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Valleybrook golf club owner Jimmy White to meet with residents amid development concerns
The owner of the Valleybrook Golf and Country Club in Hixson has met with club members to discuss development plans for the course and will soon host a meeting for residents, some of whom worry added homes may increase the risk of flooding.

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Coffee and pet care: See the business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week
Business licenses issued Sept. 28-Oct. 2, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office:
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Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment.

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Fed minutes: Another rate hike likely coming this year to combat persistent inflation
Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, according to minutes released Wednesday from the central bank's most recent meeting.

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Wall Street retreats from its record as stocks fall worldwide
U.S. stocks pulled back from their record on Wednesday.

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Skydance mashes proven properties of Paramount and Warner Bros. into an uncertain Hollywood hybrid
Continuity will be the immediate emphasis for Skydance, the newly created entertainment behemoth borne of Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery that closed on Tuesday.

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McDonald’s sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market.

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IMF chief urges countries to do more to curb debt and regulate AI
Countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the artificial intelligence boom, heavy borrowing and shocks from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the head of the IMF said Wednesday.

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Ban on state property tax on November ballot for Tennessee voters
Tennessee voters will decide Nov. 3 on an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit lawmakers from imposing a state-level property tax.

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Jimmy White’s former partners want their property exempt from Bend rules: ‘They want out’
The owners of a plant on Chattanooga's Westside want their property exempt from the rules governing development at The Bend, a project they once worked on with local developer Jimmy White.
