May 25, 2013
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GM likely to recapture global auto sales lead
DETROIT — General Motors Co. is on track to retake the title of world’s top-selling automaker, riding strong sales in the U.S. and China to beat Volkswagen and Toyota. GM, which lost the crown t...
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Telemarketing scheme boss gets 15 years on fraud charges
EAST. ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A federal judge sentenced the architect of a timeshare telemarketing scheme that bilked $30 million from 22,000 victims to more than 15 years in prison Monday, waving off th...
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Deep Gulf drilling thrives after spill
ALAMINOS CANYON BLOCK 857, GULF OF MEXICO — Two hundred miles off the coast of Texas, ribbons of pipe are reaching for oil and natural gas deeper below the ocean’s surface than ever before. Thes...
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Jobs listing
Deckhand trainee — At least 18 years of age, U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Need a valid driver’s license and must pass pre-employment interview. Job order: KY0443723 Payroll benefits coord...
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Online gambling poses issues about when, who
LAS VEGAS — The fight to fully legalize online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play and more about who will bring the action to them — and when. A recent...
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Contributed photo An aerial view from October shows the Prairie State Energy Campus in Marissa, Ill., a coal-fired power plant from which Paducah Power System will start receiving power this month. More than five years in the making, the new plant is an investment for PPS, which it hopes will lead to stable rates for local customers.
Prairie State power comes online
When the Prairie State Energy Campus begins sending electricity to Paducah Power this month, it will be a milestone. Planners first proposed the 1,600-megawatt generating plant in 2001. By the t...
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Region Briefs
Hedge fund with state retirement fails FRANKFORT — A Connecticut-based hedge fund that included $100 million in investments by the Kentucky Retirement Systems has failed and will shut down. T...
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Jewish Hospital, St. Joseph’s merge
LOUISVILLE — Two large Kentucky health care companies announced a merger Friday, moving ahead without one prospective partner who was excluded after the three-way union was blocked by the governor...
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Builders boost economy at end of year
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturers ended 2011 with their best month of growth since the late spring. And the struggling construction industry spent mor...
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Marty Baltzel uses a forklift vehicle to place boxes of tire rubber onto the bed of a tractor trailer at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority.
Waiting and hoping by the river
The third time was the charm for Paducah & Louisville Railway in its bid for a TIGER grant to help the company with a major construction project. Leadership at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverpo...
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