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The US is pulling back on energy efficiency just as prices are rising
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is dismantling a wide array of federal energy-efficiency programs at the same time that war in Iran is raising…

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Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East on Thursday threatened to…

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Union Pacific picks up Canadian National’s support for its plan to acquire Norfolk Southern railroad
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific struck a deal with Canadian National to secure that rival's support for its proposed $85 billion acquisition of…

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Google is building an AI fence around the internet it once championed
SAN FRANCISCO — When Google prepared to go public in 2004, Larry Page, a co-founder of the company, wrote a letter to shareholders describing…

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US filings for unemployment aid fall to 187,000 last week, fewest since 1969
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless benefits tumbled to the lowest level in more than five decades last week as layoffs remain historically…

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Groundbreaking of Station 33, a $130M development, postponed due to threat of inclement weather
A team of local developers is set to break ground Thursday on Station 33, a $130 million, five-building project at the corner of South Broad and 33rd streets in Chattanooga.

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Chattanoogans can participate in state’s tax-free weekend starting July 31
Tennessee's annual sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers will begin at 12:01 a.m. July 31 and last through 11:59 p.m. Aug. 2.

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ChatGPT led to a man’s near-fatal health crisis, lawsuit claims
A Florida pastor sued OpenAI on Wednesday, claiming that its chatbot, ChatGPT, had offered him “extremely dangerous medical recommendations” that led to delayed care…

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Oil prices rise another 3%, while Wall Street drifts in mixed trading
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with…

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OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an ‘unprecedented’ hack of another company
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an…
