Cory Johnson and Dustin John Higgs test positive before planned executions in Trump administration’s series of rushed deaths

A second federal prisoner scheduled to be put to death next month, as the Trump administration rushes to execute more people before Joe Biden takes power, has tested positive for Covid-19, his lawyers said on Friday.

Related: Trump administration has executed more Americans than all states combined, report finds

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