12.2.25

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the reading of the Courier Journal for Tuesday,
December second, two thousand, twenty five, which is brought to
our Louiville listeners via Louisville Public Media. As a reminder,
Radio E is a reading service intended for people who
are blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult
to read printed material. Your reader to day is Angie Mims.

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Will get started with the weather section and the forecast
through Sunday, brought to you by w h A s
to day high thirty four, morning snow showers to night
low twenty five, low clouds and cold. Wednesday high forty

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low thirty one, mostly sunny and cold. Thursday high thirty six,
low twenty three, mostly cloudy and cold. Friday high forty two,
low thirty a little wintry mix. Saturday high forty five,

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low thirty six, sunny intervals chilly, and Sunday high forty three,
low twenty six, mostly cloudy. The Almanac for Louisville on
Sunday temperature high forty four, low twenty eight, normal high
fifty two, normal low thirty five, record high seventy four

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in two thousand six, record low one in nineteen twenty nine.
Precipitation Sunday zero point zero two inches month to date
two point zero three inches, normal month to date three
point four two inches. Year to date fifty two point

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three zero inches and normal year to date forty four
point two one inches. Air quality Monday good, Today, moderate
sun and moon. Tuesday sunrise seven forty two a m.
Sunset five twenty three p M moonrise three twenty p

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m moonset four fifty one a m. Wednesday sunrise seven
forty three a m. Sunset five twenty three p m
moon rise four o one p m moonset six eleven
a m. Moonfaces Full moon December fourth, last quarter December eleventh,

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New moon December twelfth, and first quarter December twenty seventh.
Weather history, the west was wintry and the east was balmy.
On December second, nineteen eighty two, Buffalo, New York reached
sixty six Heavy snow fell in the west from the

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Central Rockies to the upper Midwest. Now we'll preview today's
front page headlines. There are three articles. The first Mark
stoops out at UK Wildcat's winningest football coach fired after
thirteen seasons. The second article Winter Weather Response Team ready

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equipment and routes have been updated and the third article
Trump doubles down on his asylum freeze. Now for today's articles.
Mark Stoops out at UK. Wildcat's winningest football coach fired
after thirteen seasons by Ryan Black, Courier Journal, USA Today

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Network Dateline, Lexington. It's over. After thirteen seasons guiding the
Kentucky football program, Mark Stoops was fired, the university announced Monday.
News of his firing was first reported on Sunday by
Jeff Drummond of Cats Illustrated. The SEC's longest tenured active

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coach at the time of his exit, no man ever
led the Wildcats longer. Fran Cursey had the prior Mark,
spending nine seasons nineteen seventy three through nineteen eighty one
at the HELM. I want to thank Mark for his
dedication and leadership over the past thirteen years, and as importantly,

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the friendship that is marked by walking these journeys together.
UK Athletics director Mitch Barnhardt said in an official statement
announcing the news. His tenure transformed to the program and
reset expectations. His time here was filled with memorable victories,
a historic run of consecutive Bowl appearances, and a commitment

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to developing young men, both on and off the field.
We moved forward, committed to build upon the strong foundation
that has been laid and to pursue excellence relentlessly. Stoops
departs as UK's all time wins leader with an on
field record of eighty two eighty thirty eight sixty eight SEC.

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Kentucky and the NC Double A recognized Stoope's official record
as seventy two eighty thirty three sixty eight SEC. The
Wildcats had to vacate every victory from their ten win
twenty twenty one campaign because of NC double A violations.
That was one of two ten win seasons during the

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Stoops era, accounting for half of the school's ten win
campaigns all time. Nineteen fifty and nineteen seventy seven are
the others. One of those vacated twenty twenty one wins
was a fifty two to twenty one romp over Louisville
in the Governor's Cup. Stoops had a six six on

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field record versus the Cardinals and five six with the
vacated victory not included. The teams did not meet in
twenty twenty as the SEC played a conference's only schedule
amid the coronavirus pandemic. U L also marked the last
opponent Stoops faced as UK's coach. The Wildcats suffered their

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most lopsided loss in the history of the series, failing
to score a point in the forty one zero defeat.
I want to thank coach Stoops for his thirteen years
of service and leadership at the University of Kentucky. UK
President Eli Cappoluto said he helped lead the revival of

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this program and achieved historic results. We are deeply appreciative
of what he accomplished with this program and with the
support of a committed staff throughout UK Athletics, outstanding young men,
and an incredible fan base. It is critically important that
we are competitive and successful in football. That is our goal,

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it is our focus. We intend to be successful. Stoope's
tenure unfolded in a bell curve. He started at the
bottom inheriting what was then the SEC's most woeful program.
After losing records his first three seasons two ten and
twenty thirteen, five seven in both twenty fourteen and twenty fifteen,

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the Wildcats returned to the postseason in twenty sixteen that
kicked off a run of eight consecutive bull berths which
ran through the twenty twenty three season, but then UK
bottomed out again. It went four to eight overall one
seven SEC in twenty twenty four, and then five seven

