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In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump once again touted new tax benefits for tipped workers, who like many Americans are feeling the pinch of higher prices.
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Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell and Congressman James Comer sent a letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell urging a delay of new hemp restrictions.
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The Louisville Gas & Electric Mill Creek Generating Station was the backdrop for the Trump administration's announcement of its latest effort to boost declining coal generation by walking back Biden-era rules.
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Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul of Kentucky praised the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs.
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Private banks, hospitals and insurance companies in Tennessee could soon refuse to recognize same-sex marriages.
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The 2025 film – which recently broke the record for the most Oscar nominations – is the next offering in Murray State University’s Cinema International screening series on campus, with two showings this week.
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Plans for Ford Motor Company’s massive West Tennessee campus have changed significantly since the automaker announced its $5.6 billion investment in a manufacturing hub meant to produce next-generation electric pickup trucks and batteries in 2021.
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Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages.
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Skarsgård plays a filmmaker struggling to connect with his two grown daughters in Sentimental Value. As the father of eight, the Swedish actor says he understands the tension his character faces.
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With prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of trading on confidential information.
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Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
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A new study finds that horse whinnies are made of both a high and a low frequency, generated by different parts of the vocal tract. The two-tone sound may help horses convey more complex information.
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The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's signature tariffs. But the president has other tariff tools, and consumers shouldn't expect cheaper prices anytime soon, economists say.