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Ridgesong development in Ooltewah is ‘a cross between rural and urban Tennessee’
Pratt Home Builders is developing a new 165-home community off of Snow Hill Road in Ooltewah, Ridgesong, named for its expansive ridge and treeline views.

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What you need to know about Tennessee’s hemp ban
Tennessee's near-total THCa ban goes into effect on Wednesday, after a yearslong effort to ban certain hemp products that are currently available in retail stores across the state.

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The Strait of Hormuz’s future is unsettled in wake of latest strikes
The flow of ships and oil through the Strait of Hormuz was starting to pick up. Then an Iranian drone hit a cargo ship trying to pass the strait through a route Iran doesn’t like. The U.S. responded with strikes of its own on Iranian military facilities, and more fighting erupted.

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Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal, ending a long union of cable and media
Comcast said Monday that it planned to split off NBCUniversal into a separate publicly traded company, unwinding a 15-year corporate marriage that put celebrated films and TV shows like “Saturday Night Live” under the same roof as cable hookups and wireless internet service.

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US stocks rise and recover some of their losses from a rare losing week
U.S. stocks rose Monday and recovered some of their losses from a rare losing week.

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Costco target of lawsuit over grain-free dog food
A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Costco falsely advertised its Kirkland Signature Nature's Domain grain-free dog food as healthy while hiding that it could cause heart disease.

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WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot
WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot.

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Microsoft’s $530 billion rout sets up its worst month since 2008
Microsoft Corp. shares are heading for their worst month in years as investors continue to fret about how the software giant will fare in a world marked by artificial intelligence.

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Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Chattanooga hits the market for first time
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Seamour and Gerte Shavin House on Chattanooga's Missionary Ridge is for sale for the first time in the property's more-than-75-year history.

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Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
The Australian government plans to strengthen laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
