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Downtown Lexington hotels could soon charge extra fee to help promote tourism
The proposal would create what's known as a tourism improvement district, which would use an extra two percent fee to bolster marketing efforts for the city. Ameet Patel with the Thoroughbred Hospitality Group described how it would work during the council's work session Tuesday. "The idea of it is fairly...
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Future of AI faces new questions after Nvidia CEO resigns
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned amid reports of alleged personal and national security scandals, raising new questions about the future of artificial intelligence. Nvidia has appointed its chief financial officer, Colette Kress, as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Nvidia’s role...
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No. 24 Kentucky, bruised from 'brutal lesson,' preps for N. Arizona
No. 24 Kentucky will aim to right the ship on Friday when the Wildcats return to Lexington, Ky., to host Northern Arizona. The Wildcats (2-1) fell 89-69 to No. 15 Kansas on Tuesday in the Champions Classic in Chicago. Coach Mark Pope's team made just 4 of 21 3-point attempts while committing 15 turnovers. While Kansas turned it over 10 times, the victorious Jayhawks outscored the Wildcats 22-0 in points off turnovers. Zoom Diallo led the Wildcats with 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and Malachi Moreno posted 19 points and 10 rebounds as the sophomore post player made eight of his 11 shots. Their teammates, however, combined to make just 9 of 33 shots (27.3%) as the Wildcats never got closer than 10 points after halftime. Pope called the loss "a brutal lesson," saying that the team was frustrated by Kansas' disruptive play, but he was also confident his players would bounce back. "This is a good group that's going to learn and respond," Pope said. "There'll be some toughness, and they come compete every day in practice. It'll be a bloody practice tomorrow and Thursday, and then we'll come to play Friday. "That's actually the beauty of the season,