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Murray State University associate professor of Spanish Robert “Moses” Fritz will present his thoughts on how AI can best help further students’ education in a lecture on Friday titled “Putting the Work Back into Homework: Principles of AI-Based Assignment Design.”
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Groups set an all-time record for lobbying spending in the first month of a Kentucky General Assembly session, with the statewide business advocacy group easily leading all spenders.
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After more than a decade of expansion, the latest report from the Kentucky Distillers’ Association says decreases in demand for bourbon and other spirits brought on by trade policies and shifting consumer tastes could slow growth in one of the Bluegrass State’s signature industries.
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Despite voters rarely using these forms of identification in Kentucky elections, the state Senate advanced a bill to prohibit social security and food stamp cards from counting as a valid secondary ID.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Kentucky Republican lawmakers to push for a convention to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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The Hotel Metropolitan is partnering with the McCracken County Public Library to celebrate for Black History Month.
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These days, the Super Bowl halftime show is a massive driver of the streaming, airplay and sales that fuel the Billboard charts. This week, Bad Bunny benefits from that influence.
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An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.
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"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.
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Canada was long the top dog of Olympic women's hockey. But with a win Thursday, the Americans could do more than earn a third gold medal — they could prove the sport's balance of power has shifted.
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In a slow-motion race of two retail behemoths, Amazon's trump card was its lucrative cloud-computing business.
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A Republican voting overhaul is back on Capitol Hill — with an added photo identification provision and an altered name. Opponents say the legislation would disenfranchise millions of voters.