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Thousands in Eastern Kentucky still without water. Towns wonder how they’ll pay for repairs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Water and sewer crews from across Kentucky are headed to Eastern Kentucky to help counties and cities restore busted and broken water systems a week after deadly floods knocked out water service to thousands.

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Breonna Taylor: Four US police officers face civil rights charges after deadly shooting

Four US police officers are facing federal charges over the fatal 2020 shooting of Kentucky woman Breonna Taylor.

Evening Standard

Water becomes needed commodity in flood-ravaged Kentucky

National Guard soldiers rushed to distribute bottled water to flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky as forecasters warned of more rain coming to the region

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As season approaches, Eastern Kentucky high schools forge ahead with football preparations

The deadly and devastating flooding that’s occurred in Eastern Kentucky in recent weeks has affected nearly all areas of life in the mountains, including one of the region’s proudest traditions: high school football.

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The Draft Network: Giants should already be eyeing Will Levis

The Draft Network believes the New York Giants should already be looking ahead to 2023 and keeping a close eye on Kentucky QB Will Levis.

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Steam bath weather adds to misery after Appalachian flooding

Temperatures are soaring in a region of eastern Kentucky where people are shoveling out the wreckage of massive flooding

The Independent UK

‘Our new weather challenge.’ Hot temperatures follow historic floods in Eastern Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Hot summer temperatures will return to some of the Eastern Kentucky areas devastated by deadly floods this week, prompting a new safety concern for the state as residents attempt to cleanup their communities – some doing so without any power.

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After devastating floods, Kentucky residents now face high heat and power outages

"It's going to take years to rebuild. People left with absolutely nothing," said Gov. Andy Beshear, as recovery begins. "And we continue to find bodies of our brothers and sisters that we have lost."

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Some suggest flood victims ‘got what they voted for.’ Kentuckians aren’t having any of that

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the wake of disastrous flooding that claimed the lives of more than 30 Kentuckians, those in the state are not only dealing with cleanup efforts but also vitriolic comments that suggest the victims deserved their fate because of the political makeup of Eastern Kentucky.

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Kentucky’s attorney general can now enforce trigger law banning abortion, court orders

A request by Kentucky Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron to enforce Kentucky’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions has been temporarily granted.

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After the rain comes the heat in flooded Kentucky towns

The rain that unleashed massive floods in Appalachian mountain communities is diminishing, but now the people face a new threat: Baking in the heat as they try to recover

The Independent UK

We haven't built for this climate

Extreme weather shows our infrastructure can't handle today's climate, let alone the impacts on the horizon.

Axios

Kentucky basketball players step up to help flood victims. ‘We gotta do something here.’

Sitting in his car and scrolling through his phone, CJ Fredrick looked at the heartbreaking photos of the eastern Kentucky flooding and the devastation it has wreaked upon the region.

Tribune News Service

Kentucky flood victims lifted out by helicopter

Helicopters were deployed to rescue residents in the US state of Kentucky as officials confirmed on Monday that the death toll from flooding there rose to 37.Footage from Kentucky's National Guard showed rescuers airlifting flood victims from flooded properties in mountain communities in the state's east.The video, recorded on Thursday…

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The Independent UK

Despite dangers, deep roots make Appalachia hard to leave

The deadly flooding that hit the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky is making some stalwart residents who have hung on through disappearing jobs and the opioid crisis consider leaving their small towns

France 24

More bodies found in flood-ravaged Kentucky as fresh rainstorms hit

Another round of rainstorms hit flooded Kentucky mountain communities Monday as more bodies emerged from the sodden landscape, and the governor warned that high winds could bring another threat — falling trees and utility poles.

Al Jazeera

US: Death toll from Kentucky floods rises to 35 as rains continue

The death toll continues to mount as sustained rainfall threatens the battered state with more flash flooding.

WEKU

More rain hits Kentucky while the death toll from flooding grows

At least 37 have been confirmed killed in flooding and hundreds remain unaccounted for. The governor warned that high winds could create the danger of falling trees and utility poles.

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The Guardian - US

Kentucky death toll rises to 35 from devastating flooding as hundreds still missing

More heavy rains pummel mountain communities, as Kamala Harris announces $1bn to deal with disasters from climate crisis

The New Daily

Bodies recovered as US faces worsening floods and fires

Americans are fighting dual disasters and expecting mass deaths, with blazing fires in the west of the country and deadly floods in the southeast.

Axios

Kentucky flooding death toll rises to at least 37 as governor says "hundreds" unaccounted for

Gov. Andy Beshear said toll is likely to increase because the state knows of "additional bodies."

The Independent UK

More rain in flooded areas, curfews imposed due to looting

Another round of storms has hit disaster areas in eastern Kentucky as search and rescue operations continue in communities trying to recover from massive flooding

Salon

Climate change intensifies water cycle

Powerful storm systems triggered flash flooding across the U.S. in late July, inundating St. Louis and Kentucky

The Independent UK

Kentucky flood death toll rises to 30 as governor warns: ‘We’re going to be finding bodies for weeks’

Around 37 people are still unaccounted for in Kentucky, according to authorities

The Independent UK

Video shows stunning helicopter rescue of 83-year-old woman trapped in Kentucky floods

Woman was one of a family of five trapped in their attic by rushing flood waters that have sown chaos across the Bluegrass State

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