Kentucky
Death toll rises to at least 25 in Kentucky flooding as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says
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July 31, 2022
Death toll rises to at least 25 in Kentucky flooding as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says
(CNN) – The death toll in flood-stricken parts of eastern Kentucky climbed to at least 25 and will almost certainly…
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandatesreu
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January 7, 2022
Pandemic-wary U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Biden vaccine mandatesreu
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which has restricted its own operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing…
Biden visiting storm-ravaged Kentucky to offer aid, support
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December 15, 2021
Biden visiting storm-ravaged Kentucky to offer aid, support
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden is taking…
In storm’s aftermath, Kentucky residents struggle with loss
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December 12, 2021
In storm’s aftermath, Kentucky residents struggle with loss
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Jarred Holmes was supposed to have been working inside a candle factory when it was ripped…
Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability
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July 19, 2020
Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability
SEATTLE (AP) — A stipulation in a Kentucky police contract prohibited officials from initially firing the officers involved in Breonna…
Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining
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November 1, 2017
Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining
When Mike Sylvester entered a career training center earlier this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, he found more than one hundred…
Beloved character actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91
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September 16, 2017
Beloved character actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91
For more than 60 years, Harry Dean Stanton played crooks and codgers, eccentrics and losers. He endowed them with pathos…
Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues
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August 15, 2017
Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues
In Gainesville, Florida, workers hired by the Daughters of the Confederacy chipped away at a Confederate soldier’s statue, loaded it…