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New mural at Miller High Life Theatre celebrates the iconic beer brand’s long history in Milwaukee

New mural at Miller High Life Theatre celebrates the iconic beer brand’s long history in Milwaukee

Posted by | Oct 14, 2023

Molson Coors Beverage Company unveiled a new mural at the historic Miller High Life Theatre in downtown Milwaukee on October 12, a tribute to both the city’s rich heritage and the iconic beer products’s deep roots in the community. The Miller High Life Theatre, a cornerstone of Milwaukee’s cultural and entertainment scene since 1909, now hosts an artistic display celebrating 120 years of one of the city’s most historic brands. “The Miller High Life Theatre is a symbol in itself of Milwaukee’s tenacity and resilience as a community,” said muralist Fred Kaems. “The original site of the theater was...

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An Invisible Hand: Kremlin accused of supporting Hamas attack on Israel to divert aid for Ukraine

An Invisible Hand: Kremlin accused of supporting Hamas attack on Israel to divert aid for Ukraine

Posted by | Oct 8, 2023

The Kremlin was criticized for launching propaganda operations on October 7 intended to exploit the Hamas attacks on Israel, in an effort to divert Western support and attention away from its brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based think tank, reported its assessment of the situation on October 8. “The Kremlin amplified several information operations following Hamas attacks in Israel, primarily blaming the West for neglecting conflicts in the Middle East in favor of supporting Ukraine and claiming the international community will cease to pay attention to Ukraine by portraying attention...

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Governor Evers vows to preserve reproductive rights in Wisconsin after abortion service announcement

Governor Evers vows to preserve reproductive rights in Wisconsin after abortion service announcement

Posted by | Sep 18, 2023

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA. v. Casey and upending nearly 50 years of a constitutional right to abortion that Wisconsinites and Americans had relied upon for nearly five decades. The U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe threw reproductive freedom in Wisconsin into chaos. Wisconsin remained one of several states with an outdated criminal abortion ban on the books. The statute was enacted in 1849, before the American Civil War and at a time when Wisconsin...

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Fukushima residents worry wastewater release from nuclear plant will be safety and economic setback

Fukushima residents worry wastewater release from nuclear plant will be safety and economic setback

Posted by | Aug 27, 2023

The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on August 24. It was a controversial step that alarmed neighboring countries. People inside and outside the country protested the wastewater release from Fukushima, with Japanese fishing groups fearing it would further damage the reputation of their seafood, and groups in China and South Korea raising concerns, making it a political and diplomatic issue. Residents around Fukushima worry that the water discharge, 12 years after the nuclear disaster, could deal another setback to Fukushima’s image and hurt their businesses...

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GOP candidates struggle for relevance during first 2024 Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee

GOP candidates struggle for relevance during first 2024 Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee

Posted by | