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Fire closes Wilson’s Pool Hall in Woodford County; community fundraising and support efforts launched for displaced residents

A fire shut down the decades-old Wilson’s Pool Hall in Woodford County, leaving residents displaced and prompting neighbors and local organizations to step in with aid.

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LEX 18 obtains dispatch audio detailing Scott County firefighters’ response during fatal I-75 crash

Emergency call recordings reviewed by LEX 18 describe the sequence of alerts and actions taken as Scott County firefighters were responding to an incident on Interstate 75, when they later became victims in a deadly crash.

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Suzanne Jackson, an experimental artist, opens her first major museum retrospective in an exhibition titled “What is Love”

In her 80s, Suzanne Jackson is receiving her first major museum retrospective, marking decades of experimentation with materials as the Minneapolis-based exhibition brings her work to a wider public.

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‘Age of Attraction’ Becomes Netflix’s Top New Unscripted Hit in First Half of 2026, Deadline Says

Netflix’s new reality slate for the first six months of 2026 drew its strongest early performance from “Age of Attraction,” even as other launches such as “Star Search” and “Calabasas Confidential” struggled to find comparable traction, according to a new Deadline report.

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Lorde Criticizes Spotify’s AI “About the Song” Feature for Summarizing Music Content as Meaning

In a public response highlighted by The Hollywood Reporter, the singer said Spotify’s AI-generated descriptions of tracks can be inaccurate and can narrow how listeners interpret songs.

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UFC’s McGregor-Holloway Rematch Draws 6.5M Average Viewers on Paramount+ in U.S. and Latin America

Paramount Skydance says the July 11 main card featuring Conor McGregor and Max Holloway averaged 6.5 million viewers across the U.S. and Latin America on the platform, peaking at 8.3 million concurrent streams.

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Homeland Security to cut foreign journalist visas to 240 days, limit Chinese reporters to 90 days

The Trump administration said it is tightening U.S. rules for press visas and reducing the maximum length of stay for journalists from China, a move critics say could chill coverage and raise retaliation concerns.

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Kentucky law regulating automated license plate readers takes effect as Lexington’s “flock” cameras expand compliance, critics say protections are incomplete

Lexington’s network of “flock” automated license plate readers is operating under new Kentucky statewide rules that took effect in July, as local advocates and public-safety watchers press for stronger limits on how the data is collected, stored, and accessed.