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  "id": 10986685,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:28:29.000Z",
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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": "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": "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": "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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