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two seven sec in twenty twenty five. After an upset
of an undefeated Old Miss club on September twenty eighth,
twenty twenty four, Stoops group went on to lose its
next ten conference outings before ending the skid with a
win at Auburn on November first, and following a lopsided

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win over Florida in September twenty twenty three, Kentucky dropped
ten straight conference matchups at Kroger Field. The Wildcats failed
to win an SEC home game in twenty twenty four
and went one three in twenty twenty five. Prior to
arriving in Lexington, Stoops was Florida State's defensive coordinator for

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three seasons twenty ten through twenty twelve. He served in
the same role at Arizona from two thousand four through
two thousand nine, working on brother Mike Stoops staff. Mark
spent three seasons as Miami's defensive backs coach. At the
turn of the millennium. During that stint with the Hurricanes,
the program fielded one of the most dominant and iconic

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teams in the sports history, the two thousand one edition
that went ten twelve and rolled to a thirty seven
fourteen victory over Nebraska and the BCS Championship Game. Raised
in Youngstown, Ohio. Stoops and his brothers aforementioned Mike and
Hall of Fame coach Bob played at Iowa under legendary

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coach Hayden Fry. Next winter weather response team ready equipment
and routes have been updated by Caroline Neil Courier Journal,
USA Today Network following the first snowfall of the season.
Louisville Metro Government's winter Weather Response Team is prepared after

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updating the equipment and routes, Mayor Craig Greenberg said during
a November twenty fifth news conference. The updates come after
Louisville saw significant snowfall last year, with winter Storm Blair
bringing more than ten inches of snow. A cold weather
system is also set to bring freezing temperatures into the

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metro area ye beginning November twenty sixth, according to the
latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Louisville. We've
learned from the past and we're ready for the future,
he said. Greenberg said during the twenty twenty five twenty
six winter season, the city's snow team will consist of
more than two hundred crew members and more than thirty

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two thousand tons of salt and more than one hundred
pieces of snow fighting equipment are on hand to combat
any winter storms. These crews are amazingly well trained. Our
roots are ready, and we have teams in every district
across the county monitoring conditions for when snow or eyes
are forecast so we can respond quickly and promptly, he said.

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Lovo Metro Department of Transportation Director Bill Bell said the
city plans to use salt brine more often, which is
a liquid mix of salt and water that helps prevent
ice from bonding to pavement before a storm. This upgrade
allows Louisville Metro to treat more roads in advance, improving
safety and reducing overall salt usage, Bell said. Kentucky Transportation

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Cabinet's Chief District Engineer Matt Bullock said preparation for the
next season begins when the previous one ends. We're completing
readiness checks, training, maintenance of equipment to make sure that
our equipment is in top shape. He said. We've also
stocked up on our necessary materials. Make sure all of

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our locations are full of with salt, calcium chloride, and
other materials as needed. LG and E JCPS urge residents
to prepare update emergency contacts in Jefferson County, KYTC is
responsible for six hundred lane miles and aims to keep

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traffic moving safely, he said. To meet the goal, snow
removal follows a tiered priority system, starting with Interstates first.
LG and E spokesperson Liz Pratt said the company has
been making improvements to its infrastructure throughout the year to
better prepare for the winter, including clearing power lines and

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installing stronger wires and poles. As winter approaches, Pratt said
LG and E is encouraging customers to take precautions during storms.
Your safety and the safety of those around you are
what's most important. She said. Strong winds, snow and ice
accumulation on tree branches can weaken those branches and cause

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them to break and fall into power lines. If you
see a downed wire, stay away assume it's a downed
power line and report it to US immediately. Jefferson County
Public Schools spokesperson Carolyn Callahan said the district is ready
for winter weather. The district first clears an entrance and

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an exit at each school building, and crews then look
for down to power lines and damage. Callahan also encouraged
families to provide schools with their updated contact information in
case of weather emergencies. Next. Trump doubles down on his
asylum freeze by thou Gwynn USA Today. President Donald Trump

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doubled down on his anti immigration policies on November thirtieth,
saying his administration's pause on the processing of all asylum
applications has no time limit, but it could be a
long time. We don't want those people. We have enough problems,
Trump told reporters on board Air Force One. Many of
them are no good and they shouldn't be in our country.

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When asked who those people are, the President clarified people
from different countries that are not friendly to us and
countries that are out of control themselves. He again referred
to third World countries, a term used to refer to
and less developed nations. I don't think they are all
third world, but in many cases they are third world.

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They are not good countries. They are crime ridden countries.
They are countries that don't do a good job. Trump said,
we frankly don't need their people coming into our country
telling us what to do. It was his latest comment
in a series of decisions and disparaging remarks about immigrants
and people from poorer nations, especially targeting Somalia. The president

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was traveling back to Washington, d C. From Florida after
spending Thanksgiving at Mara a Lago. Trump vowed to halt
migration from all third world countries following a November twenty
sixth attack in Washington, d C. That left a member
of the West Virginia National Guard dead and another critically injured.

