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Brereton C. Jones, a Republican turned Democrat who led efforts to improve health care and strengthen ethics laws during his one term three decades ago, has died, Gov. He moved to Kentucky and switched parties, first winning election as lieutenant governor before running for and winning the state's highest elected office. Once in office, Jones got the legislature to create an ethics commission for executive branch officials and employees. But despite his frequent speeches about ethics, Jones seemed to many to have a blind spot when it came to his own finances and business dealings. The major initiative of Jones’ administration was access to health care and controlling the cost of health coverage.

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☆ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with senators at the U.S. Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Julie Tsirkin | Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit the Capitol and meet with senators on Thursday, a Senate leadership aide told NBC News. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will host an all-senators meeting with Zelenskyy on Thursday at 10 a.m. More from NBC News:Zelenskyy is also expected to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans previously told NBC News. "I hope we finally have put to bed the notion about whether or not Ukraine is welcome in NATO. It is an investment in global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way," he told U.S. lawmakers.

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☆ Melissa Etheridge Is Ready to Rewatch ‘Barbie’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sarah Bahr | More About Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

5Esther HicksWhen I went through cancer 19 years ago, it was a big wake-up call about health and life. 6My Gibson Chuck Berry 1970s ES-355 Replica Murphy Lab GuitarI recently went down to Nashville with my band and my crew, and we all went to the Gibson Garage. I have to have it.” I think I’ll use it in the last few numbers of the show. It started 20 years ago when I was undergoing chemotherapy and didn’t have the energy to do anything else. I saw “Barbie” on the road recently at a dine-in theater in Lexington, Ky.

Persons: Esther Hicks, Gibson Chuck Berry, Taylor Swift, Barbie ” Organizations: Gibson Locations: Nashville, New York City, Washington Square, Chicago, Kansas City, Westlake, Lexington, Ky

☆ Here Are the Plants Where U.A.W. Strikes Are Happening
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Lazaro Gamio | Eli Murray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Here Are the Plants Where U.A.W. Strikes Are HappeningWentzville Assembly Plant 3,600 workers Michigan Assembly Plant 3,300 workers Toledo Assembly Complex 5,800 workers Wentzville Assembly Plant 3,600 workers Michigan Assembly Plant 3,300 workers Toledo Assembly Complex 5,800 workers Ala. Alaska Ariz. Ark. The three plants represent only a small portion of the unionized factories of G.M., Ford and Stellantis across the United States, and less than 10 percent of those companies’ 150,000 U.A.W. Company Plant Workers Ford Michigan Assembly Plant Wayne, MI 3,300 Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex Toledo, OH 5,800 GM Wentzville Assembly Plant Wentzville, MO 3,600 Sources: Company websites (plant locations); U.A.W. The strikes are affecting plants owned by each of the three U.S. automakers — a change in tactics from previous U.A.W.

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☆ GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not run for reelection
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Wednesday announced that he will not seek reelection next year. "While I'm not running for reelection, I'm not retiring from the fight," Romney, 76, said in a video posted to X, formerly Twitter. Romney said in August that he would reveal his decision on running for another Senate term by the fall. Romney joined six other Republican senators in 2021 who voted to convict Trump following his second impeachment for allegedly inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump, 77, ripped Romney in an all-caps social media post celebrating his decision to retire as "fantastic news for America."

Persons: Mitt Romney, Biden, Republican Sen, I'm, Romney, I've, Mitch McConnell, Sen, Dianne Feinstein, Barack Obama, Donald Trump's, Trump Organizations: Capitol, Republican, Wednesday, Senate, America Locations: Washington , U.S, Utah, Ky, Massachusetts

Andy Beshear has seized a commanding fundraising lead over Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in their marquee matchup in Kentucky, their latest campaign finance reports showed. Heading into the fall campaign, Beshear had the advantage of a noncompetitive spring primary campaign, while Cameron exhausted most of his funds during a crowded GOP primary. Cameron’s campaign reported raising about $2.3 million in contributions since May. Cameron's campaign contends their grassroots support is deeper, given the state's GOP strength, especially across the vast rural stretches of the Bluegrass State. We are confident that with our conservative message, robust fundraising and extensive travel schedule, Daniel Cameron will defeat Andy Beshear,” Sean Southard, a Cameron campaign spokesman, said in a statement.

