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Bannon pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to one count of scheme to defraud, a low-level felony. The case involved We Build the Wall, a non-profit that Bannon himself once suspected was a scam.
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The 1965 tour sparked a great deal of controversy among music listeners and fans of Dylan’s folk music who felt he was betraying his base by changing his sound and becoming more commercial – much of which was depicted in the recent Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothee Chalamet.
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With months to go before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on gender-affirming care for minors, the Trump administration has changed the federal government’s legal position on the case. The U.S. Department of Justice notified the high court Friday that the U.S. is now backing the state of Tennessee and its ban on the care.
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The Kentucky Department of Corrections said last month that 67 state inmates are taking hormones to treat gender dysphoria. A Republican priority bill seeks to deny such medication.
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Paducah's Market House is presenting "Where There's a Will, There's a Way," a murder mystery production centered around unexpected twists and murder surrounding the reading of a will.
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Black Patch Revival, a Paducah-based psychedelic rock band, will perform a public concert live-streamed from Paducah Beer Werks during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on Sunday.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s office this week launched a webpage displaying projected price tags for bills before the legislature — known as fiscal notes — which he touted as a step toward transparency.
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The Associated Press says the White House blocked it from covering an official event on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
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Trump and Musk spoke as the president signed a new executive order calling on the heads of federal agencies to "promptly undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force."
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The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.
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The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
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The NEA will no longer fund arts programs that promote DEI or "gender ideology." The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years.
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Powell was also asked about the high cost of home ownership and President Trump's trade policies, but as usual, the Fed chair tried to steer clear of politics.