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18 people were killed after tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas
The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings in several parts of the US during the Memorial Day weekend. A major swath of the US was facing an “enhanced risk” of severe weather, including large parts of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys, the weather service said. Over 120,000 customers in Kentucky…
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The Democratic strongholds on Tuesday were the suburbs
Kentucky has approved a ballot measure that would allow abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy. The amendment will require state legislation to be signed by the Governor. Kentucky is one of the states with the highest per capita abortion numbers in the country. Earlier this year, Kentucky also approved a referendum to allow…
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In the 2023 elections, abortion rights win big
Ahead of the general election, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear said that if he wins the elections, he will beKentucky’s first Black Republican Governor in the US since Reconstruction. Beshear is running against Democrat Adam Andrzejewski. If elected, Beshear would be Kentucky’s first Black Governor and the first Black Republican Governor in the country since Reconstruction.
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Again, abortion rights won big in the elections
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, aDemocrat, won re-election after facing a challenge from the state’s Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, who opposes abortion rights and has defended Kentucky’s strict abortion laws in court. Steve Beshear was the Governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He was a relative newcomer to Kentucky politics, having been involved in…
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Police say that the suspect who killed 4 people at the Louisville bank was a former employee
Five people were killed and nine others were injured in a shooting at a bank in US’ Louisville, police said. The shooter was believed to be dead at the scene, they added. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said that a senior vice president at the bank, who was one of his close friends, is in critical…