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  "id": 12923792,
  "title": "'Excruciating' pain and 'dead' tissue: The drug of choice for US executions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/excruciating-pain-and-dead-tissue-the-drug-of-choice-for-us-executions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-09/pentobarbital-lethal-injection-explained/107244432"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "On paper, Tennessee's death penalty protocol looks neat. But experts say the drug used in lethal injection risks severe pain and a feeling of drowning.",
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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."
}