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The shooting was allegedly carried out by an Afghan national
who entered the United States under a Biden era refugee
program in twenty twenty one and who was granted asylum
in April of this year by the Trump administration. After
the attack, the Trump administration ordered widespread reviews of immigration policies,

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including a sweeping re examination of green cards issued to
people from nineteen countries considered high risk. Speaking on NBC's
Meet the Press and ABC's This Week, Homeland Security Secretary
Christy Nome said November thirtieth that immigration officials would consider

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deporting people with active asylum cases if it was warranted.
Trump also threatened to possibly denaturalize some US citizens if
I have the power to do it. I'm not sure
that I do, but if I do, I would denaturalize absolutely.
While talking to reporters on November thirtieth, Trump again attacked

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Representative Ilan Omar, Democrat Minnesota, and reference to her birth
country of Somalia, saying it's not even a country because
it doesn't function like a country. For years, Trump has
targeted Somalia and Somali immigrants in Minnesota. The Steed has
become a destination for Somali immigrants in recent decades, dating

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back to the nineteen nineties. On November twenty first, the
President announced that he was immediately terminating temporary deportation protections
for Somalis living in Minnesota. The program for Somalis was
launched by then President George H. W. Bush in nineteen
ninety one and grant's government protection to eligible foreign born

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people who cannot return home safely. Due to civil war
or natural disasters. Seventeen countries are eligible, but the Trump
administration has announced it was terminating designations for several including
Venezuela and Nicaragua. Trump then, on November twenty seventh, made

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a series of anti immigus posts on social media. In
one post, he claimed that hundreds of thousands of refugees
from Somalia are completely taking over the once great state
of Minnesota. He also launched criticisms at Minnesota Governor Tim
Walls and Omar, referring to Waltz with a disparaging term

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for people with disabilities and mocking Omar for being always
wrapped in her swaddling he Shop USA Today previously reported.
Walls went on to tell NBC's Meet the Press on
November thirtieth that Trump is fading physically and scrutinized his
mental capacity. He he went on x to call on

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Trump to release his MRI results from a scan in
October on Air Force One. Trump said on November thirtieth
that he would indeed release the results and said the
results of his MRI test were perfect. If you want
to have it released, I'll release it, Trump told reporters,
adding that he had no idea what part of his

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body was examined. It was just an MRI, he said,
what part of the body. It wasn't the brain because
I took a cognitive test and I aced it. An
MRI scan uses magnets and radio waves to create detailed
images of the inside of the body. It can be
used to monitor a number of conditions. Trump seventy nine,

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had previously disclosed that he underwent an MRI exam at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October tenth, during
what he called his semi annual physical. The White House
did not say which part of his body was scanned.
A report released by the White House described Trump's visit

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as a follow up examination and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing,
and preventative health assessments, as well as a flu shot
and a COVID nineteen booster. The present dent was diagnosed
this year with chronic venue insufficiency, a benign and common condition,

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especially in people over seventy. Trump was the oldest person
to be inaugurated as president when he retook the White
House in January. He is the second oldest person to
serve as president. Editor's note contributing Joey Garrison, Zach Anderson,
and Kinsey Crowley USA Today also Reuters next Tennessee election

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set to test blue wave. Polls show tight race and
district Trump carried by Joey Garrison and Zach Anderson USA Today.
Fresh off Democrats domination in the off year elections, a
congressional race in Tennessee has become an unlikely test for

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whether a national blue wave is building that could produce
a seismic shakeup in next year's miss term election. The
December two special election to fill the seat of retired
Republican Representative Mark Green was hardly on the national radar
a month ago. Now, the race between Democrat Afton Baine,

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a thirty six year old liberal state representative, and Republican
Matt Van Epps, a combat veteran, has Democrats dreaming of
an unexpected house pickup. Meanwhile, top Republicans, including President Donald Trump,
are circling the wagons and pumping in millions to try
to stop a potential disaster for their party. Tennessee's seventh

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congressional district was never supposed to be competitive. It's the
creation of Tennessee Republican controlled legislature, which drew its boundaries
in twenty twenty two by splitting the Democratic stronghold of
Nashville into three districts, each dominated by conservative rural counties
in different Middletown, Tennessee suburbs. One was District seven, which

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includes parts of Nashville's Davidson County and thirteen other counties.
Trump won the state's seventh district by twenty two percentage
points over Kamala Harris in the twenty twenty four election,
but both Democrats and Republicans are bracing for a close election.
December second, a poll from Emerson College Polling Slashed the

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Hill found Van Epps leading by only two percentage points
forty eight percent to forty six percent, within the survey's
margin of error. In response to a tighter than expected race,
the main political action committee linked to Trump, MAGA, Inc.
Has spent more than one million dollars to boost Van Epps,

