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Author: Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal

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Mitch McConnell 1 year after Jan. 6 Capitol attack: Democrats are trying to ‘exploit this anniversary’

January 6, 2022 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Mitch McConnell 1 year after Jan. 6 Capitol attack: Democrats are trying to ‘exploit this anniversary’

McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said in a statement released Thursday morning that Jan. 6, 2021, was “a dark day for Congress and our country.”

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Death toll from Kentucky tornadoes climbs to 77. Here’s what we know about the ongoing relief efforts.

December 27, 2021 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Death toll from Kentucky tornadoes climbs to 77. Here’s what we know about the ongoing relief efforts.

A record-breaking 77 deaths for Kentucky have been reported in connection with the system that moved through the commonwealth earlier this month.

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Ford to reinstate mandatory face masks at Louisville plants amid COVID-19 concerns

July 30, 2021 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Ford to reinstate mandatory face masks at Louisville plants amid COVID-19 concerns

Ford Motor, which employs some 12,500 at its two Louisville manufacturing plants, will require all employees to wear face masks at the two factories.

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Why a Kentucky-based bank launched a ‘true name’ card for transgender, nonbinary users

June 16, 2021 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Why a Kentucky-based bank launched a ‘true name’ card for transgender, nonbinary users

Republic Bank, is the first community bank and the third bank nationwide to launch this product geared toward transgender and nonbinary customers.

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Ford F-150 to be built ‘without certain parts’ as company is hit hard by chip shortage

March 18, 2021 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Ford F-150 to be built ‘without certain parts’ as company is hit hard by chip shortage

The Michigan, automaker is one of many automobile manufacturing giants to feel the pain of the global slowdown of semiconductor production.

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Sanders keeps invoking Kentucky’s ‘poorest counties’ in call for $2K checks. But they all voted for McConnell.

January 2, 2021 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Sanders keeps invoking Kentucky’s ‘poorest counties’ in call for $2K checks. But they all voted for McConnell.

In a fiery speech against McConnell blocking $2,000 direct payments, Bernie Sanders argued people in Kentucky’s poorest counties could use the checks.

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Coronavirus vaccine: UPS Worldport hub in Louisville to receive, ship Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Sunday

December 12, 2020 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Coronavirus vaccine: UPS Worldport hub in Louisville to receive, ship Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Sunday

The first COVID vaccine will start to ship Sunday. The news came after UPS began to ship kits needed to administer the vaccine across the country.

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Snow leopard in Kentucky zoo becomes first ever to test positive for SARS-CoV-2

December 11, 2020 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Snow leopard in Kentucky zoo becomes first ever to test positive for SARS-CoV-2

According to the Louisville Zoo, the positive test marks the first confirmed snow leopard case of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Dozens of radio stations nationwide to broadcast Breonna Taylor memorial

August 12, 2020 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Dozens of radio stations nationwide to broadcast Breonna Taylor memorial

Dozens of radio stations around the country are calling attention to the Breonna Taylor case by having a memorial broadcast on Thursday.

Nation

Louisville shooting: At least one person killed in Jefferson Square Park where Black Lives Matter protests held

June 28, 2020 Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Louisville shooting: At least one person killed in Jefferson Square Park where Black Lives Matter protests held

People have been gathering in the downtown park to protest Breonna Taylor’s death and police brutality.

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