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        Entertainment News

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        House Ethics Committee investigates Swalwell over sexual misconduct allegations

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        Minnesota investigates ICE arrest of Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping

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        FTC eases rules on website age verification tools to protect kids

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        Another migrant dies in US custody as death toll from Trump's crackdown rises

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        Trump administration agrees to keep flying Pride flag at Stonewall monument

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        National Politics

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        Crime

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        Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, US military says

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        Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over Epstein reporting

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        Pulaski County remembers Sheriff Samuel Catron 24 years after his death

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        Human remains found following Whitley County house fire, KSP investigating

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        Iran War

        Trump warns Iranian ships will be ‘eliminated’ if they approach US blockade

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        High gas prices sparking a surge in EV and hybrid searches

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        Daily Forecast

        A Few Showers and Storms Early Monday

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        National Politics

        Swalwell suspends bid for California governor amid sexual assault accusations

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        Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump as he pushes back in feud over Iran war

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        Winchester celebrates historic dual basketball championships with a parade

        Kayleigh Randle
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        A stampede at a Haitian mountaintop fortress kills at least 25 people

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        Oil prices rise after the US says it would block Iranian ports starting Monday

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        Sports

        Kentucky Football lands 4-star QB Jake Nawrot in 2027 class

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        Daily Forecast

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        Emily McKinney
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        National News

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        World News

        Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

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        Franklin County Fiscal Court issues burn ban for Sunday

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        Covering Kentucky

        Pedestrian killed on interstate after car accident in Carter County

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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP: 6th grade basketball coach dies in fatal Marion County car accident

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        Report: Lexington man faces federal gun charges after Sunday house explosion

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        Patrick Herion
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        National News

        Artemis II astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip

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        Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake

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        UK pre-med students host Anatomy Fashion Show to benefit children's hospital

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        UK workers rally against outsourcing

        Covering Kentucky

        Hundreds protest University of Kentucky's new Integrate Blue plan

        Kayleigh Randle
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        Nearly 150 athletes compete in Special Olympics Kentucky Area Meet

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        United We Shop vendor fair highlights nearly 50 Kentucky businesses

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        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Best of the Bluegrass

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        Best of the Bluegrass

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        Covering Kentucky

        Community center construction progresses in Jessamine County

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        Report: 6 individuals displaced in Lexington structure fire on Saturday

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        Lexington firefighters make history in Firefighter Challenge Championship Series

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        Iran War

        Pope Leo XIV steps up criticism of US-Iran conflict, urges end to war

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Following new USDA food pyramid would raise grocery bills by nearly one-third

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        National Politics

        Average new car price nears $50,000, squeezing middle-class buyers

        AP via Scripps News Group
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