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  "id": 10984714,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:03:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260930-appeals-court-halts-execution-of-tennessee-woman-less-than-two-hours-before-lethal-injection"
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  "summary": "A US appeals court ordered a \"short stay of execution\" for death row inmate Christa Pike, less than two hours before she was scheduled to be the first woman put to death in the state in more than two centuries. The court halted the execution to give it time to consider Pike's claims that her history of severe sexual abuse had not been taken into consideration during sentencing.",
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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"
      },
      {
        "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": "South China Morning Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:00:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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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