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CLEAN : Kentucky church offer shelter to tornado victims
Just a few miles north of Mayfield, the town destroyed by a tornado in western Kentucky, a church community in nearby Lone Oak is serving as a shelter for victims of the disaster and collecting donations of food and essential items...
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VOICED : Pope 'prays' for victims of US tornado
During the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis says he is praying for the victims of the tornado in Kentucky in the southern USA (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Crowd rallies for abortion rights outside Planned Parenthood in Kentucky
About a thousand abortion rights protesters gather outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Louisville, one of the two abortion providers in Kentucky (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Voters In Five States Head To The Polls This Tuesday
By the end of this month, 13 states will have held their primaries.
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Tornado Cleanup Continues In Kentucky As Many Wait To Rebuild
A month after deadly storms swept through eight states in the U.S., many are still working to recover lost memories and rebuild their communities.
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Ex-Officer Cleared In Shooting During Breonna Taylor Raid
Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for gun shots that went through Breonna Taylor's apartment into a unit next door.
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Biden To Tour Kentucky Flooding Sites With Gov. Beshear
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be joined by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife for a briefing on the flooding's impact.
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VOICED : Casi una decena de muertos tras "devastadoras" inundaciones en Kentucky
Inundaciones repentinas causadas por lluvias torrenciales han dejado al menos ocho muertos en el este de Kentucky y a algunos residentes atrapados en tejados y árboles, dijo este jueves el gobernador del estado del centro sur de Estados...
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A former Kentucky high school football coach was found not guilty Thursday in the death of a player who collapsed at a practice where the team was put through a series of sprints on a hot summer day.
HEADLINE: Coach acquitted of player's heat-related death
CAPTION: A former Kentucky high school football coach was found not guilty Thursday in the death of a player who collapsed at a practice where the team was put through a series of...
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Results are starting to pour in from the midterm elections that will determine control of the Senate and early indicators are that it will be a strong night for Republicans. AP's Steve Peoples takes a look at some of the early races. (Nov. 4)
With polls now closed in many parts of the U.S., results are starting to pour in from the midterm elections and early indicators are that it will be a strong night for Republicans.
"All those predictions that it would be a big night for...
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Louisville residents and environmentalists react to the recent EPA proposal to cut carbon emissions at power plants across the country. (June 2)
The Obama administration rolled out a plan Monday to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, setting in motion one of the most significant actions on global warming in U.S. history.
But exactly how state...
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Small-scale farmers in Kentucky and other states are using mobile slaughterhouses to keep costs down and stay in business. These do-it-yourself trailers are used to kill, clean, package, and freeze livestock on site. (Dec. 11)
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SOUNDBITE (English) Tehran Jewell, southern Kentucky farmer:
"It's a huge money saver. All our farmers, there's about 13 of us in the group, come from the BG Ky mammoth cave area, we travel for more than an hour and a...
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In one of the nation's poorest counties, food stamp cuts are hitting residents harder than most. The drop in federal food assistance comes ahead of the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty" initiative. (Jan. 10)
Rosanna Troyer is coping with the drop in her federal food assistance from $367 to $303 by cutting back on meat purchases and buying more canned goods and macaroni and cheese.
Her 12-year-old daughter is already sick of the hot dogs...
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Republican and Democratic leaders studied the defeats of Senate incumbents and hand-picked candidates in hopes of learning lessons to avoid losses in other upcoming primaries if not the fall election. AP's Matt Friedman reports.
HEADLINE:Primary fallout: Who falls next?
CAPTION: Republican and Democratic leaders studied the defeats of Senate incumbents and hand-picked candidates in hopes of learning lessons to avoid losses in other upcoming primaries...
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In an Associated Press interview, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., reaffirmed plans to make approving the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada to Texas, as the first order of business. . (Dec. 17)
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., takes over the Senate leadership and its new Republican majority in January.
He reaffirmed plans to make approving the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada to Texas,...
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A long-closed Louisville hospital that was once the last stop for thousands of tuberculosis patients has become a destination visit for ghost hunters and paranormal enthusiasts, who insist the massive building is haunted. (Oct. 29)
SOUNDBITE: Mike Flickner/Paranormal Enthusiast:
"Are you hearing all those footsteps behind us? Something is walking around behind us."
SOUNDBITE: Charlie Mattingly/Owner, Waverly Hills:
"We actually have paper proof of over 6,000 dying...
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As the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to hear gay marriage cases whose outcome could affect the laws in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Michigan hundreds rallied in Cincinnati in support of gay marriage. (Aug. 5)
Federal appeals courts covering nearly half the United States will soon hear arguments on whether gay and lesbian couples have a right to marry, part of a slew of cases putting pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a final...
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Barbaro shows good signs after setback
HEADLINE: Barbaro shows good signs after setback
CAPTION: Barbaro seems to be bouncing back again. The Kentucky Derby winner is spending hours in his protective sling, needed to deter sudden movement and make the colt comfortable as he...
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Former President Bill Clinton lends a hand to Alison Lundergan Grimes, Democratic Kentucky Senate Candidate, in the race against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. (Oct. 30)
Former President Bill Clinton said Thursday the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky offers a stark contrast between Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes' vision for shared prosperity and efforts to revive trickle-down economics to...
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Hillary Clinton is casting her overwhelming victory in Kentucky as a vote of confidence. The former first lady says she will press on in the race for the sake of the country and to end Republican rule.
HEADLINE: Clinton vows to fight on with landslide Ky. win
CAPTION: Hillary Clinton is casting her overwhelming victory in Kentucky as a vote of confidence. The former first lady says she will press on in the race for the sake of the...
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's presidential preference poll. He captured 31 percent of the vote, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz finished second place with 11 percent. (March 8)
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's presidential preference poll.
The overwhelming win is purely symbolic, but reflects the Republican senator's...
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President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office are marked by change,or, at least, the appearance of it. AP's Mark Smith reports.
HEADLINE: Triumphs and challenges in Obama's 1st 100 days
CAPTION: President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office are marked by change,or, at least, the appearance of it. AP's Mark Smith reports. (April 28)
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Unlike the federal health care exchange, the one operated by the state of Kentucky appears to be working without any significant problems. Governor Steve Beshear says thousands have used it to sign up for coverage. (Oct. 25)
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SOUNDBITE (Eng), Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, "We've had sort of a perfect rollout in Kentucky, that's not to say that next week something might not go wrong, and so we're going to stay vigilant, we're going to stay on top of...
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Once primarily male veteran problems, homelessness and economic struggles are escalating among female veterans, whose numbers have grown during the past decade of U.S. wars while resources for them haven't kept up
HEADLINE: Female vets come home to scarce resources
CAPTION: Once primarily male veteran problems, homelessness and economic struggles are escalating among female veterans, whose numbers have grown during the past decade of U.S. wars...