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US appeals court pauses execution of Tennessee killer Christa Pike

The execution, which was halted an hour before it was scheduled to go ahead, would have been the first time a woman had been subjected to the death penalty in more than 200 years.

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The execution, which was halted an hour before it was scheduled to go ahead, would have been the first time a woman had been subjected to the death penalty in more than 200 years.

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