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In the aftermath of a raid at a Louisiana racetrack, Kentucky's equine community is worried about what increased immigration enforcement could mean for the industry's workforce.
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The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.
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The Kentucky Hospital Association supported the House version of what’s dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” but a top executive says Senate changes would devastate health care and create larger economic fallout. -
GOP Senate hopeful Nate Morris called Sen. Mitch McConnell “the nastiest politician in the history of America” at his first major campaign event in Shepherdsville. -
Environmental groups say eliminating a roadless rule that has protected forestland puts backcountry recreation, wildlife and clean water ‘on the chopping block’
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Alieu Kamara is the first and only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone. "Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope," said professor Kehinde Oluwadiya of the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex. -
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A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. -
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Protesters marched to the White House on Saturday as D.C. Metropolitan Police officers and National Park Service police looked on from a distance.
