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Tennessee carries out its 1st execution in nearly a decade

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Tennessee carries out its 1st execution in nearly a decadeNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee carried out the execution Thursday of a man condemned for the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl, marking the first time the state has applied the death penalty in nearly a decade.