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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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The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries steer clear.