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Why Tennessee is at center of Genesis Mission, ‘Manhattan Project 2.0’
Top U.S. officials overseeing the nation's electric grid and stockpile of nuclear weapons visited Chattanooga on Thursday and Friday to discuss Tennessee's central role in scientific research and development championed by the second administration of President Donald Trump.

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TVA rate changes would increase data center power bills, not residential
A letter that Tennessee Valley Authority officials sent to local utilities has been published widely as tensions grow over the high electricity costs and usage of data centers. The changes TVA proposed, however, would increase power bills for data centers rather than residents.

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A new era: Redesign aims to improve Chattanooga skate park’s tumultuous history
After years of grassroots advocacy and recent support from city leaders, Chattanooga's first free public skate park is coming to fruition.

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Conference brings more than 400 travel writers to Chattanooga
The average attendee at a conference at the Chattanoogan Hotel this weekend has in the range of 50,000 and 100,000 followers on social media, according to estimates from one of the organizers.

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After miscarriage in ICE custody, former Tennessee resident waits to give her son a proper burial
Not a night has gone by over the past year that Gary Bivens hasn't thought of the son he never got to meet.

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Attorneys call for Tennessee death penalty pause after ‘barbaric’ failed execution
Attorneys for Tony Carruthers urged Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to pause the state's death penalty days after executioners failed to place IV lines for Carruthers' lethal injection.

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Shelby County district attorney sues Tennessee over two new laws
Shelby County's district attorney filed an emergency lawsuit against the state to block two new laws he claims illegally interfere with his office in connection with cases coming from the federal Memphis Safe Task Force, according to a statement.

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Alabama Democratic voting turnout surges, Republican turnout falls during May 19 primary
Alabama's May 19 primary saw a decrease in Republican turnout from four years ago and an increase in Democratic voting, though a majority of voters chose to vote in the GOP primary.

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Signal Mountain company sues pro bass fisher David Dudley
Legal action centers on safety of stand-on fishing rod storage system

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‘No question’: Chattanooga City Council members say homeless shelter needed, but they’re uneasy about location
Proposals for a large homeless shelter in Chattanooga are back on the table — and the city's elected officials have mixed feelings.
