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Chattanooga weighs Tennessee’s high business, low quality-of-life rankings
A recent ranking from CNBC named Tennessee the ninth best state for business, while also naming it "the worst state to live in," raising questions about what that disconnect means for Chattanooga's efforts to attract both businesses and the workers they need.
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No. 10 Alabama hosts Florida State a year after stunner in Tallahassee
Florida State left its opening game of the 2025 season with a statement victory. Alabama left Tallahassee with questions about where it was headed.
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Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and “fake news,” and threatened that more such media bans could be coming — the latest salvo in the president's increasingly aggressive response to media coverage he finds unfavorable.
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Feds award $4M to clean up Chickamauga mill
Federal officials gathered in Chickamauga on Friday to announce a $4 million Environmental Protection Agency grant to clean up the former Crystal Springs textile mill, where more than 100 years of industrial activity left the soil and water contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants.
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Duncan Sheik, Tony- and Grammy-winning ‘Spring Awakening’ composer and pop star, dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who crafted the music for “Spring Awakening,” has died.
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Wright family requests Project River delay to address public concerns
The Wright family of Wright Brothers Construction has asked the city of Cleveland, Tennessee, to delay action on Project River, the family's expansive proposed industrial campus in Bradley County.
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Bombing at mosque near police offices in Pakistan kills at least 21
A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and wounded were police officers attending prayers at the mosque.
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Warren Buffett gives up chairman title at Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of his succession plan
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades.
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Vance blasts Democrats as ‘lunatics’ in Iowa rally push for GOP candidates
Vice President JD Vance on Friday mounted a vigorous defense of the Trump administration's policies and Iowa GOP candidates on the November ballot, arguing that the Democrats had turned into the party of “lunatics," in his second trip to the politically consequential state this year.
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Trump pushes his $5,000 ‘dividend’ pledge if GOP wins midterms. Republican candidates, not as much
President Donald Trump came to battleground North Carolina doubling down on a tantalizing and implausible midterm promise. “If we win," he said, “we’re going to get you $5,000. So that’s it. Very simple.”
