President Trump on Monday was the latest big political star to swing through Mississippi and boost a candidate in a red-state Senate race that suddenly seems competitive.

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The first 911 call from inside the prison was made at 8:40 p.m. It took about 30 minutes to verify its authenticity.

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Ms. Pike, 50 and convicted of the 1995 murder of a classmate, survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital late last month.

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The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike’s failed execution.

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