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Tennessee halts plan to execute woman for first time in 200 years

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State governor and supreme court earlier refused calls for clemency for Christa Pike, who was convicted of murder Tennessee ’s first execution of a woman in 200 years was halted by a court on Wednesday morning an hour before it was set to take place.

What the coverage shows

All seven outlets frame the story around Tennessee’s imminent first execution of a woman in 200 years, with The Hill alone adding that the Supreme Court declined Christa Pike’s clemency appeal. The Associated Press, Washington Post and BBC News include more background on Pike’s age at the killing and the underlying 1995 case, while the Washington Post is the only outlet to mention advocates citing childhood abuse and The Independent is the only one to foreground Pike’s comparison with Lindsay Clancy.

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