Watching a hummingbird can be mesmerizing. With wings that beat more than 50 times per second, hummingbirds sometimes zoom by so fast that you only hear an insect-like buzzing sound. Hummingbirds can fly at speeds exceeding 25 miles per hour, changing direction instantaneously before coming to a midair stop to
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by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern May 20, 2026 A swath of incumbent county judge-executives lost their primary elections, some by wide margins, failing to secure their political party’s nomination Tuesday in counties both large and small stretching across Kentucky. In all, 18 incumbent judge-executives lost in primary elections in
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