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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced on Thursday that it had accepted General Matter’s application for the company’s planned $1.5 billion uranium enrichment facility on the grounds of the U.S. Department of Energy site in McCracken County that housed the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
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Grand jury subpoenas sent to election workers in Los Angeles come amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and California election officials over the state's voter rolls.
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A first-of-its-kind uranium enrichment facility in western Kentucky has cleared another major milestone on its journey to getting the project up and running. -
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West Kentucky post-hardcore band Just South of Antarctica makes their Live Lunch debut on Friday, October 30, at 12 noon. -
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to monitor voting locations in Louisville and Lexington. State election leaders say that could violate state laws. -
Race raters like The Cook Political Report call Kentucky’s 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Congressional Districts very safe Republican territories. But that hasn't stopped Democrats in these districts from running what appear to be long-shot campaigns. -
Researchers from the University of Louisville updated far western Kentucky residents on Thursday about where a project studying potential community exposures to hazardous substances emitted from some of Calvert City’s chemical plants stands a year after some of the initial data collections began.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ousted another top general from the Pentagon, further adding to a sense of discord amongst senior military leadership.
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The announcement Wednesday is the latest action by the allies, who have repeatedly expressed alarm over China's growing assertiveness in Asia. -
This move comes about a year before President Xi Jinping is expected to secure his fourth five-year term.
