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OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies hire Tennessee lobbyists
America's leading artificial intelligence companies started lobbying in Tennessee this year amid growing backlash to data centers and cameras using the technology.

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Gulf nations have found ways to keep oil flowing through the Iran war, but the costs are mounting
When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy.

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Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing.

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Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP
It took Houthi rebels less than 48 hours to seize Yemen's Red Sea coast from pro-government forces in a resounding blow to U.S. interests and Washington's regional allies.

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‘That’s for us bro :)’: Feds file suit over alleged $64M Croft & Frost investment scheme
Three years after Chattanooga accounting firm Croft & Frost collapsed, federal regulators filed a civil lawsuit seeking to stop the firm's owners and a former salesman from offering or selling investments to others.

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Bradley Medical Center to again be fully in-network with UnitedHealthcare
Bradley Medical Center, the largest hospital in Cleveland, Tennessee, announced Tuesday it would be fully restored to in-network status on UnitedHealthcare plans on Nov. 1.

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Chattanooga Ironman: What to know about road closures, race routes
The Ironman, the elite 140.6-mile test of triathlete endurance, returns to Chattanooga on Sunday.

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Carbon buildup, dirty floors: Chattanooga area restaurant inspections for week ending Sept. 22
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect food service establishments twice a year, grading them on a 100-point scale.
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Jewelry and poolscapes: See business licenses issued in Hamilton County last week
Business licenses issued Sept. 14-18, as provided by the Hamilton County Clerk's Office.
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US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals
The Trump administration said Wednesday it would set aside $7 billion for loans to support energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Argentina, its latest move to secure energy and critical minerals closer to home and back the South American country's libertarian president.
