Biden administration asks congress to use budget to assist EKY flood victims

By WKYT News Staff KENTUCKY (WKYT) – The Biden administration is requesting congress include $100 million dollars in its end-of-the-year supplemental budget, to help Eastern Kentucky’s recovery from devastating flooding. The White House office of management and budget formally sent the proposal — which includes money for Puerto Rico, Florida and Kentucky — Friday. Congress has…

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UK College of Medicine offering precision nutrition, culinary medicine elective to medical students

By Lindsay Travis University of Kentucky “For some reason, I really wanted fruit or savory food when I was going through treatment. Spicy, savory, salty food — that helped with my appetite,” recalls University of Kentucky chemistry doctoral student Yueming “Ronnie” Wu. Back in 2020, he received an advanced colorectal cancer diagnosis at the age of 27. Wu…

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McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: ‘Not going anywhere’

By The Associated Press and LISA MASCARO, BRIAN SLODYSKO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance in the midterm elections that kept Senate control with Democrats. McConnell, of Kentucky, easily swatted back the…

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Law professor says he thinks courts will rule against Biden administration on student debt forgiveness

BY SAM KNEF KENTUCKY HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — The future of President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan is cloudy after a federal appeals court issued an injunction preventing the government from canceling any debt while the court considers a lawsuit challenging the plan. What You Need To Know President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan is…

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UK Patterson School lecturer says strife between the U.S. and China could impact Kentucky trade

WEKU | By Stu Johnson All sectors of the Kentucky economy are somehow affected by the trade relations between the U.S. and China. That’s the assessment from Robert Farley of the University of Kentucky’s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. President Biden had a three-hour talk with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday. Not…

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