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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, reports say.
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On May 19, about 1 in 10 registered Kentucky voters will not be eligible to cast a ballot in the state’s partisan primaries because they are not Republicans or Democrats.
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A free market think tank found Kentucky awarded $483 million of single-bid asphalt road contracts in 2025, calling for more scrutiny of the bidding process.
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Legislation allowing health care workers to deny care because of their moral, ethical or religious principles passed the Senate on Friday.
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Tennessee House Republicans passed a measure allowing public schools to display the Ten Commandments over Democrats’ objections of constitutional concerns.
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While some Kentucky schools and businesses shut their doors during and after the storm, farmers still had to go to work. Dealing with winter weather is a necessary part of farming in order to keep crops and livestock growing.
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Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.
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