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WEBSep 11, 2024 · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris honored victims on the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, when four hijacked commercial airliners crashed into New York City’s Twin Towers, a Pennsylvania field and the Pentagon, shocking the world and …
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WEBABOUT US. The Kentucky Lantern is an independent, nonpartisan, free news service. We’re based in Frankfort a short walk from the Capitol, but all of Kentucky is our beat. We focus on how decisions made in the marble halls of power ripple through the lives of Kentuckians. We bring attention to injustices and hold institutions and officials ...
Beshear warns of flash flooding, wind gusts risk as remnants of ...
WEB2 days ago · Gov. Andy Beshear warned Kentuckians to avoid traveling on roads Friday and to be ready for a risk of flooding and power outages as remnants of Hurricane Helene impact Kentucky. Beshear said in a Friday morning briefing that state employees were being sent home early to get ahead of expected peak ...
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COVID-19 on the rise in Kentucky - Kentucky Lantern
WEBAug 6, 2024 · LOUISVILLE — COVID-19 is “alive and well” in Kentucky, cautions infectious disease expert Dr. Mark Burns, as hospitalizations for the virus rise and students and teachers head back to school. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services data shows an uptick in emergency department visits and hospitalizations from COVID-19 …
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · Kentucky university presidents grovel to systemic racism BY: Teri Carter - September 19, 2024 If you want to witness firsthand how systemic racism works, you need only have been in Capitol Annex Room 154 on Tuesday, Sep. 17, for the Interim Joint Committee on Education, as Kentucky’s lawmakers (who are, by-far, majority white) lorded over a hearing to allegedly discuss DEI: diversity, equity ...
Fact checking claims about vaccines as new COVID-19 variant …
WEBMay 15, 2024 · In the last month, new COVID-19 variants — known as FLiRT and part of the omicron family — emerged as the dominant strain in the United States. COVID-19 vaccines are still recommended for protection against the virus, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health.Kentucky currently has low levels of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for COVID-19, according to the ...
Kentucky is in statewide drought, increasing wildfire risk and ...
WEB5 days ago · State environmental officials have declared a drought across all counties in Kentucky as the state has seen significantly less rainfall than usual in recent weeks. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, coordinating with a drought monitoring team representing various agencies, declared ...
As early voting begins, use it or risk losing it, says Kentucky's chief ...
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Adams was recently named the 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award winner for “expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers.”. When asked if he thought confidence in Kentucky elections had changed in recent years, Adams said he believes most Kentucky voters trust the elections process based on ...
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