{
  "id": 13186351,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T19:15:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6139528-desantis-withdraws-death-warrant/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is withdrawing a death warrant for the first time since he became governor, calling off the execution of 74-year-old William Lee Thompson following the botched execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike. DeSantis’s letter to Florida State Prison Warden Randall Polk blocks Thompson’s scheduled execution by lethal injection. In the letter,...",
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  "coverage": {
    "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 Guardian US",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:32:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}