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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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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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The cuts follow losses in two pivotal court cases and the company's push to invest in artificial intelligence.
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The soaring cost of jet fuel is forcing European airlines to cancel tens of thousands of flights, while energy authorities warned of a possible jet fuel shortage if supplies aren't replenished soon.
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The White House Correspondents' Dinner will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how.
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The rising country star Ella Langley rules both the album and song charts this week, but Justin Bieber also sees a rise in popularity following his nostalgic performance at Coachella.
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Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.
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A new study looks at an unexpected force that played a critical role in shaping the lives of ancient humans.