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Tennessee halts Tony Carruthers’ execution amid IV difficulties

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Tennessee halts Tony Carruthers’ execution amid IV difficulties
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Tennessee paused the planned execution of death-row inmate Tony Carruthers after intravenous access problems during lethal injection, delaying the proceeding and signaling that officials will pursue a rescheduled date while attempting to resolve the issue.

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  1. Tennessee is preparing to execute Tony Carruthers, whose defenders question trial fairness  AP News
  2. Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein  The New York Times
  3. Tony Carruthers’ execution stopped after corrections couldn’t set up a backup IV line  NBC News
  4. New details to be shared on Memphis death row inmate’s execution  Action News 5
  5. Death row inmate gets reprieve after 'botched' execution in Tennessee  USA Today

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