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Your Local Newspaper Might Not Have a Single Reporter
24Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Your Local Newspaper Might Not Have a Single Reporter

The Gleaner, the local newspaper in Henderson, Ky., has sections focused on features, sports, news and opinion.What it doesn’t have: a single reporter on staff.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Crews Extinguish Fire After CSX Train Derailment in Kentucky
23Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Crews Extinguish Fire After CSX Train Derailment in Kentucky

Updated Nov. 23, 2023 5:40 pm ETHundreds of emergency workers in Kentucky put out a large fire on Thursday after a CSX freight train carrying molten sulfur derailed a day earlier, officials said. Residents evacuated from the small town of Livingston can return home.Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency due to the Rockcastle County derailment, which involved 16 cars, according to the Florida-based train operator. CSX said crews are recovering spilled material from the ground and removing railcars. The cause of the derailment is under investigation, the company said.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Kentucky evacuees face uncertain future and a Thanksgiving away from home after derailed train spills chemicals
23Nov By adminNo Comments
Money

Kentucky evacuees face uncertain future and a Thanksgiving away from home after derailed train spills chemicals

People impacted by train derailment in Ohio sit down for Thanksgiving dinner People impacted by train derailment in Ohio sit down for Thanksgiving dinner 02:19 Cindy Bradley had just finished cooking for Thanksgiving when an official knocking loudly urged her to leave her small Kentucky home as soon as possible because a train had derailed, catching fire and spilling chemicals.She ended up at Rockcastle County Middle School in Livingston — unsure what was next as at least two train car...
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Conservative Donors Failed to Show Up in the 2023 Elections
19Nov By adminNo Comments
Business

Conservative Donors Failed to Show Up in the 2023 Elections

Once critics of the supposedly malign influence of money in politics, the progressive left proved to be big spenders in November’s elections. In four key state races—for Kentucky’s governor, Virginia’s General Assembly, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court and Ohio’s abortion referendum—left-wing advocacy groups dropped at least $135 million on campaign ads, outspending conservative groups by $42 million.A few years ago, left-leaning organizations and media outlets warned that conservatives had come to “dominate” state politics and policy. They pointed to Republican victories in state elections and significant policy achievements like the Wisconsin collective-bargaining reform known as Act 10. Those of us working in the trenches on these issues knew better. Government unions and progressive speci...
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Democrat Andy Beshear Re-elected as Kentucky’s Governor
8Nov By adminNo Comments
World

Democrat Andy Beshear Re-elected as Kentucky’s Governor

Updated Nov. 7, 2023 9:31 pm ETDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear won re-election in Kentucky, beating back a strong challenge from his Republican opponent in a deeply conservative state—despite efforts by the GOP to yoke him to President Biden’s sagging approval ratings.The Associated Press projected Beshear’s win.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Wall Street dips as benchmark US bond yields breach 5%
20Oct By adminNo Comments
Business

Wall Street dips as benchmark US bond yields breach 5%

NEW YORK: Wall Street dipped on Friday as investors neared the finish line of a week marked with mixed earnings, warnings of possible further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, and worries of escalation of the Middle East conflict. The yield on 10-year US Treasury notes was briefly bid above the 5% barrier on Thursday for the first time since July 2007, touching 5.001%. The benchmark yield is on course for its largest weekly surge since April 2022, powered by solid economic data. All three major US stock indexes were lower by the afternoon, with interest rate-sensitive tech and tech-related megacaps pulling the Nasdaq down most. All three indexes appeared set to register week-on-week losses. "Investor sentiment is quite negative, and we believe it's important to zoom out and f...
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Town raising money to build new, all-inclusive playground in Georgetown, Indiana | Community
2Sep By adminNo Comments
Money

Town raising money to build new, all-inclusive playground in Georgetown, Indiana | Community

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The southern Indiana town of Georgetown is raising money to build a new all-inclusive playground. The playground would be located at Ashley Mariah Memorial Park on Blossom Lane.Those behind the project said the current playground is outdated and unsafe. They want to create a new space that's safe and enjoyable for people of all abilities and backgrounds.A fundraising goal has been set for $50,000. So far, more than $21,000 has been raised.For more information about the project and to donate, click here.Copyright 2023 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved. ...
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Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina, will “likely lead to long-term shortages” of medicine
21Jul By adminNo Comments
Health

Tornado damages Pfizer plant in North Carolina, will “likely lead to long-term shortages” of medicine

An important Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina was severely damaged on Wednesday after a powerful tornado ripped through the area, threatening production lines that normally provide huge amounts of medicine to U.S. hospitals. Meanwhile, torrential rain flooded parts of Kentucky and communities from California to South Florida endured scorching heat that at times reached record-high temperatures.Pfizer confirmed the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down shortly after midday near Rocky Mount, but said in an email that it had no reports of serious injuries. A later company statement said all employees were safely evacuated and accounted for. Parts of roofs were ripped open at the Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, which is a complex composed of several ...
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Does The Kentucky Attorney General Go To Work? An Investigation.
17Jul By adminNo Comments
Politics

Does The Kentucky Attorney General Go To Work? An Investigation.

There is no record of Kentucky’s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, using his key fob or any other kind of security card to get into the state Capitol building for the last three years, and his office is repeatedly refusing to say why.What? HuffPost is on the case.The facts: A series of open records requests for Cameron’s key fob and security card logs at the Capitol building came back blank. The blank pages span all the way back to January 2020, which was the last time Cameron was registered using his key fob to enter the building.The Kentucky state office that processes open records requests, the Finance and Administration Cabinet, specifies in a letter accompanying the records that nothing has been withheld or redacted. As in, the blank pages are blank because there are no re...
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