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The U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization.
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As workplaces grapple with the implications and possibilities of artificial intelligence, one Kentucky professional has staked a hard position: a religious exemption from using it in his work.
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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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Host Bobby Carter presents three African artists who are pushing the boundaries of jazz and pop. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said initial investigations pointed to an issue with contractor L3Harris updating old tech at a remote location.
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Chile's far-right President José Antonio Kast is facing mounting public anger, as rising fuel prices trigger transport strikes and protests across the country.
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This is the second time Alaskans voted down an effort to repeal the state's unique election system, which voters first approved in 2020. A repeal effort in 2024 also failed narrowly.
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The rare nationwide ground stop, now lifted, paralyzed the U.S. air travel system Friday. Federal officials say telecommunication outages were to blame but offered few details.
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A wealthy documentarian visits a community devastated by job loss in Korean director Lee Chang-dong's latest feature.