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- Tennessee prison chief to resign after failed execution
- Medical plane with six people goes missing off Massachusetts
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- BBC NewsTennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, governor says
- Le MondeTennessee prison chief who oversaw Christina Pike's failed execution resigns
- CBC NewsTennessee prisons chief to resign after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor says
- PBS NewsGovernor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
- RechercheThe case is unusual in the modern United States because Pike is reported to be the first person since World War II to survive an execution attempt after actually receiving the lethal drug.
- RecherchePike’s lawyers had argued that her history of abuse, trauma and medical conditions had not been properly considered and that her small veins increased the risk of a painful failure with lethal injection.
- BBC NewsMedical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
- RechercheA medical transport or air ambulance carries patients who need medical care during a flight, usually with trained medical crew members on board. In this case, the aircraft was traveling on an international route between Bermuda and the United States.
- RechercheAs of late morning on October 3, the Coast Guard had not announced an update on the search. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was gathering information.