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Christina Block
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In the trial involving Hamburg entrepreneur Christina Block, the court has rejected all of the defense's evidence motions. Block is at the center of a case concerning the alleged abduction of her children, who were taken from her care after a family dispute crossed international borders. The ruling means the defense's requested witnesses and evidence will not be admitted, narrowing what can still be contested as the trial moves toward a verdict. German media are closely following each procedural step.
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Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike, the state's first female execution in about 200 years, after the US Supreme Court declined to block it. Witnesses and her lawyers say the execution was halted when she was still alive, reportedly snoring after two doses of lethal drugs, and attorneys describe her suffering 'agony'. She remains alive and is receiving medical care, prompting scrutiny of the state's lethal injection procedure.