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- State approves over $2.5M for economic development projects in western Kentucky
- Western Ky. communities get $13.6 million in grant funds to reduce methane emissions
- Tennessee’s universal school voucher bill stalls as chambers negotiate vastly different proposals
- Four Fort Knox soldiers qualify for 2024 Olympics in Paris
- Tennessee law enforcement may soon be required to report unauthorized immigrants to the federal government
- Illinois secretary of state denounces attempt to replace three Metropolis library trustees
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After 16 seasons, two Olympic gold medals and three WNBA championships, Candace Parker announced her retirement from professional basketball on Sunday.
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Murray State University leadership went over proposals to better compensate some of its faculty and staff during a budget town hall Thursday.
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A driving force behind many state parks, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund’s financial resources dwindled recent years
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Federal Emergency Management Agency officials didn’t tell Kentucky flood survivors about an 18-month deadline to appeal for financial assistance. A disaster relief organization says that’s not the only time that’s happened.
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Tennessee teachers and school staff may soon be able to carry handguns on campus thanks to a bill passed by the General Assembly.
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Kentucky nurses are feeling a sense of relief over a new law shielding them from criminal liability for medical errors. Before the legislative session ended last week, Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill that prohibits healthcare providers from being prosecuted when honest mistakes are made on the job.
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Rep. Kevin Bratcher, a Louisville Republican, says he wants to be on the right side of history when it comes to the man-made “forever chemicals” that are in Kentucky’s waterways, fish and some Kentuckians’ drinking water.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions.
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Hamas has released a video showing two captives, one of them an American, as part of an effort to prove that the two men are still alive. It was the second video of a U.S. citizen released this week.
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The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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The heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year-old Palestinian died from the heat.
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The state currently bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That will drop to six weeks, with a few exceptions — a timetable that abortion rights advocates say is hard to meet
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Members of the Washington, D.C., school Arab students club say their rights were violated "because the school does not want their viewpoint ... to be heard."