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Federal court halts Tennessee execution of woman convicted of 1995 murder, committed when she was 18
Christa Gail Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, who was a classmate at a job training facility in Knoxville. The case drew national attention in part because of a pentagram that was carved into Slemmer's body.
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Key inflation gauge shows consumer prices increased 0.3% from July to August, less than expected
Excluding food and energy, the Personal Consumption Index increased 0.2%.
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Sixteen trucking companies file for bankruptcy in less than one month amid high fuel prices
The Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 protection filings hit small owner-operators and fleets operating dozens of trucks.
