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Pike's attorneys thank medical team; botched execution scrutiny grows

Pike's attorneys say she is grateful to first responders and her medical team; Fox and the Guardian call the September 30 execution botched.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on The Weekend Shift
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA correction first. At one oh four Eastern we reported that Anthropic's AI sent Philadelphia police a false homicide tip.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFortune now reports police say such cases involve real victims and grieving families.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChrista Pike's attorneys say she is grateful to first responders and her medical team, after she was discharged and returned to prison.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe survived two doses of lethal-injection drugs on September 30. Fox and the Guardian both call the execution botched.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNewsmax and the Daily Wire use failed. Same facts, different adjective.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDifferent adjective, same questions about capital punishment.

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