Tennessee halts executions after Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called off all scheduled executions in the state for the rest of the year and ordered a third-party review after death-row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs. Pike was sentenced to death for her role in the 1995 murder of her classmate. The National is the flagship of CBC News showcasing award-winning journalism from across Canada and around the world. Led by Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, our team of trusted reporters helps you make sense of the world, wherever you are. Subscribe to get the latest news daily, and watch live starting at 9 p.m. ET. https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 More from CBC News | https://www.cbc.ca/news
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