A lease to build the first U.S.-owned, privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the country was signed in western Kentucky on Tuesday against a backdrop of containers holding depleted tails of uranium hexafluoride – some covered in rust.
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The White House said that starting just after midnight that goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union would face tariff rates of 10% or higher.
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It’s only fitting that the historic 2025 Murray State baseball season came to end because of a history-making performance in the Men’s College World Series. Arkansas's Gage Wood threw the third no-hitter in Men's College World Series history to lead the Razorbacks over the Racers 3-0 Monday.
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According to researchers at the University of Kentucky, maple syrup production in the Commonwealth has the potential to significantly boost both state and local economies. The study published earlier this year found that Kentucky’s abundance of untapped maple trees has the capacity to produce up to $25 million annually while creating roughly 1,300 jobs.
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Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” is estimated to kick millions of people off Medicaid, causing concern for health care providers in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, a region especially dependent on the federal program.
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A late comeback attempt wasn't enough for the Racers in the team's first ever Men's College World Series game, as Murray State lost 6-4 to UCLA on Saturday. The Racers will face Arkansas in a win-or-go-home game on Monday.
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People demonstrated across Kentucky on Saturday to express their outrage at President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador put a spotlight on President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, pleaded not guilty to charges of human smuggling during a court hearing Friday in Nashville.
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Hasan Piker likes fitness, gaming, and progressive politics, and millions of young men flock to him for his opinions. Is he the Joe Rogan of the left that Democrats are looking for? Hasan says no.
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U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee inspected an aid distribution center operated by the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah.
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Investors are reacting to Trump's latest plans to impose a wide range of tariffs. A weaker-than-expected jobs report magnified concerns about how these import taxes would impact the economy.
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Employees across multiple divisions agree: They can't imagine how the department will fulfill its legal obligations with roughly half its staff gone.
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Trump called for the firing of the Labor statistics official after data earlier showed employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, while job gains for the previous two months were largely erased.
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Charities usually like to talk to the public about their good works. In the wake of the Trump aid cuts, there's a new approach: "anticipatory silence." It's controversial.