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Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years

Christa Pike is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee on Wednesday after Governor Bill Lee denied her clemency request. Her lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to stay the execution.

  • Christa Pike could be executed in Tennessee on Wednesday, which would be the state’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.
  • Governor Bill Lee denied Pike’s clemency request.
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The Guardian World
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Tennessee may execute Christa Pike on September 30 as lawyers seek clemency

Tennessee has scheduled Christa Pike’s execution for September 30 for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Her lawyers filed a clemency petition citing childhood abuse, bipolar disorder and PTSD, while the victim’s mother supports the execution.

  • Tennessee has scheduled Christa Pike’s execution for September 30.
  • Her lawyers filed a 226-page clemency petition with the governor.
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BBC World
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Review finds security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed

An independent review found security shortcomings at Utah Valley University, where Charlie Kirk was shot dead on 10 September 2025. The university lacked a written security assessment and event action plan, while key decisions were left to Turning Point USA.

  • The review found that UVU had no written security assessment or event action plan.
  • Kirk was shot dead on 10 September 2025 in a campus courtyard in Orem.
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BBC World