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Duffy Extends Marine Highway 848 Miles, Spurs River Economies
Transport Topics
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July 14, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Kentucky’s barge business will benefit since three of its rivers now rank among four new marine highways after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy added 848 miles to the nation’s...
2 Bowling Green companies awarded funding for technology development
WBKO - Kentucky
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July 10, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) - Two Bowling Green companies are among eight selected to receive $750,000 in state matching grants to support high-paying jobs and to further grow the state’s technology sector. The grants are part of Kentucky’s Small...
Mayor highlights need for collaboration and community support to curb gun violence
Wave 3 - Kentucky
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July 18, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Every Friday, City leaders and community members gather at Gospel Missionary Baptist Church to talk about issues plaguing the city and collaborate on solutions. Louisville has seen 17 kids injured in shootings, and 4 have...
PSC and KCTCS join forces with new PSC 811 Damage Prevention Scholarship
The Lane Report - Kentucky
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July 11, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System are joining forces to upskill Kentucky’s future workforce in damage prevention through a new scholarship program for KCTCS...
Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears
Fox News
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Fox News chief political analyst Bret Baier examines several high-profile cases of alleged espionage of Chinese nationals in the U.S. on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Microsoft said it will cease using China-based...
Zags and Bruins set to square off for sixth straight season in Seattle
The Gonzaga Bulletin - Washington State
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The rivalry between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and UCLA Bruins has been renewed. GU Athletics announced Thursday that the two men's teams will meet for the sixth consecutive season at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on Dec. 13 for the 2025 Seattle Hoops...
The best lifestyle change to improve heart health? Quitting smoking
UKNow - Kentucky
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July 14, 2025
The University of Kentucky Public Relations and Strategic Communications Office provides a weekly health column available for use and reprint by news media. This week’s column is by Peter Haigh, M.D., a noninvasive cardiologist at UK HealthCare’s...
Ranking the 25 best men's college basketball games of the 2000s: Chalmers' 3, 6 OTs and more
The New York Times
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July 18, 2025
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is looking back at the best of the first 25 years of the 2000s in men’s college basketball. Also read the top 25 players, top 25 coaches, top 25 teams and top 25 non-title teams, and submit your own picks. By...
Wildfire destroys historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures
NBC Connecticut
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July 13, 2025
A fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, forcing officials to close access to that area for the season, the park said Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside...
Going Beyond Grass: Turning Lawns Into a Pollinators’ Paradise
The Revelator
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July 7, 2025
If you ask someone to name their favorite smells, fresh-cut grass often makes the list. For many of us, it evokes an almost collective memory of an endless childhood summer. And maybe that’s where grass belongs — in our memories. Because while...
Springfield first responders gearing up for charity softball game
Wand - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Springfield Fire and Police Departments will face off against each other in a charity slow pitch softball game. More Coverage Kentucky State Police trooper shot, 'multiple victims' at Lexington church, police say...
Statehouse Report: Agritourism, GOP governor’s race, more
Charleston City Paper - South Carolina
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July 18, 2025
BIG STORY: Agritourism takes root in S.C. as farmers open doors MORE NEWS: Republican primary race for S.C. governor heating up LOWCOUNTRY, Ariail: Budget cuts BRACK: GOP gubernatorial race might get really testy MYSTERY PHOTO: Baseball stadium...
Nieces, Nephews Become Dementia Caregivers Unexpectedly
MedicineNet
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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of nieces and nephews caring for an aging relative with dementia never expected to wind up with that responsibility, a recent small-scale study says. These...
How much Trump's ‘big beautiful' bill could raise electricity costs in every U.S. state over the next 10 years
NBC Connecticut
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July 14, 2025
Electricity prices are expected to surge higher throughout the next decade due to energy policy changes in President Donald Trump's "big beautiful" bill, according to a new analysis from Energy Innovation, a non-partisan energy and climate think...
Pentagon to probe Microsoft's use of Chinese engineers on sensitive defense systems, Hegseth says
Fox News
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July 18, 2025
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., explains her concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of the China threat and more on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was...
The Secret’s Out: Yard Sales Are Hot Again—and We’re Here for It
Leader Publications - Missouri
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For many decades, yard sales have proven a solid way to get rid of unwanted items while recouping some of their costs. They are a perennial fixture in American culture, and according to a recent survey on storage units, they are gaining...
GOP Senator's Approval Rating Falls: Poll
The Daily Caller
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Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ approval rating has fallen amid a tense summer session where she repeatedly broke away from her party and President Donald Trump on multiple crucial votes. The results were released by Morning Consult as a part...
Meeropol: Vice President Vance doth protest too much
WAMC - New York
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July 18, 2025
On July 5, Vice President Vance spoke at a right-wing think tank, the Claremont Institute. Allegedly he was there to speak about “statesmanship” but in fact, he decided to use the opportunity to bash what he called “the left” and to present his...
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in the recent European heat wave, study estimates
Canada's National Observer
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July 9, 2025
Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week's European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found. Those 1,500 people “have only died because of climate change, so they would not have died if it...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.18.25
Florida Politics
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July 18, 2025
Good Friday morning. A top-of-Burn belated birthday shoutout to our own Phil Ammann, the guy who makes the Florida Politics trains run on time. — SITUATIONAL AWARENESS — Tweet, tweet: —@DavidAFrench: I know this will come as a shock to some folks,...