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The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by President Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes he dislikes.
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President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in his second term have been a whirlwind of far-reaching executive orders and slashed funding as he implements his “America First” agenda. But what has that looked like in Kentucky?
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Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.
