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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze momentarily at an event in Covington, Ky. McConnell also froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent before being escorted away.

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McConnell briefly freezes at event in Kentucky - Roll Call

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly froze while answering reporters' questions in Kentucky on Wednesday.

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At Fancy Farm, old jabs at McConnell take on new meaning amid health concerns

Sen. Mitch McConnell is no stranger to the jabs and digs spewed at Kentucky's iconic political event. But this year's calls to retire come amid growing concerns over his health and age.

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Ugonna Onyenso out for a ‘couple of months’ due to injury on Kentucky basketball trip

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky sophomore Ugonna Onyenso will remain sidelined for “a couple of months” after sustaining an injury during the UK basketball trip to Canada for the GLOBL JAM tournament last week, coach John Calipari confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

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Congressmen send letters requesting ESG information from Big Three asset managers

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), along with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), sent letters to the Big Three passive asset management firms—BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—on July 6 requesting information about their efforts to combat climate change through ESG. Jordan said such efforts could violate…

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Check the yardage book: Keene Trace for the 2023 Barbasol Championship on the PGA Tour

The Champion Trace course was designed by architect Arthur Hills and opened in 1987.

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Mark Story: Let’s have a frank talk about Kentucky’s football recruiting

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second straight summer, some element of the Kentucky fan base has worked itself into a bit of a tizzy over UK football recruiting.

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2 shot, 1 dead in an afternoon shooting near a park in Lexington, Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A homicide investigation is underway after Lexington police found two minors suffering from gunshot wounds, and a third person dead in the area of Pine Meadows Park.

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Mark Story: Evaluating the coaching job Mark Stoops has done at Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Even after Kentucky’s lackluster 7-6 football season in 2022, Mark Stoops continues to receive ample respect in the national rankings of the best college football coaches.

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John Clay: ‘You really want to know?’ Here’s what John Calipari would do to fix college athletics.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mr. Calipari went to Washington.

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John Clay: Gaming halls with HHR machines are booming in Kentucky. Now comes sports gambling.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It’s a good crowd for a weeknight on a recent Monday evening at Red Mile. I signed up for the Red Mile rewards club, got my player’s card and with a spin of the promotion wheel landed on $100 in free bets. After spending $9 on a…

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House Republican introduces bill opposing ESG in retirement funds

Congressman Andy Barr (R-Ky.) introduced a bill on June 21 opposing the Biden Labor Department’s rule allowing the use of ESG in retirement plan investments. Both chambers recently passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution overturning the Labor Department rule, but President Joe Biden (D) vetoed that legislation. Congressman Barr…

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Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for minors

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the portion of a law that would ban gender-affirming care, including puberty blockers, for Kentucky transgender youth.

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear and gubernatorial hopeful Cameron are reporting each other to the FBI. Here’s what we know

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over the last week, the campaigns of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and GOP gubernatorial nominee Attorney General Daniel Cameron been attacking each other over parallel campaign finance controversies.

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Bobby Osborne, bluegrass pioneer, dies at 91

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bobby Osborne, a mandolin player who with his brother Sonny Osborne formed the bluegrass music duo The Osborne Brothers, has died. He was 91.

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An illegal psychedelic could change how KY treats opioid addiction. It’s not without risk

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.

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John Clay: Kentucky basketball is all-in on freshmen and the reason has nothing to do with NIL

LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari has added two more players to his Kentucky basketball roster. A three-star forward from Florida, Jordan Burks committed to the Wildcats on June 12. A three-star guard from Indiana, Joey Hart signed on over the weekend.

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Former Kentucky abortion providers move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging state’s ban

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The parties who sued the state of Kentucky last year over a near-total abortion ban have asked a judge to dismiss their lawsuit.

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Sounds of Lexington's Juneteenth celebrations

An audio postcard from different celebrations of Juneteenth

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2023 season marks 100th anniversary of one of Kentucky football’s darkest moments

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Not far from the shining monument to legendary basketball coach Adolph Rupp in the Lexington Cemetery is the final resting place of a less remembered but still noteworthy figure in UK sports history.

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Congress Had Questions About the CDC Stifling Dissent. Rochelle Walensky Refused To Answer.

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Rick Pitino has gone to work this offseason at St. John’s. What should expectations be?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In modern-day college basketball, the concept of a transition period has largely disappeared.

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What to know about Texas, other games on Kentucky football’s 2024 SEC schedule

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The matchups for the first SEC football season with Texas and Oklahoma as league members are set.

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Georgia gets Alabama, Texas on road in 2024

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia football fans will have to wait a while longer to check out College Station, Texas, but Austin, Texas, is on the docket for 2024. So is Oxford, Miss.; Lexington, Ky.; and — get this — Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Republicans grill outgoing CDC director as she prepares to exit

WASHINGTON — During what’s likely to be her last appearance before skeptical congressional Republicans on Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky once again asked for more data and workforce authorities — and, once again, she was sharply dismissed.

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