The majority opinion of Kentucky justices ruled government business conducted on private devices are not public records, which critics say could “eviscerate” open records law.
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Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own — but experts say it raises questions about how much risk comes with letting robots be in charge of their own learning.
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While more than half of Kentucky residents are women, they lead less than 7% of the commonwealth’s county governments.
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Three Democratic and one Republican candidate vying for Sen. Mitch McConnell's open seat attended Monday night's televised debate on KET. The longtime Republican leader and former Senate majority leader is retiring at the end of his term.
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Churchill Downs Incorporated looks to buy the intellectual property for the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan-Stakes for $85 million. Churchill Downs plans to license the rights annually to the state of Maryland to stage the races.
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The bill would require reporting immigrants without legal status who apply for public benefits to the state’s Centralized Immigration Enforcement Bureau or face loss of funding; government employees could face criminal charges for not reporting
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Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman will run for the governor’s office next year when Gov. Andy Beshear’s term ends.
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Most of the $48 million of spending in Kentucky’s GOP primary for Senate has been by super PACs supporting Nate Morris and Andy Barr, which are bankrolled by a few billionaires and dark money groups.
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Two young people have been arrested in an alleged plot to attack a Texas synagogue that involved driving through the congregation to "kill as many Jews as possible," according authorities.
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The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies' exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race.
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The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of political deadlock.
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It's the first time suspected insider trading on Polymarket has led to criminal charges in the U.S.
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The incident is the latest eyebrow-raising bet on Polymarket, as allegations of rigging and manipulation continue to haunt the popular prediction market site.
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The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone.