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Freshwater mussels are scattered throughout waterways in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, playing a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. But populations are dwindling, and researchers want to better understand the causes.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed the eighth budget of his tenure on Tuesday as he and Illinois Democrats gear up for an election-year battle centered around affordability — though he had to issue a clean-up veto aimed at addressing late-night drafting errors.
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Kentucky Addiction Recovery Care owner Tim Robinson pleaded not guilty to three federal felony charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud multiple lenders.
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Kentucky is suing prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket as well as casino-style online game company VGW.
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Gov. Andy Beshear has issued posthumous pardons to some Kentuckians jailed for helping Black people escape slavery. He has proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth in the commonwealth, a day he declared an executive branch holiday in 2024.
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China is once again purchasing U.S. soybeans under trade deal with Trump, but exports to the country still lag previous years
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Under President Trump, more federal attention and support has gone towards anti-abortion Christian centers. A watchdog group says many of them mislead patients with promises to "rule out" ectopic pregnancies.
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.
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Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society.
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All three progressive candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani — including two who took on Democratic incumbents — won their primaries in safe seats almost guaranteeing their election in November.
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The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
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Divides over what GOP priorities should be ahead of this fall's midterm elections are testing the relationship between President Trump and Senate Republicans.