Lexington Herald-Leader

Bernie Sanders dissects GOP health-care bill for Kentucky crowd

COVINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders invaded U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's home state Sunday night to lambaste the Senate majority leader's plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Sanders, an independent from Vermont who ran unsuccessfully for president last year, told about 2,100 people at a free "Care Not Cuts Rally"…

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Islamic center in Kentucky receives emailed death threat: 'I'm going to kill everyone in there you Muslim f*cks'

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Islamic Center of Lexington officials contacted Lexington police and federal Homeland Security Friday morning after receiving an email threat, its imam, Mahmoud Shalash, said. The email threat, received before noon Friday, said: "I'm going to kill everyone I there (sic) you Muslim f--ks. Salabis is coming for you," according to a news release…