Climate change doesn't care about your bandwidth | Colorado Newsline A pile of troubles in recent years has diverted attention from the long-term crisis of climate change, arguably humanity's supreme challenge.

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Calls, messages show White House attempts to get candidate out of Indiana Senate race • Indiana Capital Chronicle Top White House officials took time to repeatedly contact a politically unknown Indiana Republican in attempts at persuading her to quit her state Senate campaign in favor of a candidate endorsed by…

Calls, messages show White House attempts to get candidate out of Indiana Senate race

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Elon Musk's xAI sues Colorado over AI consumer protection law | Colorado Newsline Elon Musk’s xAI alleges that a state consumer-protection law passed in 2024 violates the company’s constitutional rights.

An AI platform that generated messages last year describing itself as “MechaHitler” while highlighting individuals’ Jewish surnames says in a lawsuit that Colorado has no legal basis for protections against “algorithmic discrimination” by AI systems.
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Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March, according to the latest consumer price index figures released Friday.
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This story from 2024 by Tom Loftus and @dyetter.bsky.social seems worth revisiting.

More than a half-million dollars in political contributions over the last decade from Addiction Recovery Care founder Tim Robinson, his companies and associates

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How does James Comer have Hillary testify but not Melania?

After months of ‘Morris vs. Barr,’ PAC finally targets Daniel Cameron in ad The ad, hitting Daniel Cameron for his work on criminal justice reform, is the first time the candidate has been mentioned in a TV ad.

The ad, hitting Daniel Cameron for his work on criminal justice reform, is the first time the candidate has been mentioned in a TV ad.

To turn a ceasefire into a peace agreement would mean overcoming a decade of shifting regional alliances, growing rivalries and continuous conflict. It’s a narrow path for diplomacy.

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They needed treatment. Kentucky company may have used them to commit fraud. • Kentucky Lantern Former employees of Kentucky's largest drug rehab provider say they were instructed to falsify invoices to overbill Medicaid. The FBI is investigating.

Renault Shirley remembers the first time he was asked to falsify billing reports for Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center.

A look under the cover of Tim Robinson's recovery empire.

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"Silica dust is a leading cause of black lung disease in coal miners. As the rule gets pushed further and further back, advocates say the lost time will have real consequences for coal miners who are suffering from symptoms of the incurable disease at younger ages than ever before."

Federal regulators indefinitely delay rule to protect coal miners from black lung • Kentucky Lantern Implementation of a federal rule to help prevent black lung in coal miners has been delayed indefinitely, according to an update in the Federal Register.

Implementation of a federal rule to help prevent black lung in coal miners has been delayed indefinitely, according to an update posted this week in the Federal Register.
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Eastern Kentucky University is set to get about $50 million to move it closer to accreditation for a future osteopathic medicine school.
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A day after Iran-US ceasefire declared, doubts linger amid continuing Gulf strikes • Kentucky Lantern U.S. and Iran both claim victory, a day after agreeing to a two-week conditional ceasefire.

A day after Iran-US ceasefire declared, doubts linger amid continuing Gulf strikes
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2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds • Kentucky Lantern At least 2.5 million people lost help affording groceries under a Republican-passed law that added new requirements for SNAP, a new study finds.

2.5 million Americans lost food aid in months after passage of GOP megabill, study finds
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Thinking legacy, McConnell says he tried to help KY punch above its weight • Kentucky Lantern Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell defended NATO and said he supported “taking the fight to Iran” while fielding questions Wednesday at the University of Kentucky.

Sen. Mitch McConnell defends NATO and supports “taking the fight to Iran.”
McConnell did not get to respond to a question about Trump’s threat to wipe out Iran’s civilization after an aide abruptly ended the availability.
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KY man challenges constitutionality of child sex doll ban. AG pushes back. • Kentucky Lantern The petition argues owning a child sex doll is a form of expression protected by the First Amendment. The attorney general says that's wrong.

A Union County man is challenging — with pushback from Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman — a 2024 law that criminalized the possession of child sex dolls.

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KY Senate president issues ambiguous response to court order halting judge’s impeachment • Kentucky Lantern Senate President Robert Stivers responded Wednesday to a Kentucky Supreme Court order that lawmakers halt the impeachment of a judge.

Senate President Robert Stivers responded to a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling ordering lawmakers to halt the impeachment of a Lexington judge, but it’s unclear if the Senate will comply with the order or move forward with a trial.

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Fuller wins runoff to represent northwest Georgia in Congress but Democrats chalk up gains • Georgia Recorder Clay Fuller, a Trump-endorsed Republican, is heading to Washington to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene after winning a runoff election Tuesday against Democrat Shawn Harris.

Fuller wins runoff to represent northwest Georgia in Congress but Democrats chalk up gains, reports @journalistross.bsky.social and @alander.bsky.social #gapol

Kentuckians want a senator, not a rubber stamp • Kentucky Lantern Democrats running in Kentucky for a U.S. Senate seat long held by a Republican, can argue, with fresh evidence, that President Trump’s influence is waning.

Commentary by Al Cross

Kentuckians want a senator, not a rubber stamp

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Could cheek swabs someday diagnose schizophrenia? Kentucky scientist believes so. • Kentucky Lantern About 1% of the U.S. population is on the schizophrenia spectrum, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

A University of Kentucky scientist has found two markers that can be collected through a cheek swab and indicate the presence of schizophrenia.

She hopes to have an easy-to-use test available to patients within a decade.

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KY Democratic Senate candidates talk government shutdowns and Trump’s Iran war in forum • Kentucky Lantern Four Democrats vying to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate are questioned about Trump's war in Iraq, government shutdowns in Louisville forum.

Four Democratic candidates vying to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate were asked in a forum Tuesday evening whether they would support government shutdowns if elected and discussed Republican President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.
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Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire, backing off threat ‘a whole civilization will die’ • Kentucky Lantern President Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric against Iran, even as some Republicans in Congress began to back away from his declarations.

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Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die’ in Iran; Schumer calls him 'extremely sick' • Kentucky Lantern President Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric against Iran, even as some Republicans in Congress began to back away from his declarations.

President Trump escalates his rhetoric against Iran, even as some Republicans in Congress begin to back away from his declarations, threatening that “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
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How Trump’s expansion of federal power threatens states’ authority • Kentucky Lantern As the United States of America marks its 250th anniversary this year, the relationship between the states and the federal government is approaching a breaking point.

As the United States of America marks its 250th anniversary this year, the relationship between the states and the federal government is approaching a breaking point. kentuckylantern.com/2026/04/07/r...

KY Democratic chair demands investigation of GOP state senator’s payments from nonprofit • Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Democratic Party chair calls for investigation of financial dealings between a political nonprofit and its president state Sen. Julie Raque Adams.

The chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party is calling for an investigation into the financial dealings between a political nonprofit called Kentucky Strong Inc. and its president state Sen. Julie Raque Adams.
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