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Thursday was the opening day for the 2025 Kentucky State Fair, and Kentuckians from across the state arrived to join the fun.
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Air Canada will resume flights Monday evening, claiming the union illegally directed flight attendants to defy a return-to-work order.
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Two of Kentucky’s GOP congressional delegation were among the few to jump party lines to vote against the Republican tax and spending bill in the Senate and House, drawing anger from the president. -
A company aiming to open the world’s first commercial laser uranium enrichment plant in western Kentucky took a key step over the weekend. -
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Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex. -
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President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to also be a show of force across the district.
