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Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S. » Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, after a slew of last-minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed. Npr.org

Nitrogen Hypoxia: What to Know About This New Method of Execution » Alabama will be the first state to use nitrogen in an execution. If it goes smoothly, other states are likely to follow. Nytimes.com

How Nitrogen Executions Could Go Wrong - Oklahoma Watch » Oklahoma officials say that using inhalation of nitrogen to carry out the death penalty will be safe and humane. But uncertainty surrounds the process, including how it will force inmates to inhale the gas and what will happen if they resist. Oklahomawatch.org

Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Now the attorney general expects more states to follow | CNN » Kenneth Smith was put to death by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Now an attorney general vows to help other states Cnn.com

Alabama takes steps toward using nitrogen as new execution method » But critics decry death penalty ‘experimentation’ that state is developing after a series of botched lethal injections Theguardian.com

I’m an anesthesiologist. Kenneth Smith’s execution by nitrogen gas was far from 'textbook' » Alabama says that Kenneth Smith's execution was "textbook." What textbook are they using? Statnews.com

What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama's Kenneth Smith execution proceeds with unprecedented, controversial method » A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way. Cbsnews.com

Alabama defends untested nitrogen execution method, but experts doubt claims of painlessness » The state of Alabama has predicted in federal court filings that the nitrogen gas will “cause unconsciousness within seconds, and cause death within minutes.” Pbs.org

Alabama wants executions by nitrogen hypoxia: What is it? » MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama told a federal judge that it could soon be ready to use a new, untried execution method called nitrogen hypoxia to carry out a death sentence. Apnews.com

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used » Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, has become the first person in the U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas at a South Alabama prison. Apnews.com