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  "id": 10963616,
  "title": "Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike halted by federal court: 5 things to know about ‘last-minute stay’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/tennessee-execution-of-christa-gail-pike-halted-by-federal-court-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:44:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/tennessee-execution-of-christa-gail-pike-halted-by-federal-court-5-things-to-know-about-last-minute-stay-101790779296386.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Christa Pike, Tennessee's only female death row inmate, had her execution halted by a federal appellate court just before it was scheduled to take place. According to El Pais, Pike was 18 when she killed a fellow student in 1995 and is now 50 years old.\n\nThe state governor and supreme court had earlier refused calls for clemency. Pike's defense had asked that her sentence be commuted to life in prison, but they were out of appeals after the Supreme Court denied a stay, as reported by El Pais English.\n\nThe execution would have been Tennessee's first of a woman in over 200 years. After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, no matter the method, NPR reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Christa Pike: Tennessee set to execute woman for first time in 200 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/christa-pike-tennessee-set-to-execute-woman-for-first-time-in-200",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:19:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What to know as Tennessee plans to execute first woman in 200 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/what-to-know-as-tennessee-plans-to-execute-first-woman-in-200-years",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:00:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Christa Pike, Tennessee death row’s lone woman, ‘at peace’ ahead of execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/christa-pike-tennessee-death-rows-lone-woman-at-peace-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-09-29T20:14:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Tennessee set to execute 1st woman in 200 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/tennessee-set-to-execute-1st-woman-in-200-years",
        "published": "2026-09-29T20:19:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/tennessee-to-execute-a-woman-for-first-time-in-200-years",
        "published": "2026-09-29T22:23:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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