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In a milestone for Paducah’s Hotel Metropolitan, the nonprofit recently announced the hiring of its first paid staff member who will help lead the African American historical and cultural museum into the future.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed the eighth budget of his tenure on Tuesday as he and Illinois Democrats gear up for an election-year battle centered around affordability — though he had to issue a clean-up veto aimed at addressing late-night drafting errors.
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Kentucky Addiction Recovery Care owner Tim Robinson pleaded not guilty to three federal felony charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud multiple lenders.
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The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency has signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a day after the U.S. and Iran offered contradictory remarks about the issue.
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New York's primary election highlighted a question the Democratic Party is facing: just how progressive does it want to be? In safe seats, progressives win but in competitive seats, moderates prevail.
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