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How Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute
Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed. But after two injections, she kept breathing. She made snoring sounds, she talked, she said her arm was hurting.
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The drug used in Tennessee’s failed execution has come under past scrutiny
The lethal drug administered in Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has been used in multiple states that carry out the death penalty and by the U.S. government after President Donald Trump resumed federal executions during his first term.
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Chattanooga police train nuclear inspectors in case of attack
As part of their jobs, federal nuclear regulators study how reactors work and how to minimize risks associated with radiation, and in Chattanooga, they learn about automatic weapons and explosive breach charges.
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Quantum coming ‘like a freight train,’ IonQ CEO says in Chattanooga
In a speech in Chattanooga, IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi said quantum computing is developing faster than the industry expected, echoing executives of artificial intelligence companies.
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What to know about Christa Pike and her failed lethal injection execution attempt in Tennessee
Tennessee failed to execute Christa Pike despite administering two doses of a lethal drug in the state's death chamber, leaving her on a ventilator and unconscious in a hospital in the following hours, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday.
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Tennessee lawmakers seek relief for farmers, loggers amid record-high diesel prices
With diesel fuel prices in Tennessee hovering near all-time highs above $6.10 per gallon, two state lawmakers are asking Gov. Bill Lee to temporarily allow farmers and loggers to use cheaper tax-exempt diesel to transport their harvest on public roads.
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Nursing Nashville mom reunited with kids months after ICE arrest
By the time she was released from a Louisiana immigrant detention center, a Nashville mother of two could no longer breastfeed her young daughters. Her milk had dried up.
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Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say
Christa Pike was in critical condition Thursday and receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said, a day after a failed attempt to execute her pushed Tennessee’s governor to halt further executions this year and order an independent review.
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Tennessee, Georgia voters must register by Monday for November election
The deadline to register to vote in November's election in Tennessee and Georgia arrives Monday.
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Trump wanted faster nuclear reactor permits. TVA made record time
A speedy permit to build a first-of-its-kind commercial small modular nuclear reactor in the U.S. is not just a victory for the Tennessee Valley Authority, but also the Trump administration.
