Abstract: Following the design of more efficient blockchain consensus algorithms, the execution layer has emerged as the new performance bottleneck of blockchains, especially under high contention.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida carried out its first execution of the year on Tuesday. Ronald Heath was executed for the murder of Michael Sheridan, ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday afternoon she has set the time for the execution of death row inmate Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton for his conviction in the 1991 murder at a Talladega AutoZone.

Abstract: Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) analysis for real-time tasks must precisely predict cache hit/miss of memory accesses. While bringing great performance benefits, multi-core processors ...

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A Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, marking the first U.S. execution of the year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was ...

A Texas death row inmate who gained notoriety after a brazen escape from jail has been executed for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in 1998. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, ...

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend was put to ...

Houston — A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 years ...