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  "id": 10981325,
  "title": "US Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years halted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-tennessees-first-execution-of-a-woman-in-200-years-halted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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  "summary": "A US appeal court on Wednesday halted the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike in Tennessee, less than two hours before she was scheduled to become the first woman that state has put to death in more than 200 years. The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a “short stay of execution” to give it time to weigh Pike’s claim that her allegations of childhood sexual abuse were not adequately…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years halted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/tennessees-first-execution-of-a-woman-in-200-years-halted",
        "published": "2026-09-30T14:25:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Court halts Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/court-halts-tennessees-first-execution-of-a-woman-in-200-years",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:00:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Court stays execution of Tennessee woman shortly before lethal injection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/court-stays-execution-of-tennessee-woman-shortly-before-lethal",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:02:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Appeals court halts execution of Tennessee woman less than two hours before lethal injection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/appeals-court-halts-execution-of-tennessee-woman-less-than-two-hours",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:03:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "US appeals court pauses execution of Tennessee killer Christa Pike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-appeals-court-pauses-execution-of-tennessee-killer-christa-pike",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:28:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Court halts Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in two centuries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/court-halts-tennessees-first-execution-of-a-woman-in-two-centuries",
        "published": "2026-09-30T17:40:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike for a Tennessee murder she committed at age 18",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/court-halts-execution-of-christa-gail-pike-for-a-tennessee-murder-she",
        "published": "2026-09-30T18:01:14.000Z"
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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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