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The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

US: Biden to visit Kentucky, state battered by floods and heat

US President Joe Biden will travel to Kentucky on August 8 to meet with officials and families hit by disaster.

Al Jazeera

Kentucky flood survivors turn to grim task: burying the dead

Angel Campbell should have been looking through photo albums and eating soup beans in her grandmother's living room this week

The Independent UK

Biden heading to Kentucky to see flood damage, meet families

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Eastern Kentucky on Monday to survey the damage from last week’s devastating floods and meet with those affected

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More storms bring renewed flood threat in hard-hit Kentucky

Thunderstorms have returned to parts of Kentucky already reeling from devastating floods

The Independent UK

Abortion rights supporters and opponents look for lessons from the Kansas vote

Kentucky has a similar measure on the ballot, and another is expected in Michigan. But even as advocates analyze the results, they warn that messaging that worked in Kansas may not work nationwide.

WEKU

Breonna Taylor’s family hails charges against Louisville cops, criticizes Kentucky AG Cameron

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nearly 900 days after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police in March 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice announced federal charges against four current and former Louisville police officers for their alleged roles in her death.

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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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Evening Standard

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…

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.

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

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