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☆ ‘Wrestlers’ Review: A Low-Rent, High-Drama Art on Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Leila Grey and HollyHood Haley J in the ring Photo: NetflixGeographically speaking, Ohio Valley Wrestling can be found in and around Louisville, Ky.; spiritually, it exists at the intersection of Southern Gothic and Sideshow America. Comparatively, the mammoth WWE is a Michael Bay Hollywood blockbuster and OVW is an arthouse feature, according to the organization’s longtime ring announcer, Bryan Kennison , who also speaks more plainly: “We’re not putting lipstick on a pig,” he says. “We’re like, ‘Here’s a pig. Hope you like it.’”

Persons: Leila Grey, HollyHood Haley J, Michael, Bryan Kennison, ”, “, ’ Organizations: Netflix, Ohio, America, WWE, Michael Bay Hollywood, OVW Locations: Louisville, Ky, Michael Bay

☆ McCarthy directs GOP-led House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced that he has instructed three GOP-led committees to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. McCarthy apparently abandoned his previous vow that an impeachment inquiry would occur through a vote in the House. Senate Republicans are skeptical that the House has uncovered enough evidence to justify an impeachment inquiry. The Republican-led House Oversight committee launched an investigation in January into allegations that Biden profited from his son Hunter's business dealings while he was vice president. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the oversight committee, called the GOP investigation "a complete and total bust" in a statement Monday.

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☆ Kevin McCarthy plans to formally endorse an impeachment inquiry into Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Rebecca Kaplan | Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., plans to endorse an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in an effort to seek bank records and other documents from the president and his son Hunter Biden, two Republican sources familiar with the speaker's intentions told NBC News. McCarthy has signaled for weeks that the House could take up an impeachment inquiry, which would provide additional legal power to the House's investigations into the Biden family. It is unclear whether there are sufficient votes within the GOP conference to open an impeachment inquiry into the president. The White House is ramping up a war room to lead a response to a Republican impeachment inquiry, NBC News previously reported. McCarthy's move to endorse an impeachment inquiry into Biden comes amid pressure from right-wing Republicans,who are pushing back against a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, McCarthy, Hunter Biden, Jim Jordan, James Comer, Biden, Hunter, we're, we've, Devon Archer, Ken Buck, Buck, Jen Psaki, McCarthy's, Matt Gaetz, —, Kevin, Gaetz, Eric Swalwell, Marjorie Taylor Greene, he's, Matt Organizations: NBC News, GOP, House Republican Conference, Punchbowl News, American, Republicans, Freedom Caucus, NBC, Monday, Sunday Locations: Washington , DC, Ohio, Ky

☆ Senate Republicans try to blame Chuck Schumer for Tommy Tuberville’s military blockade
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Frank Thorp V | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. WASHINGTON — As Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., keeps hundreds of military promotions in limbo for a sixth straight month, his Republican colleagues are trying to deflect criticism by pointing the finger at a familiar GOP foe: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. "Sen. Tuberville has created a problem that pervades our entire military, and trying to glue one hole closed does not fix that problem." "Sen. Tuberville has created a problem that pervades our entire military, and trying to glue one hole closed does not fix that problem." As he digs in on his tactic, the number of promotions that have not been approved by the Senate only grows.

