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Tennessee is moving to block climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
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Unlike Tennessee's past three governors, Sen. Marsha Blackburn doesn't have a large personal fortune to help fund her gubernatorial campaign. Instead, she has used her years of political connections and standing as a close ally of President Donald Trump to raise large sums of cash.
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Geologists say an untapped, carbon-free energy source could be underneath parts of Kentucky. So why isn’t anyone trying to use it?
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A judge issued an order of arrest for former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, stating that he can avoid jail if he complies with order to turn over financial information.
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The psychedelic drug ibogaine is a Schedule I controlled substance, but Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill researching its uses for treating addiction and PTSD.
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A pharmacy chain is ringing alarm bells, saying a bill could shutter pharmacies. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say that's fear-mongering.
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There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.
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Pakistan's foreign minister said the country is relaying messages and that Iran is deliberating on a U.S. proposal. Israel says it killed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's navy chief.
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President Trump has tried to kill offshore wind's future in the U.S. But industry analysts say the attacks could hurt business confidence across the U.S. economy.
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The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.
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In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by burning their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season.