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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, whose residence was searched earlier in the day by anti-corruption investigators.
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The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts in Madisonville is hosting the alternative country and indie folk group The Cactus Blossoms this weekend, led by brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkham.
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A newly released preliminary investigation has found cracks in hardware meant to hold the left engine to the UPS cargo plane that crashed, killing and injuring dozens of people in Louisville.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances says it has awarded more than $150 million in new contracts to U.S. suppliers as a result of its decision to shift production from China to Kentucky. It says the contracts range from $330,000 to $41 million, span 10 states and cover crucial segments of the supplier chain for washer and dryer production.
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Tennessee’s full embrace of Trump’s immigration policies is forcing people like Felipe Mendez, who came to Nashville looking for work, to return home to countries with little opportunity.
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Republican Mark Green's surprise retirement could present an opportunity for Democrats.
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After weeks of delays, about 700,000 Tennesseans are starting to get their full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance benefits.
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The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said.
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India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?
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Shih-Ching Tsou has collaborated with filmmaker Sean Baker for years. Tsou's solo directorial debut uses Taipei as its canvas to tell a story about women making ends meet in the city.
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The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name.
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My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow follows Russian journalists who report on the country's abuses. Reviewer Justin Chang calls it one of the most engrossing films he's seen all year.
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Retail expert Katie Thomas scours her local shopping mall in Pittsburgh to divine what Americans' shopping habits reveal about the economy and the nation's future.