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Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center

"Misleading Mailer: Despite locals’ health concerns, the Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote a data center, including sending a mailer with inaccurate information. 'Concierge Service': The chamber has a five-member operations team dedicated to xAI, one of Musk’s companies, as it tries to transform Memphis into a global hub of technological innovation."

Source: ProPublica, 08/27/2025

"1 In 4 People Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water: UN"

"More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress toward universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough."

Source: AFP, 08/27/2025

Weather Key To Perfect Ear Of Corn, But Climate Change Is Making It Dicier

'Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. Last year was a good year, and Rynd said he enjoyed walking the fields with his kids to see how the corn was doing. This year is a different story.'

Source: AP, 08/26/2025

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