{
  "id": 13171656,
  "title": "Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/florida-execution-called-off-after-desantis-withdraws-death-warrant-13171656",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T17:32:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/desantis-halts-florida-execution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Governor halts execution of William Lee Thompson, after Christa Pike survived failed lethal injections Ron DeSantis cancelled a planned execution in the state on Friday, days before a 74-year-old man was due to be killed by lethal injection. The move – the first time Florida’s governor has withdrawn a death warrant in his nearly eight years in office – comes just over a week after the botched…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "DeSantis cancels execution of man convicted in 1976 Miami-Dade murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/desantis-cancels-execution-of-man-convicted-in-1976-miami-dade-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:37:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for the first time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/florida-execution-called-off-after-desantis-withdraws-death-warrant",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:50:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time, calling off execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/desantis-withdraws-death-warrant-for-first-time-calling-off-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:15:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}