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In the course of his delightful Netflix series, Galifianakis learns how to graft apple trees, make richer compost and generally self-sustain. "The future is agrarian," he says in every episode.
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A cryptocurrency mining facility in McCracken County could one day be powered by a small modular nuclear reactor under a new business partnership announced Wednesday between an energy tech company and a data center developer.
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Tennessee Republicans unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday morning that would likely help their party gain an extra seat in Congress as a special session on redistricting continues this week.
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With two major uranium enrichment companies looking to build in McCracken County and renewed interest in nuclear energy in far western Kentucky, scientists are putting in more devices to track earthquake activity in the region. Data collected from those instruments could help developers know how they need to factor what’s happening beneath the earth's surface in their projects.
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced an emergency executive order that would lower the state's gas tax by 10 cents during a Tuesday press conference.
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Organizers with the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic announced Tuesday that longtime Lexington sports broadcaster Dave “Buzz” Baker will emcee for the 146th edition of the far western Kentucky political gathering.
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Cameron says he can win a head-to-head matchup against Barr despite Trump endorsing his GOP rival, saying the 14-year congressman is beholden to the D.C. “swamp.”
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The owners of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution invested $150 million to reinvent the paper. The changes have been significant. Three years in, the payoff has been modest.
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Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.
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An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.
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Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.
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After a long career in comedy, Martin Short shares his story of "love, loss and survival" in a new Netflix documentary, Marty, Life Is Short.
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Wellness and longevity influencers are pushing a compound called NAD+. There's scientific interest in its potential, but researchers say the marketing claims have gotten ahead of the science.