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☆ Abortions Rose in Most States This Year, New Data Shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Amy Schoenfeld Walker | Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Abortions rose in nearly every state where the procedure remains legal, but the change was most visible in states bordering those with total abortion bans. Data was not collected from the 14 states with abortion bans in effect in the first part of the year. Range of 2023 estimates 2020 count Low Median High 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 Calif. N.Y. Ill. Fla. N.J. N.C. Both reports show significant increases in abortions in states without abortion bans, a change that anti-abortion advocates and legislators are watching closely. Guttmacher researchers collected abortion data before legislatures enacted bans and restrictions in Indiana, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Beshear's campaign released a TV ad featuring a prosecutor denouncing the law's lack of exceptions for rape or incest. Matt Bevin played up his opposition to abortion while Beshear focused on education and other issues. Since then, Kentucky's “trigger law” abortion ban — passed in 2019 — took effect when Roe v. Wade was struck down. In Kentucky, Cameron’s office has gone to court to defend the trigger law ban and another anti-abortion state law that outlaws abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy. During a GOP primary debate in March, Cameron expressed support for the near-total abortion ban.

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☆ McConnell vows to finish Senate term despite health scares, GOP concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday vowed to finish his term in office, brushing off questions about his health after he froze up in public twice this summer. "I'm going to finish my term as leader and I'm going to finish my Senate term," McConnell told reporters at the U.S. Capitol. The 81-year-old leader said he had no announcements to make about retiring from the Senate. On two separate occasions this summer, McConnell briefly froze up and lost the ability to speak during press events. In the second instance on Aug. 30, McConnell was virtually unresponsive for about 30 seconds.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, McConnell Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Senate Locations: Ky

☆ Politicians Love to Talk—Just Not About Their Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze while speaking to the media Wednesday in Covington, Ky. In July, the Senate minority leader froze for about 20 seconds during a news conference in Washington. Photo: WCPO/ReutersWASHINGTON—When then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid injured himself with exercise equipment in 2015 at age 75, his office issued a sunny statement assuring that he was ready to get back to work. Years later, he confessed that the accident was far worse than he let on and ended his political career.

Persons: Sen, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid Organizations: Democratic Locations: Covington , Ky, Washington, WASHINGTON

☆ Politicians Love to Talk—Just Not About Their Health.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Sen, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid Organizations: Democratic Locations: Covington , Ky, Washington, WASHINGTON

☆ Politicians Love to Talk. Just Not About Their Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Annie Linskey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze while speaking to the media Wednesday in Covington, Ky. In July, the Senate minority leader froze for about 20 seconds during a news conference in Washington. Photo: WCPO/ReutersWASHINGTON—When then-Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid injured himself with exercise equipment in 2015 at age 75, his office issued a sunny statement assuring that he was ready to get back to work. Years later, he confessed that the accident was far worse than he let on and ended his political career.

Persons: Sen, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid Organizations: Democratic Locations: Covington , Ky, Washington, WASHINGTON

☆ 4 Days, 690 Miles, Countless Stalls: Behold the ‘World’s Longest Yard Sale’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Kendall Waldman | Photo Essay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the visitor driving in from out of state, the 127 Yard Sale seems like a kind of Ironman for thrifters. The “world’s longest yard sale” is a test of endurance and attention. Spanning six states, 690 miles and thousands of stalls, it traverses dramatic landscapes, delicate cultural terrain and two time zones. The 127 Yard Sale is fluid, kinetic, alive. Driving down 127, I started to see “yard sale” signs long before reaching its northernmost point in Addison, Mich. We asked some guys at a gas station where they thought it started.

Persons: Mike Walker Organizations: thrifters Locations: Jamestown, Tenn, Covington, Ky, Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Michigan, Addison, Mich

☆ McConnell Releases Letter Declaring Him ‘Medically Clear’ to Work After Episode
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Annie Karni | More About Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After Wednesday’s spell, a spokesman said Mr. McConnell planned to be examined by a doctor before continuing on to his next event, but no update was provided about a diagnosis. But the second public episode, which took place on Wednesday in Covington, Ky., increased the pressure on Mr. McConnell to offer some explanation of what was going on. It also prompted at least one call from the Republican establishment outside Congress for Mr. McConnell to give up his leadership post. Mr. McConnell’s latest medical incident came at the tail end of Congress’s long summer recess, a time when senators are traveling all over the world on official trips. Mr. McConnell spoke with members of his leadership team on Wednesday after the incident, and connected on the phone with President Biden on Thursday.