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with millions more coming from packs tied to the Club
for Growth and other conservative groups. The Democratic backed House
Majority pack last week dropped a one million dollar ad
buy in the race. Even if Bain doesn't win, something
that would have been unthinkable a few weeks ago. A
defeat by a single digit margin could signal major trouble

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for Republicans in the twenty twenty six midterms. It's a
sign of just how far the Republican Party has fallen
in how much trouble they're in, not only in this election,
but as we head into the midterms next year. Said
Democratic campaign strategist Simon Rosenberg. This is a weakened and
struggling political party. Democratic hopes and reliably read Tennessee come

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as an NPR slash PBS News mayrist poll taken November
tenth through thirteenth found Democrats have opened a sizeable fourteen
point lead nationally fifty five percent to forty one percent
when voters are asked which party they plant to back
in the midterms. It's the largest Democratic lead in the

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polls so called generic ballot since twenty seventeen, which came
to our Trump's first term. The November fourth off yr election,
in which Democrats swept races in Virginia, New Jersey, New
York and elsewhere, was widely interpreted as repudiation of Trump
and as handling of inflation and the economy. Trump's approval

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rating has since dropped to a second term low of
thirty six percent according to a Gallop poll released November
twenty eighth. But Bain, a former community organizer and social worker,
doesn't fit the same centrist profile as Abigail's Spanberger in
Virginia and Mickey Cheryl in New Jersey, who helped deliver

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democrats strong performance November fourth with their lopsided double digit
victories and gubernatorial races. Nor does Bain match the typical
Southern Democrat trying to win a conservative seat. Before she
was elected to her Nashville State House seat in twenty
twenty three, Bain burst onto the political scene as a

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progressive activist. She was forcibly removed from Tennessee Republican Governor
Bill Lee's office in twenty nineteen when she and others
staged a sit in to demand the resignation of a
Republican lawmaker accused of sexual assault. She was also booted
from the House chambers for interrupting proceedings. In her congressional race,

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Bain has leaned into a similar affordability theme that carried
Democrats in the off year elections, highlighting her support to
end the state's grocery tax. In campaigning on lower health costs,
she has embraced a progmatic slogan, feed kids, fixed roads,
and fund hospitals. Bain has an enthusiastic base of young

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progressive voters and a robust social media presence, often posting
videos from the front seat of her jeep Wrangler. We
are so close to winning this race, which is why
these rumors are getting more wild. So I can't wait
to see what they come up with next, Bain said
in a video taken from her jeep as she addressed

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some of the recent GOP attacks. The Trump backed Van Epps,
a West Point graduate and former lieutenant colonel and the
Tennessee Army National Guard, is a former commissioner of the
Tennessee Department of General Services. Van Epps has touted his
endorsement from Trump and committed to advancing President Trump's America

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First agenda. It's a strategy that typically works in districts
that voted overwhelmingly for Trump. However, the Emerson College poll
found Trump's job approval is suddenly under water in the district,
with more voters disapproving of his job performance than approving
by a forty nine percent to forty seven percent margin.

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Republican political consultant Mike Duheim, a former RNC political director,
said Trump's low approval rating is a big concern for
Republicans in swing districts. Many Republicans are tying themselves closely
to the president, and in a red state, it'll work.
In a red congressional district, it'll work, Douhaim said, But

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if you get into these swing districts, you have to
look at where Trump's approval number is. Do Ham added.
All politics has become national, and that's very difficult in
a swing area if the president loses popularity. Editor's note
contributing Vivian Jones, The Tennesseean next one arrested in connection

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with crash that left one dead one injured by Leo Bertucci,
Courier Journal, USA Today Network. Louisvaux Metro police arrested a
teenage boy suspected of causing a motor vehicle crash that
killed a young girl and injured a woman November thirtieth
in the Iroquois neighborhood. LMPD spokesperson Aaron Ellis said in

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a statement the crash and the forty six hundred block
of Tailor Boulevard first reported to Fourth Division officers around
three p m. Occurred when a passenger vehicle traveling northbound
at a high rate of speed left the shoulder along
the east side and struck a utility pole. Ellis said

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police determined in a preliminary investigation after hitting the pole,
the vehicle crossed all lanes of Tailor Boulevard before colliding
head on with a vehicle traveling southbound. The collision caused
the southbound vehicle to strike a third vehicle parked off
the roadway. First responders took two people from the southbound vehicle,

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a girl and woman, to hospitals for treatment of their injuries.
Ellis said the girl later succumbed to her injury November
thirtieth at Norton Children's Hospital. The woman who went to
u L Health Mary and Elizabeth Hospital has serious but
non life threatening injuries. Ellis said. The teen who drove

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the vehicle that caused the crash ran from the scene
along with a passenger. Ellis said officers using information they
gathered at the scene, found and arrested him nearby. The teen,
who has not been identified, now faces charges in connection
to the crash, but they have not yet been released.

