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Recent polling shows data centers are increasingly unpopular. That opposition was a factor in several local primary races in Kentucky where data center projects have popped up.
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Kudzu is an invasive vine that’s become a persistent problem in the American South. But there are efforts to tackle it.
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As communities around Kentucky protest planned data centers, a new state energy group says the state can bring in hyperscale data centers while also ensuring electricity ratepayers are protected.
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Bevin requested additional time, but his motion was denied by the judge hearing his divorce and child support case.
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Seeking class action status, the federal suit accuses Tennessee lawmakers of violating the Constitution’s Supremacy clause, arguing only the federal government can enforce immigration law
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Rep. Nima Kulkarni presented an “aspirational” proposal to study and monitor the chemicals in Kentucky.
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ARC has been under federal investigation for alleged Medicaid billing fraud for two years, but Tim Robinson’s indictment was for an unrelated tax credit fraud scheme.
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If you’ve ever driven in the river counties, you’ve probably seen the “green blanket” of vines covering parts of the landscape - from thickets of trees to abandoned buildings. With nicknames including the ‘mile-a-minute vine’ and ‘the vine that ate the south’ – kudzu seems here to stay in parts of the region.But what is it exactly? And where did it come from?
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Fifteen years after The Book of Mormon made its Broadway debut, original cast members Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad once again took the stage as Mormon missionaries — this time at the 2026 Tony Awards.
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Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
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Xi traveled to Pyongyang on Monday in a likely attempt to reassert China's unique influence over its socialist neighbor.
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Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.
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In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people.
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A study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad compared to people not in remote jobs. But demanding everyone return to the office isn't the answer either, say researchers.