{
  "id": 11405175,
  "title": "Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/calls-grow-for-us-death-penalty-halt-after-torturous-botched",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/02/us-death-penalty-christa-pike-tennessee"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday ‘unimaginably barbaric’ Top lawyers, doctors and members of the faith community are calling for a moratorium on the US death penalty after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike left the prisoner alive but in critical condition and receiving life-saving medical care. The recent spate of…",
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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."
}