{
  "id": 11265554,
  "title": "Blackburn calls on TN to 'bring back' electric chair after botched Christa Pike execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/blackburn-calls-on-tn-to-bring-back-electric-chair-after-botched",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T19:22:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6124214-marsha-blackburn-christa-pike-botched-execution-tennesseee/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday called on Tennessee to reintroduce the electric chair for executions after death-row prisoner Christa Pike survived two lethal injections the day before. Blachburn, who is the GOP nominee in the Volunteer State's gubernatorial race, called the botched execution “tragic” and said it prolonged the grief process for victims in...",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}