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# Kentucky

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2022
# United States
Death toll from Kentucky floods rises to 25, with more fatalities expected
Torrential rain earlier this week caused unprecedented flash flooding in the east of the state.
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Jul 30th 2022, 5:45 PM
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# Emergency
Biden declares major disaster in Kentucky after tornadoes kill dozens in midwestern US
Officials have cautioned that the death toll, for now at 94, could still rise.
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Dec 13th 2021, 9:02 AM
# US storms
Severe weather 'new normal,' US emergency chief warns after tornadoes
Scientists have stopped short of conclusive determinations that more violent storms are the result of climate change, but they agree that evidence is building.
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Dec 12th 2021, 6:32 PM
# Kentucky
Tornadoes leave 80 dead in six US states; one town reduced to 'matchsticks'
More than 70 people are believed to have been killed in Kentucky alone, many of them workers at a candle factory, while at least six died in an Amazon warehouse in Illinois.
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Dec 12th 2021, 3:17 PM
# US
Deaths from tornado could top 100, says Kentucky governor
At least 70 people were killed by the storms.
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Dec 11th 2021, 3:40 PM
# Thomas Massie
US lawmaker slammed for gun-toting Christmas tweet after school shooting
Parents of school shooting victims and fellow lawmakers accused Massie of insensitivity following a recent Michigan shooting.
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Dec 5th 2021, 4:01 PM
# louisville
Breonna Taylor’s family condemn prosecutor for failing to charge officers
Taylor, a black woman who was an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by white officers.
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Sep 25th 2020, 10:15 PM
# breonna taylor
Another night under curfew for Louisville after city rocked by Breonna Taylor protests
It was confirmed on Wednesday that a grand jury had decided not to charge anyone in connection with the killing of Taylor.
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Sep 25th 2020, 6:53 AM
# breonna taylor
Suspect in custody after two police officers shot in US protests against Breonna Taylor death
A grand jury indicted a police officer for shooting into neighbouring apartments, but did not charge him over Taylor’s death.
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Sep 24th 2020, 6:40 AM
# Kentucky
Grand jury indicts one police officer in relation to Breonna Taylor death
Her death sparked protests across the US.
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Sep 23rd 2020, 6:56 PM
# late registration
Kanye West seeks place on presidential ballot in Kentucky
The musician has been barred from Arizona’s ballot.
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Sep 5th 2020, 11:59 AM
# Worry
British number one suffers heart palpitations in defeat
Johanna Konta needed a medical timeout as doctors checked her pulse and blood pressure.
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Aug 11th 2020, 6:47 PM
# down the drain
Fire at US Jim Beam warehouse destroys 45,000 barrels of bourbon, as alcohol flows into river
State officials are now worried that the runoff whiskey seeping into the Kentucky River could kill fish.
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Jul 4th 2019, 7:41 AM
# smeared
Trump says students accused of mocking Native American 'unfairly treated'
The US President tweeted at a Fox News host and said new footage showed that “media was wrong”.
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Jan 22nd 2019, 7:06 AM
# Marshall County High School
Two students killed and 17 injured in Kentucky high school shooting
The 15-year-old suspect is in custody but his name has yet to be released.
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Jan 23rd 2018, 11:01 PM
# Kentucky
Actor and playwright Sam Shepard has died aged 73
He recently played the character Robert Rayburn in the Netflix show Bloodline.
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Jul 31st 2017, 5:00 PM
# duct tales
US students caught red-handed after crawling through air duct to steal exam paper
The pair face police charges, and expulsion from the University of Kentucky.
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May 5th 2017, 9:11 PM
# David Dao
Passenger dragged off United Airlines plane reaches settlement for undisclosed amount
The settlement means United will not face the lawsuit that many observers expected.
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Apr 27th 2017, 9:47 PM
# Assault
Judge rejects Trump's defence against claim he incited violence at rally
Two women and a man say they were shoved and punched by audience members at Trump’s command.
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Apr 2nd 2017, 10:57 AM
# Trinity Gay
Three men arrested after fatal shooting of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter
Trinity Gay was shot dead in Kentucky yesterday.
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Oct 17th 2016, 8:32 AM
# Kentucky
In Photos: Thousands line the streets for Muhammad Ali's funeral
The former heavyweight world champion passed away a week ago today.
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Jun 10th 2016, 6:56 PM
# rocky patch
Anti-gay marriage clerk released from jail, annoys Eye of the Tiger writer
Kim Davis’ fourth husband was present at the rally.
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Sep 9th 2015, 8:39 AM
# Kentucky
Joyous scenes - and insults - as gay couples get marriage licences
One man harassed a couple, saying: “More sodomites getting married?” He was asked to leave the building.
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Sep 4th 2015, 4:57 PM
# Kentucky
Clerk jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licences
“God’s moral law conflicts with my job duties,” Kim Davis told the judge.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 10:45 PM
# helpful
Police offer to 'eliminate competition' for drug dealers
“Is your drug dealing competition costing you money?”
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Aug 5th 2015, 6:10 AM
# America
Parents sue after video shows eight-year-old special needs students being handcuffed
“You can do what we’ve asked you to, or you can suffer the consequences.”
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Aug 4th 2015, 6:56 PM
# Kentucky
Man accused of eating woman's organs has rape added to charges
Joseph Oberhansley is charged with murder and abuse of a corpse.
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May 5th 2015, 9:33 PM
# Man on the run
Man spends 40 years on the run, turns himself in because he needs medical treatment
His health is poor from a stroke and he has difficulty speaking.
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Apr 22nd 2015, 9:04 PM
# everlasting love
Prepare to sniffle: Couple of 73 years die just five minutes apart
If you don’t love this, you are a robot.
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Apr 14th 2015, 9:00 PM
# no fun allowed
This man won a free holiday but couldn't bring his wife, so he took the saddest pictures
:’(
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Apr 2nd 2015, 8:54 PM
# who ya gonna call?
Basketball coach phones Jesus to ask about odds of winning a game, Jesus hangs up on him
They don’t call it March Madness for nothing.
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Mar 18th 2015, 7:05 PM
# let the games begin
College in the US makes video games an official sport
Athletic scholarship without ever leaving your chair.
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Jan 6th 2015, 7:23 PM
# Kentucky
A seven-year-old girl survived a plane crash that killed four people
The girl walked to the home of a local man and told him what happened.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 8:45 PM
# worked to the bone
TV weatherman does his report as a skeleton, wins Halloween
What’s the point of that big old green screen if you’re not going to use it to make yourself a skeleton, right?
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Oct 31st 2014, 8:20 PM
# prom date
Schoolkid asks Jennifer Lawrence to be his prom date
“We’ve got lots in common.”
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Jan 15th 2014, 10:06 AM
# on the run
Escaped convict turned himself in because it was 'too cold'
Robert Vick thought better of his decision to escape prison in Kentucky.
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Jan 8th 2014, 8:07 AM
# Kentucky
US police help woman who took selfie of domestic abuse
The woman in Kentucky posted a picture of her beaten up face after her husband allegedly attacked her.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 7:30 PM
# Finger Lickin' Good
The Kentucky Fried Chicken candle means your house can smell like KFC all the time
Sure, what more could you want?
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Nov 29th 2013, 11:32 AM
# United States
Pics: Snowstorms batter the US midwest and head east
At least six people have died as a result of the storm with authorities telling people to stay at home and not risk treacherous roads.
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Dec 27th 2012, 8:43 AM
# US
Toddler found alive in field after tornado dies
The 15-month-old’s parents, brother and sister were killed in a storm which wreaked havoc across five US states.
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Mar 5th 2012, 10:01 AM
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