Americanswers…Will Christa Pike still face the death penalty after surviving two lethal injection doses?
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Americanswers…Will Christa Pike still face the death penalty after surviving two lethal injection doses?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202637 min
  • Crime & justice

How has the botched execution of a woman convicted of murder in Tennessee 30 years ago prompted a debate about the death penalty in the US? Marianna, Sumi and Anthony answer your questions on the case of Christa Pike, which has led to the resignation of Tennessee's prisons chief. Also, why has a rape allegation at Cornell University become one of America's biggest stories, with New York Attorney General Letitia James now investigating and Governor Kathy Hochul promising to close a legal loophole? There are also questions around the culture of fraternity parties at US universities and whether...

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Now on with today. We are tapping into two of the biggest conversations going on right now in the United States as we answer your questions on the pod today. How did Cornell, one of America's most prestigious Ivy League universities, end up at the center

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of a huge global scandal into how female students are treated and how the university handles allegations of rape? And how did a convicted murderer survive two doses of lethal injection in Tennessee? What happens to her?

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