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L MPD's traffic unit is leading an investigation into the crash.
Next poll, more Americans say Trump has raised prices by
Catherine Palmer USA Today. A new poll found that more
Americans are unhappy with President Donald Trump's stances on the

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economy and cost of living, with almost twice as many
saying the president has helped raise prices rather than lowering them.
In a Yahoo Slash Yugov poll conducted November twenty first
through twenty four, forty nine percent of respondents said Trump's
actions since taking office for his second term in January

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have raised prices instead of cutting them. That's a nearly
two to one ratio to the twenty four percent who
said he's done more to lower costs. The survey also
found more Americans thirty eight percent now blamed Trump more
for inflation than as predecessor, former President Joe Biden thirty
one percent, despite the now president campaigning on the economy

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during his successful twenty twenty four presidential bid. The survey
of one thousand, six hundred eighty four US adults has
a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
Trump's approval rating in the poll was at forty percent,
with fifty six percent disapproving programming note now is the

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time we typically read obituaries. Today's paper contains no obituaries.
Back to the previous article. That aligns with other recent
surveys measuring how Americans view his job performance and in
New York Times Daily polling average on November thirtieth, Trump

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had a forty one percent approval rating and a fifty
six percent disapproval number. Real Clear Politics November thirtieth average
is similar at a forty two percent approval and fifty
five percent disapproval. Among four key issues included in the
Yahoo Slash Yugov survey, the largest number of respondents disapproved

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of the president's handling of cost of living with sixty
three percent disapproving and thirty one percent approving. That was
followed by the economy at fifty eight percent disapproving. Additionally,
sixty percent of Americans in the survey said inflation is
getting worse, rivaling the highest levels of discontent on the

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issue during the last two years of Biden's presidency. Seventeen
percent say inflation is getting better. While inflation is down
from COVID era spikes, figures climbed in September. In the
most recent reports, consumer prices increased three percent in September
from a year earlier, slightly up from two point nine

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percent in August. According to the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index,
a measure of goods and services costs across the country.
Consumer sentiment, which measures how Americans are feeling about costs,
also took a dive heading into the holiday season. The
University of Michigan surveys of consumers on November twenty first

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said its consumer Sentiment index stands out fifty one, hovering
near its record low of fifty in June twenty twenty two.
In the new polling, over three quarters of respondents, seventy
nine percent said they feel they are paying more for
the same goods and services compared to a few years ago.
Seventy two percent rated the state of the American economy

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as either fair or poor. A majority at fifty three percent,
think the economy is getting worse. One of Trump's signature
policy moves in his first year, the implementation of far
reaching import tariffs, also scored low in the survey. Tariffs
have done more harm than good to the economy in

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the short and long term, according to many of the
survey respondents. Fifty two percent said they've done more immediate harm,
and forty three percent said they've had longer term negative effects.
Contributing Rachel Barber USA Today Next Coroner id's woman who

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died and Pleasure Ridge Park fire by Caroline Neil Courier Journal,
USA Today Network. A woman is dead after a November
twenty eighth house fire and Pleasure Ridge Park, according to
a release from the Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District p
r P. Fire District responded to a report of a

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structure fire with a rescue around two forty two a m.
Near the seventy two hundred block of Alimeter Court. Fire
Chief Jason Meman said when firefighters arrived, they encountered heavy
fire in the back of the house. It took twenty
five minutes and around forty firefighters to control the fire,

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Myman said. The Jefferson County Coroner's office later identified the
woman who died inside the house as Angela Parsons, sixty eight.
Parsons died from smoke inhalation, Deputy Coroner Anthony White wrote
in a report released to the media December first. No

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other injuries or deaths were reported. Louisville Metro Arson is
leading the investigation into the Fire Editor's Note. Reporter Leo
Bertucci contributed to this story. Next judge blocks gaming machine
rules lawsuit claims threat to their charitable missions by Caroline

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Neil and Keeley Doll Courier Journal, USA Today Network. A
Jefferson Circuit Court judge issued a restraining order November twenty
five that blocks the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation's
order for charitable gaming organizations to disable machines made by
two major manufacturers. According to court documents, the restraining order

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comes after three organizations, Shirley's Way, Southwest Center for the
Developmentally Disabled and Education Justice, filed a lawsuit against the order,
claiming it is an existential threat to their charitable gaming
and their ability to carry out their charitable missions. The

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order stated that the machines made by LNW Gaming Incorporated
and Creative Game Technologies LLLC were part of an illegal
phishing scam where a person inserts money into a machine
before pulling it out, tricking the machine into believing they
paid without having actually deposited the money into the game.

