Tag: Andy Beshear

After severe weather in the South, the East Coast is bracing for flooding

Hundreds of thousands of people have been left without power after tornadoes and severe thunderstorms hit parts of the US on Sunday. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said four people were killed in four different counties after storms ripped through the state on Sunday. At least 18 people have been killed in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, according to local media reports.

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The rights of abortion won big in the elections

Kentucky Democrat Andy Beshear has won re-election as governor after facing a challenge from the state’s Republican Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, who opposed abortion rights and has defended Kentucky’s strict abortion laws in court. Notably, this is the second general election in a row that the issue of abortion rights appeared to be a winning issue.

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