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The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people.
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A concert benefitting Paducah's Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center will be held this Saturday, April 20, at Paducah Beer Werks. The event will feature music from a variety of regional bands, including Family Bags, Charmers, and Daywaster. Daniel Hurt speaks to local musician and Family Bags bassist Melanie A. Davis ahead of the event.
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The Kentucky Public Library Association membership recently elected Tammy Blackwell as its new chair during the organization’s annual conference in Owensboro this March.
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Relationships between Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature appeared to improve little as lawmakers looked back over the session.
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Kids as young as 14 could get up to five years in prison on top of juvenile sentences without a jury trial
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Tennessee youth, parents and teachers voiced their opposition to a bill that would allow school staff to carry guns on campus — without notifying parents or students — on Monday morning.
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Republicans scrapped a contentious change to the otherwise broadly supported “momnibus” bill on Monday. That cleared its path to becoming law.
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The Kennedys have been critical of Robert F. Kennedy's third-party run, which has the potential to draw votes away from President Biden — who the family is formally endorsing on Thursday.
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The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversity what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat.
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Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.
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Writers for the children's program want better residuals and annual raises, and for auxiliary works, such as social media segments, to be covered by union benefits. Their contract expires Friday.
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Inflation is proving stubborn this year, and the cost of rent may be to blame. Hawaii's attorney general has released the first report into last year's Maui fires.
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Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.