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On Election Day in November, there are two amendments on the ballot in Kentucky: the much-publicized Amendment 2, which would undermine abortion rights in the state, and the lesser-known Amendment 1, which would allow the Legislature to call itself into special session.
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Orthodox Jews gathered in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at the tomb of a rabbi who preached his vision of a joy-filled life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Anti-hunger advocates in Kentucky are hoping to hear ambitious policies, ideas and plans to tackle food insecurity in a conference this week on hunger hosted by the Biden administration. -
The Murray State University Police Department reported an increase in the number of stalking cases and liquor-related disciplinary referrals on its campuses for 2021 in its latest campus security report, while the number of drug-related arrests dropped substantially.
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A statue representing an African American girl was unveiled Sunday in the Round Table Literary Park at Hopkinsville Community College to honor the late city native and author bell hooks.
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A long-time state lawmaker from southern Kentucky has resigned due to health reasons. Republican C.B. Embry of Morgantown is capping a two-decade legislative career.
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The Kentucky Parole Board voted unanimously Monday morning that Michael Carneal, who committed the 1997 Heath High School shooting, would be denied parole and serve out the remainder of his life sentence.
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Kentuckians who want to cast a ballot in the upcoming General Election need to register by Oct. 11, four weeks before the last day of voting on Nov. 8.
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The White House is touting many of its pandemic programs and benefits as a way to reduce hunger. But a partisan Congress is among the biggest hurdles.
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The TV news host, who memorably was tested for colon cancer on the Today show, wrote on her website that she's had surgery and radiation treatment. "Please get your annual mammogram," she said.
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Such massive storms are fairly rare, and it's even more rare for them to make landfall. NOAA says that for such storms, "catastrophic damage will occur" with electricity outages "for weeks or months."
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Biden mistakenly called out for the Indiana Republican who died in a car crash in August. She had cosponsored a bill to fund the conference.
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The report finds a dramatic rise in the number of Americans who are being wrongfully held, as a growing number of countries embrace the practice as a way to gain leverage over the U.S.
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Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas.
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