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Kentucky Shortstop Tyler Bell Joins USA Collegiate National Team
BVM Sports
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July 4, 2025
Tyler Bell, a shortstop from Kentucky, has been named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, making him one of the youngest players in the program's history. He will compete in the 45th USA vs. Japan Collegiate All-Star Series from July...
Trump signs 'Big, Beautiful Bill' into law as B-2 bombers deployed to Iran fly overhead at the White House
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
President Donald Trump signed his 'Big, Beautiful Bill' into law with his signature flair complete with a massive patriotic display at the White House on the Fourth of July. The House passed his landmark piece of tax cuts and spending legislation...
Trump signs sweeping package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed his sweeping package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law, after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term...
Trump signs One Big Beautiful Bill into law
Xinhua News Agency
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NEW YORK, July 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed his landmark policy bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill, into law on Friday afternoon. The signing ceremony at the White House came a day after the bill was narrowly passed by the House...
Trump signs sweeping package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed his sweeping package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law, after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term...
Kentucky steps up clean energy support with 7 new policies or incentives in 2024
Bluegrass Times - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
Kentucky implemented at least seven new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...
Trump signs big tax cut and spending bill into law in July Fourth ceremony
NBC Connecticut
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July 4, 2025
President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law his sweeping tax cut and spending package, what he’s called the “big, beautiful bill,” in a Fourth of July ceremony packaged with patriotic pomp and symbolism. The White House ceremony, which took...
Rep. Andy Ogles discusses politics and policy issues on social media
SC Tennessee News
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July 3, 2025
Rep. Andy Ogles, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th District | Official U.S. House headshotRep. Andy Ogles, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th District | Official U.S. House headshot Rep. Andy Ogles, currently serving in the U.S....
‘Inefficiencies and gaps’ Kentucky auditor releases report on education department
LPM - Kentucky
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July 4, 2025
The state auditor says Kentucky’s Department of Education allowed millions in funding to lapse, wasted money on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and violated the U.S. Constitution by prohibiting state preschool money from going to private...
$160 Million Kentucky Powerball Winner Is Career Criminal And May Not Even Get To Enjoy It!
OutKick - Tennessee
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July 4, 2025
Farthing has already spent 30 years in prison! PublishedJuly 4, 2025 10:16 AM EDT•UpdatedJuly 4, 2025 10:16 AM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link The winner of Kentucky's largest ever Powerball lottery may not even get to enjoy it! According to...
LGBTQ, legal groups slam UPenn for 'caving' to Trump's trans athlete ban
ABC News - New York
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July 4, 2025
The University of Pennsylvania's decision to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports to resolve a civil rights complaint by the Department of Education is being slammed by LGBTQ activists and legal experts as...
Mapped: States with the Most Military Personnel in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 4, 2025
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Kentucky, Indiana lawmakers and officials react to passing of Trump's budget bill
WDRB - Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- House Republicans on Thursday gave final approval to President Donald Trump's budget bill in a tight 218-214, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie was one of the two Republicans...
This Bill Takes from the Poor and Gives to the Rich” – Americans Protest Trump’s July 4 Law
The News Chronicle
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July 4, 2025
The United States is celebrating its 249th Independence Day today with fireworks, parades, and political tension. The day is especially important this year because President Donald J. Trump used the national holiday to celebrate the passing of his...
Another suit seeks to block Texas’ Ten Commandments law
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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DALLAS — A group of multifaith and nonreligious Texas families has filed a federal lawsuit to block a new state law requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments from taking effect in September. The suit is the latest legal challenge to the...
Donald Trump Shares Warning for Thomas Massie in Kentucky
Newsweek
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July 4, 2025
President Donald Trump shared a poll indicating Rep. Thomas Massie would lose a GOP primary contest to a candidate he backed after the House Republican was one of just two who voted against his Big Beautiful Bill when it passed the House of...
Kentucky Will Play Maryland, Morgan State in Discover Puerto Rico Tournament
WYMT - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team will play Maryland (Nov. 26) and Morgan State (Nov. 28) in the Discover Puerto Rico Tournament over Thanksgiving Weekend, it was announced by head coach Kenny Brooks and Sports...
Law enforcement, boat rental companies urge safety on the water this weekend
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, boaters across Kentucky are preparing for festivities on the water, and safety officials are reminding everyone to exercise caution. Elkhorn Creek, a popular destination for...
Kentucky brothers honored in Maryville for ultimate sacrifice during WWII
WBIR - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
Kevin Callahan presents his book, Brothers in Arms, highlighting WWII brothers, with events in East Tennessee. MARYVILLE, Tenn. — About 15 years ago, Kevin Callahan visited the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Italy with his family. After seeing...
Kentucky's leading healthcare voice during COVID says we're 'worse off' than before the pandemic
WUKY - Kentucky
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July 3, 2025
"I think, unfortunately, we are probably worse off at the moment," he says. "We've retreated from our participation with the World Health Organization. We've stopped participating in and supporting immunizations for poor countries internationally...