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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is planning a trip to Tennessee next month to speak out against the neighboring state's sweeping abortion ban. It's the latest sign that Beshear is looking to improve his party's prospects in Republican territory and build up his own name recognition.
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Paducah Historic Preservation Group looking into possibility of permanent museum space
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Three Jewish women got their day in court Monday as they challenged Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban, saying it interferes with their religious beliefs about life and ability to become pregnant.
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In a blistering and unanimous opinion, the judges called TWRA’s legal defense of its tactics a “disturbing assertion of power on behalf of government”
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Polling locations across Kentucky will open Thursday through Saturday so people can vote early in this month’s primary election.
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Howell, Bechler competing for 1st District senate office, while Heath faces Holloway for 2nd District Representative
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The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District this weekend on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. This year's lineup includes Americana artist and West Kentucky native S.G. Goodman. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Goodman ahead of her Friday night performance.
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The College of New Jersey is making room for native plants, and students are digging it.
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There are clear similarities between 1968 and 2024, from presidential elections and anti-war protests to new Planet of the Apes movies. But historians tell NPR there are some key differences too.
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President Biden is keeping the tariffs on Chinese imports put in place by his predecessor and 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he's adding new ones for things like electric vehicles.
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A Jesus made of vegetables, bizarre log cabins, products that don't exist. AI-generated images are creating new forms of clickbait and causing some users to doubt what's real.
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Federal regulators say all airline passengers must be able to evacuate a plane within 90 seconds. The FAA reauthorization bill would require the agency to reconsider its testing standards.
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When Thorsten Siess was in graduate school, he came up with the idea for a heart device that's now been used in hundreds of thousands of patients around the world.