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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Prolific songwriter and founder of The Black Swans, Jerry David DeCicca, returns to Murray, Kentucky, for a show at Wits' End Records on Sunday, June 15. Tracy Ross speaks to DeCicca ahead of the performance.
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Organizers with the group Paducah Pride United Together – which formed last year to put on its first large-scale Pride event – have planned a day of live music, comedians and a drag show for Saturday at the McCracken County Convention & Expo Center.
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More than a dozen Kentucky cities will participate in nationwide protests Saturday against President Donald Trump's massive military parade. The nationwide "No Kings" protests coincide with the military parade in Washington D.C. to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary, which falls on President Trump's birthday.
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For nearly 50 years, the small community in southern Illinois has celebrated the Man of Steel with the Metropolis Superman Celebration. What started in the late 1970s as a small event for the local community has since expanded to become one of the city’s marquee events, drawing in Superman fans from all over the world.
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Paul says Trump’s criticism will not deter the Kentucky senator from disagreeing with his party’s president on policies such as debt spending and tariffs.
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Protesters are decrying the ICE detention of an 18-year-old Bowling Green resident weeks after his graduation.
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Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., denounces Trump tariffs and the firing of a senior Labor official, saying Trump needs to "get this under control" or Congress will "be a check on him."
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The Syrian government under interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been struggling to consolidate control since he led a surprise insurgency that ousted former President Bashar Assad in December.
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Loni Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, according to her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.
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More than 150 Ethiopian migrants were on board the boat when it sank in the Gulf of Aden off the southern Yemeni province of Abyan, the International Organization for Migration in Yemen said.
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Roughly 3,200 workers are striking at sites in Missouri and Illinois. Members of the labor union representing the workers rejected a modified contract offered by Boeing last week.