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Marco Rubio and Doge architect Elon Musk are feuding. They're both great guys, and by the way,

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In about two hours, South Carolina is expected to execute 67-year-old Brad

Sigmund by firing squad, a method that has never been used in the state and that has not been

used in the U.S. in 15 years. South Carolina Public Radio's Mayan Checkter has more.

Brad Sigmund was convicted in 2002 of the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents.

He chose to be shot to death over the other options for execution, lethal injection,

and electrocution.

His attorney said he faced an impossible choice among barbaric methods.

According to prison protocol, he will give his final statement and be strapped into a chair.

A hood will be placed over his head and an aim point on his heart. There are three members of the

firing squad. All will hold rifles with live ammunition. At 67, Sigmund will be the oldest inmate put to

death in South Carolina. And so far, Governor Henry McMaster has refused to grant

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