantizar que los equipos de a bordo puedan funcionar a temperaturas de hasta 55°C.

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El pedido original, valorado en 2000 millones de euros y anunciado el pasado mes de octubre, estipulaba que los sistemas de aire acondicionado y los equipos operativos debían funcionar y refrigerar a los pasajeros con temperaturas exteriores de hasta 45°C.

Gwendoline Casenave, directora ejecutiva de Eurostar, afirmó que la ola de calor de esta semana ha justificado la inversión adicional, ya que las temperaturas han vuelto a alcanzar los 40°C en Francia y se prevén máximas de 35°C en Londres para el jueves.

Casenave señaló que la decisión estuvo influida por el hecho de que la entrega de los trenes Celestia no está prevista hasta 2031. Se espera que presten servicio durante tres décadas. Para entonces, es posible que las temperaturas en Europa igualen los máximos que hoy se registran en el norte de África y Arabia Saudita.

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«Estamos comprando trenes que durarán 30 años. Pensamos que tal vez en la década de 2060, incluso en el Reino Unido, las temperaturas podrían alcanzar esos niveles. Es más costoso, pero valdrá la pena», dijo.

Señaló que el nuevo paquete, denominado «opción Sahara», incluirá un sistema de aire acondicionado mejorado, así como componentes y microprocesadores de mayor calidad capaces de funcionar a temperaturas más elevadas.

Mientras tanto, Eurostar ha intensificado sus planes de respuesta ante emergencias para hacer frente a la actual racha de temperaturas sofocantes. Uno de cada diez trenes Eurostar se ha visto afectado por el calor, lo que ha provocado averías y retrasos, indicó.

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Varios pasajeros quedaron atrapados durante más de dos horas sin aire acondicionado, en un tren averiado en Bélgica, durante la ola de calor del mes pasado.

La directiva de Eurostar señaló que el problema de la deformación de las vías debido al calor representa un desafío particular. Al absorber la luz solar, las vías pueden alcanzar una temperatura 20 °C superior a la del aire circundante. Esto provoca la dilatación del acero y hace que las vías se deformen o curven , una vez que se cierran los espacios de separación entre ellas.

Se están desarrollando nuevos metales, que se dilatan menos, con el objetivo de solucionar este problema en las redes ferroviarias.

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Biden-era enviro rule accused of strangling truckers, squeezing Americans lands on Trump chopping block

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FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is proposing to slash Biden-era truck emissions regulations in a move officials say would save the trucking industry about $12 billion and ease supply chain costs that make everyday goods more expensive for Americans.

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«Collectively, these savings will be passed on to American families through lower costs for food, household goods, and other products trucks deliver, while still maintaining strong environmental protections and ensuring clean air,» read the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) press release first viewed by Fox News Digital.

The EPA has proposed changes to heavy-duty truck emissions rules that would save truckers an estimated $12 billion, including up to $6,000 per new truck, helping lower transportation costs and prices for American families. 

The proposal would eliminate DEF-related engine deratements and speed restrictions for new highway engines and vehicles, as well as new nonroad engines and equipment, including farm machinery, replacing them with warning alerts so operators can keep working until repairs can be made safely.

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A combine harvester during a soybean harvest at a farm in Harvard, Illinois, Oct. 17, 2025. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Previous policies «make delivering everything more expensive and so that’s going to all be passed on to the consumer as well. By making these trucks cheaper and more reliable, we are making sure that the supply chain stays as cheap as possible for the American people,» EPA air chief Aaron Szabo told Fox News Digital in an interview. 

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The proposal would also reduce costly emissions warranty requirements from the 2023 rule while keeping nearly 90% of the planned NOx emissions reductions and giving manufacturers more time and flexibility to meet the updated standards.

Szabo said the proposal addresses a major problem caused by DEF system failures, which can force trucks and farm equipment into «limp mode» by reducing their speed to just five miles per hour.

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Attendees listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with farmers on the South Lawn of the White House on March 27, 2026 in Washington.

Trump’s White House dinner for farmers comes as the administration touts trade gains, tax relief and other policies affecting rural America. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

He said with more than 200 possible failure codes, the deratements can leave truckers stranded on the side of the road and farmers losing hours—or even days—of productivity during critical work like harvesting.

«We’re both making the products more reliable and decreasing the impact from DEF. And we’re also bringing down the price of the whole supply chain by reducing the cost of these new trucks,» Szabo said.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told Fox News Digital in a statement that the issue has «shown the true cost of government overreach.»

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President Donald Trump walks past tractors as he arrives to participate in a roundtable on «American Agriculture» at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

«Our rural communities rely on diesel powered engines to deliver their food, families, electricity, and so much more to where it needs to go. The billions in savings will directly benefit those who feed, fuel, and clothe our nation,» Rollins said.

The latest proposal follows Trump’s broader pledge to roll back Biden-era green regulations after he returned to office.

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«We will terminate the Green New Deal, revoke the electric vehicle mandate, and unleash American energy,» Trump said in his inaugural speech.

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Szabo said the Biden administration tried to push Americans into electric trucks with rules it enforced.

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«That’s what the Biden administration was doing. They were forcing people to not have choice anymore, taking away their freedom to choose what kind of vehicle and telling them you have to buy an electric vehicle,» he added.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Office of Joe Biden for comment.

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