Persons: McConnell, “, ”, Biden, Jim Banks Organizations: Capitol, Major League Baseball, Republican, Mr, Review, Republicans, Kentucky, Senate Locations: Covington , Ky, Indiana

☆ McConnell Freezes Up a Second Time While Addressing Reporters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Annie Karni | More About Annie Karni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the longtime Republican leader who suffered a serious head injury in a fall earlier this year, experienced another alarming freeze-up at a news conference on Wednesday in Covington, Ky., the second such episode caught on camera in recent weeks. Mr. McConnell, 81, was taking questions from reporters after an event hosted by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce when he was asked for his thoughts on running for re-election in 2026. Mr. McConnell, who appeared thinner and frailer than he has in recent months, began to answer the question with a slight chuckle when he abruptly stopped speaking, standing motionless behind a lectern with his mouth pursed and his eyes wide. When an aide approached to ask if he had heard the question, he mumbled “yes,” but he seemed unable to continue speaking or to move. It was the second such incident in two months, and the scene intensified questions about Mr. McConnell’s future in the Senate.

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☆ Mitch McConnell freezes, struggles to speak in second incident this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday appeared briefly unable to respond to reporters' questions at a press event, marking the second time in weeks that the Republican leader has abruptly stopped speaking and required help from people around him. McConnell, 81, initially seemed to struggle to hear when asked at an event in Covington, Kentucky, about his views on running for reelection. But the senator then froze at the lectern and did not speak for about 30 seconds. McConnell then appeared to signal he was ready to receive another question. He was asked about Kentucky's Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, who is running for governor.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Daniel Cameron Organizations: Wednesday, Republican Locations: Ky, Covington , Kentucky

☆ Mitch McConnell appears to freeze, struggle to speak in second incident this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMitch McConnell appears to freeze, struggle to speak in second incident this summerSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday appeared briefly unable to respond to reporters' questions at a press event. It's the second time in weeks that the Republican leader has struggled to speak in public, requiring help from people around him.

Persons: Mitch McConnell Organizations: Wednesday, Republican Locations: Ky

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In Louisville, Ky., an influx of Cuban immigrants is offsetting a local population decline and bringing new rhythms to the city. Aug. 26, 2023At the first beats of “La Vida es un Carnaval” on a recent morning, several octogenarians in a senior center abandoned their dominoes, coloring books and crossword puzzles, and showed off their salsa moves. “Uno, dos, tres,” said their instructor, Selen Wilson Guerra, as she warmed them up for class. This was not Havana, or even Little Havana in Miami. It was Louisville, a city best known for bourbon, the Kentucky Derby and Muhammad Ali.

Persons: “, clapped, “ Uno, ”, Selen Wilson Guerra, Muhammad Ali Organizations: Kentucky Derby Locations: Louisville, Ky, Cuban, Havana, Miami, United States

Mistakes by air traffic controllers — stretched thin by a nationwide staffing shortage — have been one major factor. So do the air traffic controllers who scour the skies and manage takeoffs and landings. The number of fully trained air traffic controllers nationwide has fallen 10 percent in the past decade. data and the agency’s most recent “Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan.”Nearly all U.S. air traffic control facilities are understaffed Circles represent 313 air traffic facilities in the United States, including airport towers and larger regional centers. Desiree Rios for The New York TimesPilots, air traffic controllers and federal investigators have warned repeatedly that America’s air safety system is fraying.

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☆ The Shortage in School Bus Drivers Is Getting Worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | More About Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

After the first day of school in Louisville, Ky., Patrick Lester could not find his 6-year-old daughter, Adara. After he waited for 40 minutes at the bus stop, a phone call to the school revealed that she had been put on another bus, Mr. Lester said. But school staff members could not confirm whether she had been dropped off, nor could they reach the driver. His partner, Heather Gray, left work and drove around the neighborhood, looking for Adara. “And the bus driver had kicked her off and told her to walk home.”

Persons: Patrick Lester, Adara, Lester, Heather Gray, “, Ms, Gray, ” Locations: Louisville, Ky

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