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For three of the teams, it is the first time in school history their men's basketball teams have been to the Final Four.
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The main thing people with Medicaid coverage can do to prepare for the change is update their contact information with the state.
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Threats of violence led the organizer of an all-ages drag show this weekend in eastern Kentucky to cancel. The goal was to raise funds for a clothing bank that would serve transgender youth.
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Researchers at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest have spent nearly a decade tracking golden eagles as they migrate between Kentucky and Canada. Now, the Eastern Golden Eagle Working Group is now using that research to develop a conservation plan.
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A state audit of Kentucky State University's finances revealed a “chaotic accounting environment" leading to undocumented credit card transactions, extravagant bonuses and a lack of controls that put millions in federal grant funding at risk, Auditor Mike Harmon said Wednesday.
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An expansion of the Kentucky Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit – passed by the Legislature in 2021 – has finally taken effect, boosting its annual funding allocation from $5 million to $100 million.
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For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a federal standard to limit “forever chemicals” in drinking water, and Tennessee may soon find out just how prevalent they are.
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Compensation for descendants of enslaved people is broadly controversial, and especially so among whites and Republicans. Researchers say one reason may be misperceptions about the racial wealth gap.
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Former service members and combat medics from other countries are in Ukraine to train civilians. They typically have just days with new conscripts before they are sent to the front.
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First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world.
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Actor Jeremy Renner was helping a family member retrieve their vehicle from the snow when the accident occurred on New Year's Day.
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Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognized by only 13 sovereign states.
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Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader's judicial overhaul plan.