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The first round of the NBA drafts is Thursday and all eyes are on the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. The question now is, who will they choose?
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In a letter Wednesday, 18 members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said they have "serious concerns" about how the White House is handling classified information and who is being allowed access to such sensitive material.
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Departing from the House-approved version of the legislation — which President Donald Trump privately called "mean" last week — the Senate plan would drop the House bill's waivers allowing states to let insurers boost premiums on some people with...

While elbow room is undoubtedly still very scarce around Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," the museum that houses her is no longer the No. 1 most visited museum in the world.
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Under a roadkill bill passed overwhelmingly by the Legislature and signed by the governor, motorists who crash into the animals can now harvest the meat to eat.
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Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is set to testify at a House intelligence committee hearing as the panel presses ahead with its investigation of Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, removing the country's counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the royal line of succession.
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A spokesman has confirmed that Metro Councilwoman Angela Leet has hired a security guard following several recent incidents and a threat of legal action from Councilman Dan Johnson.
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President Donald Trump's son-in-law and chief Middle East adviser, Jared Kushner, has arrived for a day-long visit aimed at restarting long-dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
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Montana Republican Greg Gianforte is set to be sworn in as the newest member of Congress, a month after he body slammed a reporter who asked him a question about the GOP health care bill.
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The James Graham Brown Foundation has promoted longtime president Mason Rummel to its top executive position. Rummel will take over as CEO of the philanthropic organization from Alex Rankin, who had been serving in a dual capacity as CEO and chairman of...

Several boxers were throwing blows at Fourth Street Live! on Wednesday in preparation for the Real Deal Championship Boxing series with Evander Holyfield.
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A fully air-conditioned, 3,700-square-foot home with a June energy bill of less than $12 seems like an anomaly, but to Sy Safi, it's the wave of the future in home building. It also happens to be the exact reality of the home Safi's team just finished...

Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled a service that ships up to 15 items of clothing, shoes or accessories at a time for customers to try and pay for only those they don't return within seven days Seattle-based Amazon's Prime Wardrobe is open to customers on an...

Peyton Siva was a captain of the University of Louisville’s 2013 NCAA championship team. Chane Behanan was a key ingredient in the championship, with 24 points and 17 rebounds in the second halves of the Cardinals two Final Four victories.
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Police say a man and woman have been found dead with gunshot wounds on the Chicago Skyway, prompting an early-morning closure of part of the expressway that connects the city with Indiana.
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Humana Inc. is resisting a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission related to the agency's review of the $7 billion acquisition of Rite Aid Corp. by Walgreens Boots Alliance. Axios reports that the FTC has asked Louisville-based Humana (NYSE: HUM) to...

A grand jury Wednesday chose not to indict Louisville Metro Council President David Yates on a felony assault charge stemming from an incident at a University of Louisville football game in November.
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You now can fly directly to Boston from Louisville without leaving the comfort of the plane. And local airport and business officials want to translate this temporary flight into a permanent nonstop destination. Tom Tyra, director of marketing and air...

Authorities in Portugal say that after four days they have mostly extinguished a wildfire in the center of the country that killed 64 people last weekend.
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Whole Foods Market Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. leaders celebrated the announcement of their potential merger Friday with a "town hall meeting" that included effusive praise heaped by both sides on the other company. They hyped the deal as a marriage of two...

Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon said Tuesday that the KFC Yum Center has placed a considerable burden on Kentucky taxpayers, with 75 percent of the operating income generated for the arena coming from either a tax increment financing district implemented by...

According to investigators, troopers stayed at the scene for more than 24 hours as hundreds of stolen items were collected and victims were contacted to identify and claim the items.
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Clarksville Town Manager Kevin Baity is asking anyone to come forward who has an ancestor buried at the Stewart Emery Cemetery on Blackison Mill Road.
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said it wants to build an outdoor gun range in the southeastern part of the county, but residents in the area say it’s the wrong area for one.
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Harmon singled out the University of Louisville’s athletic association – the arena’s main tenant – for improving financially even as arena officials have struggled to pay off construction debt, prompting calls from some legislators for an audit of that U...

A week after a Louisville Metro Councilman agreed to apologize and seek counseling after complaints of inappropriately touching a colleague's backside at a public event, an attorney says he may file a lawsuit for defamation, libel and slander.
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