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Former Kentucky player, Bills draft pick Maxwell Hairston accused of sexual assault
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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July 3, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A former University of Kentucky student has filed a civil lawsuit against former UK football player and 2025 Buffalo Bills first-round NFL draft pick Maxwell Hairston alleging he sexually assaulted her in a UK dorm room in 2021....
Kentucky unemployment rate remains steady amid growth in jobs, labor force
WEKU - Kentucky
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June 24, 2025
The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state’s Kentucky’s reported unemployment rate last month has kept stable at 5%. That’s about the same as both last month and around a year ago. Mike Clark is the Director of the University of Kentucky’s...
Kentucky by Heart: Former state apiarist Dr. Tammy Horn Potter provides the ‘buzz’ on Kentucky’s bees
Northern Kentucky Tribune
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June 24, 2025
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Let’s keep the buzz going on my recent columns about Kentucky state symbols and talk this week about Kentucky’s state insect, the honey bee, which is, for most of us, a positive subject. It’s a creature...
WKU partners with Climavision to support atmospheric science education
College Heights Herald - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
Climavision, a weather surveillance company based in Louisville, Kentucky, has partnered with Western Kentucky University to offer students a more hands-on learning experience about weather and climate in Kentucky. The partnership will include...
The Cross and The Canebrake
Adel News Tribune - Georgia
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July 21, 2025
Jeffie Mae Stanley Smith, a widower who had four small children and who was a victim of the snake-handling sect in Berrien County. She passed away at the age of 30 on July 11, 1938, in Ray City. Mrs. Smith is buried in Brushy Creek Cemetery near...
Anxious parents face tough choices on AI, from concern at what it might do to fear of their kids missing out
Newstalk ZB
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July 22, 2025
When it comes to AI, many parents navigate between fear of the unknown and fear of their children missing out. “It’s really hard to predict anything over five years,” said Adam Tal, an Israeli marketing executive and father of two boys aged 7 and...
‘Banksters Are Out To Kill Crypto,’ Tyler Winklevoss Slams JPMorgan
Bitcoinist
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July 22, 2025
The debate over who should control—and pay for—access to US consumers’ banking data turned acrimonious after Gemini co‑founder Tyler Winklevoss claimed that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is “trying to kill fintech and crypto companies.” In an extended X...
Kentucky Utilities wants to raise rates. How much might your electric bill go up?
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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LEXINGTON — (TNS) Kentucky Utilities is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to approve a rate hike that would raise base rates for residential customers by 13.6%. That translates to about $18.15 a month for a residential customer using...
New officer joins Covington Police Department after being sworn in by Mayor
North Kentucky News
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July 22, 2025
Ronald L. Washington Mayor | City of CovingtonRonald L. Washington Mayor | City of Covington The City of Covington has officially welcomed its newest police officer, Tyler Setter. The swearing-in ceremony took place at City Hall on Monday, July...
Buffalo Bills rookie Maxwell Hairston sued for alleged 2021 sexual assault by former Kentucky classmate
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
By ALEX RASKIN Published: 18:00 EDT, 2 July 2025 | Updated: 19:42 EDT, 2 July 2025 Buffalo Bills rookie Maxwell Hairston has been accused of sexual assault in a federal lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky. The plaintiff, Rebecca...
Kentucky sees 16 H-1B petitions from employers classified under the Finance and Insurance industry during 2024
Bluegrass Times - Kentucky
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June 23, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadershipUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and...
How proposed Medicaid cuts could impact Kentuckians
FOX19 - Ohio
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July 2, 2025
NORTHERN KENTUCKY (WXIX) - Nearly three dozen Kentucky hospitals are at risk of closing and many Kentuckians could be left without health insurance after the U.S. Senate added provisions to the Medicaid section of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act....
Critical Kentucky Metals Industry’s impact is recognized by top state officials
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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July 1, 2025
Frankfort, KY (July 1, 2025) – The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2), a Kentucky-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing innovation for the state’s metals industry, detailed staggering insight into the industry’s economic impact at the Metals...
Kentucky squad tops Twins for Coz title
Peninsula Clarion - Alaska
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June 23, 2025
Madisonville (Kentucky) Post 6 defeated the Post 20 Twins 2-0 in the championship game of the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament on Sunday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. The Twins have now been to seven championship games at the tournament,...
Tomaszewski, students earn top recognitions at American Dairy Science Association meeting
Jackson County Herald Tribune - Texas
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Michael Tomaszewski, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist emeritus and visiting professor in the Department of Animal Science, was honored with the American Dairy Science Association, ADSA, Southern Section Honor Award. Clay...
Brewco Saw Systems Expands Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Manufacturing Operations
Area Development
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July 2, 2025
Related Research Curran Mill Machinery, doing business as Brewco Saw Systems, plans to expand its operations in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. The $1.2 million project is expected to create 20 jobs. The investment will include an additional 11,000...
Kentucky widens CWD surveillance area after recent detection
CIDRAP
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June 23, 2025
A coalition of 41 infectious disease, medical, veterinary, and public health organizations has signed on to a letter to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) calling for a federal advisory committee on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
Auditor Ball Releases Special Exam Revealing Inefficiencies and Gaps in Kentucky Department of Education
Adair County Community Voice - Kentucky
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House Bill 825 (2024) required an audit of KDE to review the consistent underperformance of the body governing Kentucky's public education. The APA worked side-by-side with PCG Consulting Group, one of the nation's most preeminent education...
Researchers Call For Broader Campaign To Stop Youth Vaping
The Levisa Lazer - Kentucky
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June 23, 2025
By Adriana Espinosa and Lesia M. Ruglas The ConversationTobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with more than 2.25 million youth using tobacco products. Huge progress has been made over the past few decades in...
AP News Summary at 1:04 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition Martin Luther King Jr.'s two living children are urging people to tread lightly with a newly released trove of records related to their father's assassination....