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Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to ‘every kid in America’
Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year.

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Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.

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AI stocks lead a rebound on Wall Street as European markets drop following protests
Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry bounced back on Wall Street Monday and recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky.

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AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns
Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta's new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver's seat.

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Trump rallies in Kansas as rising farm costs fuel Republican concerns about voter turnout
Fifth-generation Kansas farmer Glenn Brunkow describes this time of year as “go time,” when farmers are combining fields, hauling crops to town and moving livestock from summer pastures to their winter homes.

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For Chattanooga retailer, Halloween is a guessing game played months ahead of time
The porch witches and voodoo skulls on the shelves at Elder's Ace Hardware this fall were picked out in January. Once they sell, the stores won't get more.

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Closed North Shore salad restaurant reopens as gyro spot
Local restaurant owner Sean Alexander says he's found early success with his new venture in Chattanooga's North Shore after pivoting from a failing salad restaurant with a rebrand.

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Culver’s restaurant coming to Ooltewah
A new location of Midwestern fast-casual chain Culver's is now under construction in Ooltewah.

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TVA board likely to lose quorum again in January. Here’s why
The Tennessee Valley Authority board, the regulator of the nation's largest public power provider, will likely soon have too few members to hold votes — again.

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Southern Steer butcher shop opens in North Chattanooga
Southern Steer, a small franchise chain of independently owned neighborhood butcher shops, has opened a North Chattanooga location.
