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Opponents of a data center in Mercer County wore blue T-shirts to a public meeting in Harrodsburg.

Curtis Tate

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City council in Mercer County advances annexation that could clear way for data center

Joe Sonka

A split vote of the Burgin City Council advanced an ordinance to annex county land where a massive data center has been proposed, angering residents in attendance.

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Embattled London Mayor Weddle resigns from office after appeals court decision

Sylvia Goodman

U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, who represents Jefferson County, told a packed room in the South Central Regional Library that he opposes any hyperscale data center hoping to locate in Louisville, including the proposed 400-plus megawatt facility in west Louisville on July 8.

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Kentucky congressman ‘absolutely opposed’ to in-state hyperscale data centers

Sylvia Goodman

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has was first hospitalized on June 14. He has missed missed Senate votes and not done any media interviews since then.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wants McConnell health update amid questions and rumors

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No longer able to purchase out-of-state, Ky medical cannabis patients suffer sticker shock

Lisa Autry

Kentuckians with chronic pain are finding it harder to afford medical cannabis. On July 1, an executive order was lifted that gave conditional pardons to patients traveling out-of-state to purchase the drug. They're now finding a large cost disparity between Kentucky and its neighbors.
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Bosnian-Americans in Kentucky rally behind their home country for the FIFA World Cup

Jared Kunish

Local Bosnian-Americans gathered in Bowling Green to watch a historic World Cup match between the United States men’s national team and Bosnia-Herzegovina, while community leaders reflected on their journey 30 years after the Bosnian War.
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Update: Last-minute lifeline keeps Elizabethtown-based domestic violence shelter open

Lisa Autry

An Elizabethtown-based domestic violence shelter slated to close after 40 years in operation will remain open. SpringHaven was scheduled to close July 1 after its umbrella organization, ZeroV, announced the end of its partnership.
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Bowling Green-based domestic violence organization launches mobile advocacy unit to 'meet people where they are'

Lisa Autry

Barren River Area Safe Space, or BRASS, is expanding services to survivors of domestic violence by going on the road. The Bowling Green-based nonprofit unveiled its new Mobile Advocacy Response Unit in downtown Franklin on Tuesday.
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Cumberland County is cleaning up from worst flooding in decades

Lisa Autry

Cumberland County is one of at least 18 local municipalities in Kentucky declaring a local state of emergency after the weekend flooding.

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In a nailbiter, England moves on to the World Cup semifinals, defeating Norway 2-1

Russell Lewis

England's Jude Bellingham has done it again. Scoring both of his team's goals in a thrilling quarterfinal against Norway that needed extra time. It was the first World Cup meeting between the two.
Palestinian aid worker who organized World Cup screenings killed in Israeli strike

Anas Baba

Palestinians are mourning Mohammed al-Wahidi, a beloved aid worker in Gaza. He was killed by as Israeli airstrike while en route to a World Cup screening which he organized.
This English professor has run with the bulls in Spain for two decades

Don Gonyea, Daniel Ofman, Michael Levitt

When Bill Hillmann was 19 years old, he read Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. That book inspired him to pursue two dreams: a career in literature and to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
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Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting

David Folkenflik, Willem Marx

The Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar.
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The biggest steam locomotive is whistle-stopping across the U.S.

Jeff Lunden

Huge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country.
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Opinion: Is democracy a joke? Count Binface says no.

Scott Simon

Populist British MP Nigel Farage resigned from Parliament over questions about his finances, and is running for re-election in his constituency. His biggest rival? Count Binface.