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The person is then able to cash out their credits,
resulting in the theft of tens of thousands of dollars.
According to a letter from KHRG, while those engaged in
the fishing ultimately are responsible for the theft, organizations licensed
by KHRG failed to appropriately prevent the criminal activity. The

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letter reads, facility licensees have shown an inability to prevent
criminal activity and the diversion of funds from legitimate charitable
purposes in violation of KRS two three eight dot five
zero zero. According to the lawsuit, Shirley's Way was previously

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a victim of the scam on one occasion, but neither
Education Justice nor Southwest Center believe they have been victims.
The order effectively shuts down the majority of plaintiffs entire
charitable gaming operations overnight and without warning, and at the
beginning of the holiday season, the lawsuit read. The lawsuit

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claimed the organizations rely on revenues from the holiday season,
including Thanksgiving. Without an injunction blocking the order, the organizations
stand to irrevably lose charitable gaming proceeds they depend on
and would be unable to serve the Kentuckians in need
who depend on them. Shirley's Way founder Mike mulroney told

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The Courier Journal the nonprofit raised around five million dollars
in twenty twenty four and was on track to raise
six million dollars in twenty twenty five. Mulroney said nearly
ninety percent of the organization's games were impacted by the shutdown.
Mulroney said charities across the state lost much more from

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the few days of shutdown than what was originally stolen.
Do you lose thirty thousand, forty thousand dollars in theft
and shut everybody down, or do you fix the theft
and keep the games running, because there's hundreds of thousands,
if not millions lost across the state, he said in
a statement. A Light and Wonder spokesperson said in a statement,

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the company is reactivating all charitable gaming devices after being
impacted by the order. In coordination with its customers, Enhanced
security features have been installed to detect and deter the
illegal activity, which temporarily impacted less than one percent of

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all Grover machines deployed in Kentucky. The spokesperson said Grover's
quality games are critical in supporting the fundraising initiatives of
our charitable partners. We will proudly continue to support the
important work of Kentucky's Charities Next fourteen Holiday Markets and

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craft fares in Loiville by G. G. Reid, Courier Journal,
USA Today Network. The holiday shopping season is here, and
with it comes a variety of Christmas shopping events and
holiday pop up markets that are packed with vendors selling
everything from handmade items and foodstuffs to antiques, collectibles, and more.

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Here are more than a dozen holiday shopping events taking
place around Louyville this month. Fete de Noel What Experience
the magic of the season at Paristown's annual Fete de
Noel Winter Holiday Festival over six festive weeks. Enjoy Louyville's

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only authentic outdoor ice skating rink, photos with Santa, the
Brent Street Holiday Market, trackless train rides, and more. Embrace
the spirit of tradition as you skate, shop and celebrate
in the heart of Paristown where Christy's Garden seven twenty

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Brent Street when now through January fourth More information Admission
is free Paristown dot com forward slash Fete de Noel
that's spelled f E t E d E n o E.

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L Oldham Gardens Christmas Market What celebrate the season at
Oldham Gardens during two Christmas Market weekends. Enjoy a festive
holiday experience featuring thirty plus artisan vendors with unique gifts
and crafts, specialty cocktails and seasonal brews, delicious food specials,

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holiday cheer, and a festive atmosphere Where sixty three hundred
Old Lagrange Road, Crestwood, When December fifth, four through ten pm,
December sixth noon to ten pm, and December seventh, noon

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to six pm. More information Touroldham dot com, Forward Slash
Event Forward Slash twenty twenty five Dash Christmas Dash Market
Dash at Dash Oldham Dash Gardens. Km Kmack Museum Martinis

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and Mistletoe. What, kmak's signature holiday shopping event features an
array of artfully curated gifts. Enjoy Martini's and holiday shopping
proceeds to benefit the museum and its programming. Where seven
fifteen West Main Street when December fourth, five through eight

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thirty pm. More information. Visit Kmack Museum dot org. Animalcare
Society's Bow Wow Mayoo Holiday Basket Boutique What features more
than one thousand unique gift baskets filled with kitchen gadgets,
gourmet treats, liquor, wine, children's toys, holiday goodies, home decor,

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and much more. Proceeds benefit Animal Care Society Where Saint
James Episcopal Church, four zero one Lagrange Road. When December
fifth through six, ten am to five pm. December seventh,
one to five pm. More information. Animalcare Society dot org.

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Thirty fifth annual Winter Fare. What features more than seventy
juried artists with ceramics, wood, mixed media, fiber, photography, sculpture, glass, jewelry,
and more. There will also be food, including vegetarian soups
and desserts, and an art raffle. Proceeds benefits Ditch Where

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All Peoples formerly Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, forty nine thirty six,
Brownsboro Road. When December fifth, one through six pm. December
sixth nine am to four pm. Cost free. More information
All Peoples uu dot com. Burnhe Time Holiday Open House. What.

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Enjoy a festive day of shopping at Bernheim's Visitor Center.
Browse a selection of gifts, locally made crafts, Kentucky Proud Goods,
and other unique gifts for the nature lover in your life.
Indulge in tasty treats and warm beverages, plus a thirty
percent discount for all Burnheim members in the gift shop

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where Burnheim Arboretum and Research Forest, twenty seventy five, Claremont Road, Claremont, Kentucky,
when December sixth, ten am to three pm. For more information,
visit Bernheim dot org. Maid Market Loysville Holiday Market. What

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Spend the day shopping goods from dozens of talented makers
and enjoy delicious food and drinks where Melwood Arts Center,
eighteen sixty Melwood Avenue, when December sixth, ten am to
five pm. Cost five dollars. Kids fifteen and under free.

