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Five Louisville residents are under federal indictment for allegedly getting financial kickbacks in a driver’s licensing scheme. They were employed at two regional driver’s licensing offices where the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet noticed irregularities and contacted law enforcement. -
Ford’s EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic. -
A data center proposal remains stalled before the Franklin Planning and Zoning Commission. For the second time, the board tabled a vote Thursday night on a preliminary development plan by TenKey LandCo, LLC, the company that purchased 200 acres for the project off I-65. -
A data center developer has purchased a former aluminum smelter in Hancock County. TeraWulf Incorporated plans to repurpose the Century Aluminum facility in Hawesville, an former industrial site that includes more than 250 acres of land. -
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lisa Fontes, an expert in coercive control and sexual violence, about Gisèle Pelicot's case and the effects of chemical submission.
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U.S. and Iran to meet in Geneva for second round of nuclear talks, nine people charged in Texas ICE detention center shooting go on trial, a look at the AI race between the U.S. and China.
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The idea of an "analog bag," filled with hobbies like reading, journaling and puzzles, is gaining popularity online.
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Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesAmber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito are the U.S.' best shot at winning women's figure skating gold since 2002 — and of closing out these Games on a high note. -
Baderkhan Ahmad/APThe Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday. -
AP/Iranian Foreign MinistryThe second round of talks in Geneva about Iran's nuclear program takes place as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and Iran holds large-scale maritime exercises.
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