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  "id": 17238206,
  "title": "Christa Pike describes 'pain in my mind and in my soul' in first statement after failed execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christa-pike-describes-pain-in-my-mind-and-in-my-soul-in-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:04:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/christa-pike-describes-pain-in-my-mind-and-in-my-soul-in-first-statement-after-failed-exec"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital during her attempted execution on 30 September. She was sentenced to death for torturing and killing her classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995, when she was 18.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Christa Pike says she feels constant pain in her first statement since failed Tennessee execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christa-pike-says-she-feels-constant-pain-in-her-first-statement",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:31:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-inmate-christa-pike-says-she-woke-up-confused-and-in-pain-after",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘I’m deeply hurt’: Christa Pike releases first statement since botched execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/im-deeply-hurt-christa-pike-releases-first-statement-since-botched",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:42:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘I’m deeply hurt’: Christa Pike releases first statement since botched execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/im-deeply-hurt-christa-pike-releases-first-statement-since-botched-17230221",
        "published": "2026-10-30T13:42:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Christa Pike says she is 'recovering' after botched execution in new statement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christa-pike-says-she-is-recovering-after-botched-execution-in-new",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:12:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Christa Pike speaks out for first time after failed US execution, blames ‘incompetence’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christa-pike-speaks-out-for-first-time-after-failed-us-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:13:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "'Pain in my mind and soul' since failed execution - Pike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pain-in-my-mind-and-soul-since-failed-execution-pike",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:14:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Christa Pike makes first public comments since failed execution: ‘There is pain in my mind and in my soul’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christa-pike-makes-first-public-comments-since-failed-execution-there",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:15:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Christa Pike says she's in 'constant pain' since surviving execution attempt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christa-pike-says-shes-in-constant-pain-since-surviving-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:29:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Christa Pike speaks after botched execution: \"Don't know what's next\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/christa-pike-speaks-after-botched-execution-dont-know-whats-next",
        "published": "2026-10-30T14:39:26.000Z"
      }
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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."
}