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Houseboat industry eyes new venture for comeback

Kentucky's houseboat manufacturers once thrived by churning out luxurious floating residences, but the industry was nearly capsized by the economic downturn. Now it's dabbling in a new venture as it looks for a different course — the construction of moderately priced, energy efficient landlocked homes.

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Taco Bell enters crowded breakfast arena

Yo quiero Taco Bell breakfast burrito!

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Muhammad Ali cheered at 70th birthday bash in Ky.

Dozens of guests have gathered in Louisville to celebrate Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday with the boxing champ.

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Boxing great Muhammad Ali gets 70th birthday bash

At 70, Muhammad Ali is "still the greatest" to friends and admirers worldwide.

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Ali center part of legacy to his social activism

Muhammad Ali's fists made him famous, but his plight as a social activist was perhaps his biggest fight.

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As Ali nears 70th birthday, old friends reminisce

Long before his dazzling footwork and punching prowess made him a three-time world heavyweight boxing champion known as Muhammad Ali, a young Cassius Clay honed his skills by sparring with neighborhood friends and running alongside the bus on the way to school.

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Muhammad Ali returning to Ky. for 70th birthday

Muhammad Ali is coming home to Louisville to celebrate another milestone — his 70th birthday.

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Mom opts for home schooling after son put in bag

The Kentucky mother of an autistic boy who says he was stuffed in a duffel bag for misbehaving in class has pulled her son out of school.

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School accused of putting autistic student in bag

A 9-year-old autistic boy who misbehaved at school was stuffed into a duffel bag and the drawstring pulled tight, according to his mother, who said she found him wiggling inside as a teacher's aide stood by.

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UPS, FedEx holiday package volume up from 2010

Tiera Washington's workload doubled during the holiday rush at UPS' largest air hub, where seemingly endless streams of packages are sorted and shipped as the peak season puts the package delivery company to the test.

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Iraqi admits trying to send weapons to al-Qaida

An Iraqi man who had claimed he was innocent of terrorism-related charges did an abrupt about-face Friday, pleading guilty in a Kentucky courtroom to trying to funnel weapons and cash to al-Qaida operatives in his home country.

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RV industry on slow road to recovery in 2011

The recession-dented RV industry pointed Tuesday to modest gains atop last year's turnaround performance as another sign that the sector is on a slow road to recovery.

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Truck driver indicted in July death of Amish girl

A truck driver has been indicted on a reduced charge in a crash that killed a 3-year-old Amish girl who was riding in a buggy.

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The Colonel had more than 1 secret

Paula Deen, step aside. Colonel Harland Sanders is about to teach America "real old-time country and farm cooking before it's forgotten."

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Campus roll calls set for fallen in overseas wars

Matt Rawlings' grim task in Iraq was to retrieve battered soldiers' bodies from battlefields and load flag-draped coffins on planes for the trip home. The ex-Marine's time with the military mortuary unit showed him the ultimate sacrifice of so many of his brothers and made him more than willing to volunteer for a stateside memorial recalling the fallen.

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Multiple injuries in Ky. school bus crash

Authorities say a school bus ran off a rainswept interstate in south-central Kentucky and overturned while being passed by a tractor-trailer, sending 16 children and three adults to the hospital.

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Kentucky gov. candidates spar over Hindu ceremony

In a Bible Belt state that is home to the Creation Museum and a Noah's Ark-themed park in the works, the sight of Kentucky's Democratic governor taking part in a Hindu-style groundbreaking ceremony was easy pickings for his Republican challenger. Even if the event marked the construction of a $180 million manufacturing plant promising 250 jobs.

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Yum Brands charts turnaround at Taco Bell

Fast-food restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc. is bracing for another round of sluggish U.S. sales late this year but predicted a turnaround at Taco Bell next year with the planned launch of new products meant to reinvigorate the slumping brand.

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Yum Brands Q3 profit boosted by strong China sales

Yum Brands Inc., owner of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains, reported Tuesday that its third-quarter profit grew thanks to strong sales in China and elsewhere overseas that offset another sluggish showing in the U.S.

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Fortune Brands becomes Beam Inc., sticks to liquor

The world's top bourbon producer planned to uncork a new era Tuesday as a standalone liquor company bearing the time-tested name of its top-selling brand, Jim Beam.

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Former CEO of Brown-Forman dies at age of 69

Former Brown-Forman Corp. chairman and CEO Owsley Brown II, who took the company founded by his great-grandfather and spread its reach to liquor stores, bars and restaurants worldwide, died late Monday after a brief illness. He was 69.

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Ky. to spend $3.6M on roads near motor speedway

Gov. Steve Beshear says the state will make $3.6 million in road improvements around the Kentucky Speedway racetrack where massive traffic jams marred a Sprint Cup race in July.

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US tobacco crop rises, but down from a decade ago

It's harvest time in much of the nation's tobacco patches and this year's harvest is expected to be among the smallest in at least a decade.

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Ky. jury rules against penis amputation patient

A Kentucky truck driver who was wheeled into surgery for a simple circumcision but awoke without part of his penis lost his multimillion-dollar lawsuit Wednesday against the urologist who cut off a cancer-riddled section of the organ.

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Ky. jury rules against penis amputation patient

A Kentucky truck driver who was wheeled into surgery for a simple circumcision but awoke without part of his penis lost his multimillion-dollar lawsuit Wednesday against the urologist who lopped off a cancer-riddled section of the organ.

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