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The Ricochet Effect - WUKY
Dr. Abeni El-Amin and Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. are the co-hosts and executive producers of the Ricochet Effect Podcast. The objective of the podcast is to focus on community issues and to improve the social determinants of health (SDOH). The podcast highlights community leaders, community issues, and community initiatives, while discussing urban topics and minority culture in Central Kentucky.
Now a Roe advocate, Kentucky woman raped by stepfather as a …
Sep 18, 2024 · Hadley Duvall, the 22-year-old Kentucky woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine - WUKY
Aug 27, 2024 · This week on Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine we talk to a researcher who tirelessly works to understand the human sleep cycle. Lauren Whitehurst, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the UK College of Arts and Sciences and assistant director of the UNITE Research Priority Area, studies how sleep is affected by …
False claims about Haitian migrants in Ohio city lead to threats of ...
Sep 17, 2024 · MARTÍNEZ: And each of them came after former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, began spreading false claims about Haitian migrants there. The governor says he's sending officers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol to monitor schools in the city. INSKEEP: So let's get a picture of life in Springfield now from Springfield ...
Morning news brief
Sep 18, 2024 · Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race. Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First. Electronic pagers belonging to members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah were attacked.
'Bonded with folks in the soil.' Kentucky’s Black farmers build ...
Sep 18, 2024 · Kentucky’s Black farmers build sustainable systems. Dom Tye stands in front of Sprout, Black Soil KY's "Mobile Farmacy Market", which was recently launched to increase access to fresh produce across Lexington. As ARPA funding dries up, many Kentucky communities are grappling with food insecurity and responding by fortifying local food systems.
Judge extends protective order in case pitting two Lexington …
4 days ago · A protection order filed by one member of Lexington’s urban county council against a fellow councilwoman has been extended to three years. Sixth District Councilwoman Denise Gray has accused Fourth District Councilwoman Brenda Monnarez of repeated sexually aggressive behavior toward her. Wednesday, Fayette Circuit Curt Judge Traci Brislin ...
Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse
Sep 20, 2024 · Letcher County's judge-executive signed an order closing on Friday the county courthouse where the shooting took place. Mullins, 54, was hit multiple times in the shooting, Kentucky State Police said. Stines, 43, was charged with one count of first-degree murder. The investigation is continuing, police said.
'Patently false': Lexington council member weighs in on ... - WUKY
Aug 26, 2024 · Fourth District council member Brenda Monarrez is facing accusations of repeated unwanted sexual advances by the Sixth District’s Denise Gray. In a statement released Monday, Monarrez says the allegations are patently false, adding that she “does not know what exactly is driving this sudden unexpected derogatory accusation.”.