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President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. "must" respond to an attack from Iran on a U.S. army helicopter that was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Several Murray residents voiced their opinions on the proposed regulations for data centers at a meeting of the city’s planning commission earlier this week, many of them calling for more restrictive policies. Check out this video to see some of the more than 20 public comments from the meeting.
The reboot highlights a dire problem for the country's nuclear program. Japan is running out of space to store spent nuclear fuel and lacks plans for radioactive waste disposal.
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Soaring gasoline prices, triggered by the U.S. war with Iran, have pushed inflation to its highest level in more than three years.
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Bill Gates will sit for a closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Trump administration has imposed some very tough measures in response to the hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, despite the president's past history of criticizing COVID-19 restrictions during the pandemic.
The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement and highlights a GOP caucus continuing to endorse Trump's immigration agenda as Democrats warn Congress has ceded its oversight role.
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By and large, community members who spoke at a public meeting on Tuesday regarding Murray’s proposed data center zoning regulations said the western Kentucky city needs to do more to dissuade companies from building those facilities in the area.
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A new study by researchers at a university in Sweden recorded the highest number of conflicts between states in 2025 since World War II, and the highest number of fatalities recorded since the Rwandan genocide.
The reboot highlights a dire problem for the country's nuclear program. Japan is running out of space to store spent nuclear fuel and lacks plans for radioactive waste disposal.
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Trump also confirmed the two pilots were unharmed and safe.
Inflation has surged to its highest level in more than three years since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, triggering a surge in gasoline prices.
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The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement and highlights a GOP caucus continuing to endorse Trump's immigration agenda as Democrats warn Congress has ceded its oversight role.
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By and large, community members who spoke at a public meeting on Tuesday regarding Murray’s proposed data center zoning regulations said the western Kentucky city needs to do more to dissuade…
Global conflicts surged to the highest number tallied by Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Fatalities were the highest on record since 1994, with approximately 244,600 people killed in conflict in 2025.
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The administration imposed mandatory quarantine orders on two passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus and is blocking Americans who catch Ebola from returning home for treatment.