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Parking is free. For more information, visit maid Market dot com,
Forward slash Markets, Forward Slash Louisville That's made m ad
e and then mkt dot com Forward slash Markets Forward
Slash Louiville. Christmas in Jtown Vendors Market What join Vintage

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ninety nine for Christmas in Gtown on December seventh, from
ten am to four pm. There will be vendors with
unique local fines, Santa and his Motorcycle, and a cash
bar with holiday drink specials. Where one zero two zero
five Taylorsville Road, Jeffersontown, When December sixth from ten am

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to four pm. For more information, visit Facebook Holiday open
House Norton Comments. What celebrate the most festive time of
year in Norton Commons When businesses will be open with
specials and holiday promotions. Get into the spirit by donating
a new toy to Toys for Tots and receive a

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complimentary photo with Santa from four to six pm or
a carriage ride from five to seven pm. One experience
per donation. Please where one zero seven one two meeting
Street Prospect when December sixth, eleven a m to five pm.

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For more information, visit Nortoncommons dot com Forward Slash Events.
Bardstown Road to Glow What The fortieth annual Bardstown Road
to Glow is set for December sixth and Louville's Highlands neighborhood.
The annual, highly popular holiday event brings thousands of folks
to the Highlands for holiday shopping and dining discounts in

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a festive, fun and family friendly atmosphere, plus Wendy's Holiday
tree lighting at eleven zero eight Bartstown Road and Grinstead Drive,
along with Jolly Old Santa Claus and holiday music. Festivities
began at five thirty pm. With the tree lighting at
six pm. Where Bardstown Road in the Highlands When December sixth,

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twelfth through ten pm. More information Bartstownroadglow dot Org. Downtown
Holiday Market at Light Up Louisville. What step into a
winter wonderland as we kick off the holiday season in
downtown Louisville At this year's Light Up Louisville powered by
LG and E. The market will be decorated with lights,

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inflatables and photo experiences. Where Jefferson Square Park at the
corner of sixth and West Jefferson Streets, Downtown When December sixth,
three through nine one pm. More information. Louisville Hyphenkentucky dot Gov,
Forward Slash Government, Forward Slash City, Hyphen Events, Forward Slash

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Light Hyphen Louisville thirty seventh Annual Christmas Gift and Decorse Show. What.
The show features more than seven hundred booths with Christmas decor, crafts, jewelry,
handmade items, electronics, and more. Bring your camera or phone
for pictures with Santa. Where South Wing C, Kentucky Exposition Center,

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nine thirty seven, Philip Slaine. When December twelfth, eleven am
to seven pm. December thirteenth, ten am to seven pm.
December fifteenth, eleven am to five pm. Cost admission is free,
parking twelve dollars. For more information, you can call five

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zero two three six x seven five thousand. The number
is five zero two three six seven five zero zero zero,
or visit Kentuckyexpo dot org. That's ky Expo dot org.
Magical Midwinter Market What Step into a magical world filled

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with unique vendors and compelling characters. The Magical Midwest Market
is a fully immersive themed shopping experience with twenty plus
local vendors selling high quality, handcrafted items. Shoppers will have
opportunities to interact with a cast of magical characters, including

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professors and students from Lower Hollow Academy, as well as
magical vendors and townsfolk. Limited edition themed food and beverage
offerings only available for the market where Logan Street Market
one zero zero one Logan Street When December twelfth through

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twenty first, ten am to eight pm, cost starting at
twenty five dollars. For more information, visit Loganstreetmarket dot com.
Flea Off Market Holiday Bazaar What. The Juried Market features artists, makers,
craftspeople and vendors with vintage, collectible and handmade items. Also

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food trucks, Kraft beer, seasonal cocktails, live music, workshops, movies,
and more. Where Melwood Art Center, eighteen sixty Melwood Avenue
when December thirteenth through fourteenth, cost free. For more information,
visit the fleaoff Market dot org. Next, the champ is

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getting a stamp. Muhammad Ali will be honored by USPS
by Leo Bertucci Courier Journal, USA Today Network. Two commemorative
postage stamps honoring Mohammad Ali are expected to be issued
by the US Postal Service beginning in twenty twenty six,
officials with the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville said in

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a recent news release. The announcement comes three years after
Ali's center and city officials launched a campaign using social
media buzz and merchandise sales to drum up support for
a stamp depicting the Greatest Ali, a Louisville native who
achieved global fame because of his championship boxing career and

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social activism work, died in twenty sixteen at the age
of seventy four. Each stamp, designated by USPS Art Director
Antonio Alcala, features a nineteen seventy four Associated Press photograph
showing Ali in his signature boxing stance, though the picture

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is used differently in the two designs. One stamp shows
the photo in the top half of the stamp with
the name Ali written in dark brown in the lower half.
Text reading the Greatest runs up the right side of
the eye in Ali in a medium brown color. The
other stamp features the photo in the bottom half of

