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Bardstown Bourbon’s Distillery Reserve Returns with Hokkaido Mizunara Oa

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From the remote forests of Japan to the rolling hills of Kentucky, Bardstown Bourbon’s Hokkaido Japanese Mizunara Oak Barrel Finish, the latest small-batch exploration from the brand’s Distillery Reserve, takes consumers on a global journey of ancient tradition and bold exploration. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250708630456/en/ Bardstown Bourbon’s Distillery Reserve returns with Hokkaido Mizunara…

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House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)House Republicans lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending…

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Nissan recalls over 480,000 vehicles in the US and Canada due to engine failure risk

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FILE – Unsold 2021 Rogue sports-utility vehicles sit on a lot at a Nissan dealership Colorado on June 27, 2021. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 of its vehicles across the U.S. and Canada due to potential manufacturing defects that could cause engine failure. The recall covers certain Nissan Rogues between 2021-2024 model…

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of most serious charges, convicted of prostitution-related offenses

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s celebrated figures behind bars for life. The rapper was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses and still faces prison time but is seeking to be freed from…

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Del Monte, the 139-year-old canned fruits and vegetables company, seeks bankruptcy protection

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Del Monte Foods, the 139-year-old company best known for its canned fruits and vegetables, is filing for bankruptcy protection as U.S. consumers increasingly bypass its products for healthier or cheaper options. Del Monte has secured $912.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing that will allow it to operate normally as the sale progresses. “After a thorough evaluation of all available options, we…

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Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murder in stabbings of 4 Idaho students to avoid death penalty

By JESSE BEDAYN and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press
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Bryan Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022 that terrified the campus and set off a…

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Maxwell Hairston, the Bills’ 1st-round pick, is accused of sexual assault

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Buffalo Bills cornerbacks Maxwell Hairston (31) speaks to the media after the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp in Orchard Park, N.Y., May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston was accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in 2021 at the University of Kentucky. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in…

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Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve lifetime achievement award

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican businessman Nate Morris has declared that Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve a lifetime achievement award from their home state political party, as the first-time candidate ratchets up his attacks against the former Senate leader he hopes to succeed in next year’s election. Morris, a tech entrepreneur, has turned McConnell into his own punching bag…

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Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

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Demonstrators carry cardboard caskets in front of the U.S. Capitol in protest of President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats…

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D. Wayne Lukas revolutionized horse racing: An Appreciation

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer
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FILE – American Promise trainer D. Wayne Lukas looks on prior to the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race, May 17, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)For over 50 years, D. Wayne Lukas set the standard in horse racing. And the sport followed suit. Trainers wanted to be like Wayne. Owners wanted him handling…

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