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  "id": 10986549,
  "title": "Will Christa Pike be executed? What to know amid Tennessee court's last-moment stay order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/will-christa-pike-be-executed-what-to-know-amid-tennessee-courts-last",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:48:26.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/will-christa-pike-be-executed-what-to-know-amid-tennessee-courts-last-moment-stay-order-101790784789931.html"
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  "summary": "Christa Pike's execution was halted by a US appeals court less than two hours before it was scheduled to take place. According to the Toronto Sun, the execution was set for 10 a.m. Central time. The court granted a short stay to review Pike's claims of childhood abuse.\n\nPike, 50, has been on Tennessee's death row since her conviction and sentencing in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer. Her lawyers argued that her history of severe sexual abuse was not taken into consideration during sentencing, with the state of Tennessee previously arguing in court that Pike had lied about the abuse, but later changing their stance, as reported by MyJoyOnline Ghana.\n\nThe execution would have been the first time a woman had been subjected to the death penalty in Tennessee in more than 200 years, according to ABC News AU. The appeals court's stay is temporary, and it is unclear how long the pause will last. The Supreme Court had previously denied a reprieve, and the Tennessee governor had declined to grant Pike's request for clemency.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/execution-of-us-murderer-christa-pike-halted-an-hour-before-it-was",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:06:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/execution-of-us-murderer-christa-pike-halted-an-hour-before-it-was-10976521",
        "published": "2026-09-30T15:36:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US appeals court halts Tennessee execution of Christa Pike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/us-appeals-court-halts-tennessee-execution-of-christa-pike",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:44:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Execution of US murderer Christa Pike halted an hour before it was due to happen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/execution-of-us-murderer-christa-pike-halted-an-hour-before-it-was-10994369",
        "published": "2026-09-30T16:52:39.000Z"
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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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