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Todays headlines include: A woman in the U.S. state of Tennessee is in a critical condition after she survived two attempts by the Tennessee Department of Correction to execute her. Radio host Jackie "O" Henderson's legal fight to recover most of her contract, which is worth up to $100 million, has been delayed by more than six months. Sydney Swans player Isaac Heeney has won the club’s “Most Valuable Player” award, also known as the Bob Skilton Medal. And today’s good news: Four astronauts have pulled up at the International Space Station after launching on an…
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