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the stamp, with the name Ali in red on the
top half, while the peach colored text reading the Greatest
appears running up the right side of the eye in
Ali Ali's center. Officials said they have tried for years
to get the legendary boxer and humanitarian on a stamp,

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since he was once quoted as saying, I should be
a postage stamp because that's the only way I'll ever
get licked. Mohammed's legacy is timeless because it was never
just about sport. It was about humanity, said Lani Ali,
co founder and interim CEO of the Ali sent He

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believed that greatness is measured not by what you achieve
for yourself, but by what you do for others. These
stamps are a beautiful reminder of his courage, his compassion
and the values that continue to guide our work at
the Mohammad Ali Center. Officials said the Ali Center would
have a special dedication ceremony commemorating the launch of the

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Mohammed Alais USPS Forever stamp, though further details will be
shared at a later date. Next LMPD one dead after
shooting in Parkland by Lillian Metzmeyer, Courier Journal, USA Today Network.
A person is dead after a shooting in Loysville's Parkland

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neighborhood November twenty eighth, Louisville Metro Police spokesperson Aaron Ellis
confirmed in a news release. Ellis said officers from lmpd's
second Division responded to a report of a shooting in
the fourteen hundred blocks of Catalpa Street at around three
oh seven pm. Officers located a man inside of a

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residence suffering gunshot wounds. Though first responders attempted life saving aid,
the victim died from his injuries and was pronounced dead
by Louisville Emergency Medical Services. Ellis said lmpd's homicide unit
will lead the investigation. There are no known suspects or
motives at this time. If you were in the area

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and may have captured this on your phone or by
video surveillance. We would appreciate your assistance by submitting that
via our portal or by calling us and letting us know,
Ellis said in the release. Anyone who may know anything
about the shooting is encouraged to reach out to lmpd's
anonymous tip line at five zero two five seven four

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l MPD that's five zero two five seven four five
six seven three, or the online crime tip portal next.
TROMP backs Hegsath amid strike questions by Francesca Chambers and

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James Powell. USA Today, President Donald Trump says he will
look into whether the United States carried out a second
strike against a boat in the Caribbean that the administration
says was smuggling drugs, as he defended his Secretary of
Defense Pete Hegsath from an accusation that he ordered military

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officials to kill them all prior to the lethal strike.
Senator Mark Kelley, Democrat Arizona, said on the November thirtieth
episode of Meet the Press that the Senate Armed Services
will hold a public hearing on potentially illegal military orders
issued by Hegsath. We're going to put these people under OATHAM.

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We're going to find out what happened, Kelly said, referring
to military members involved in a September second strike ordered
by Hegseth on survivors of an initial hit on a
boat that the Trump administration claimed was carrying drug cargo.
Referring to a November twenty eighth report in The Washington
Post that cited anonymous sources, people can tell the difference.

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Should be able to tell the difference between something that
is unlawful and something that is lawful, Kelly said. Heg
Seth called the Post's report fabricated, inflammatory and derogatory, and
Trump allies have responded by questioning the story's accuracy. I
don't know anything about it, Trump told reporters November thirtieth.

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He said he did not say that, and I believe
him one hundred percent. Trump added, he says he didn't
do it. Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker, Republican, Mississippi,
said in a November twenty eighth statement, the Committee has
directed inquiries to the Department of Defense about the strikes,

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and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts.
Related to these circumstances, Wicker, along with Senator Jack Reid,
Democrat Rhode Island, the ranking Democrat on the committee, have
sent Hegseth multiple requests for basic information, including legal justifications

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and intelligence underpinning individual strikes. This administration has tied themselves
in knots with the explanations that we have received on
how this is all legal, Kelly said on Meet the Press.
The Trump administration's lethal strikes on alleged drug boats that
the United States says were aimed at deterring Venezuelan traffickers,

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was already facing congressional scrutiny, and after the latest reporting,
lawmakers on the Armed Services committees in the House and
Senate plas judged to provide rigorous oversight of the operation.
Since September, the administration is known to have carried out
strikes on at least twenty one boats in international waters

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that killed eighty three people. The reported second strike on
the suspected drug boat took place on September second. Trump
could not say on November thirtieth if a second strike
had taken place, telling reporters writing on Air Force One,
I don't know. I'm going to find out about it,
but Pete said he did not order the death of

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those two men. The legality of the ongoing strikes is
in dispute. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
has said they violate international law, and Democrats in Congress
are demanding the Justice Department release a classified Office of
Legal Council opinion that reportedly says US military personnel involved

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in the strikes cannot be prosecuted. Editor's note contributing Joey Garrison,
Philip M. Bailey, and Zach Anderson USA Today. This concludes
readings for the first sections of The Courier Journal for Tuesday,
December second, twenty twenty five. Stay tuned for more news

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to follow immediately. Your reader has been Angie Memes