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Republicans still hold the majority of Kentucky’s congressional seats and a commanding majority in the General Assembly, but faced pushback from voters for the first time in years.
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Black lung disease rates among some miners are now at their highest since the 1970s. Watch a video drawn from ‘Coal’s Human Cost,’ a documentary from FRONTLINE, NPR, Public Health Watch and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom.
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Tennessee Republicans spent $3 million for an all-GOP delegation in Congress. She upended that plan with less than $100,000.
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Republican Congressman James Comer won re-election this week for a sixth term serving Kentucky’s First Congressional District. But signs seem to be pointing toward the GOP lawmaker hitting the campaign trail again soon in a potential bid to be Kentucky’s next governor.
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Kentucky's measles outbreak continues to grow during one of the worst years regarding illness in the U.S. this century.
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On Friday, Ben Grimes, Paducah’s Market House Theatre managing artistic director, will perform “Death of Kings,” a one-man show in Shakespearean style that tells the story of his service in the military and his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after returning home.
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Governor declines to give any timeline for considering the presidency
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Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency is entangled in more than 20 lawsuits across several counties
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Russia's top independent newspaper is closing after more than 30 years amid state pressure and censorship laws. Its founder won the Nobel Peace Prize and several of its journalists have been killed.
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The Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam hosted an unusual exhibit in recent weeks — a renowned tattoo artist inking the Dutch master's designs on visitors' skin.
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Drone makers are testing new, big drones that can deliver water or fire retardant with AI assistance. Aspen, Colorado is the first place trying them out. Cool and expensive? Yes. Effective? TBD.
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The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability.
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Mona Chalabi spent five years following Americans living paycheck to paycheck, as well as those earning top wages. Her new book, Ten Lives, explores why financial security can feel so elusive.
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Gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in three months — but the overall cost of living remains stubbornly high.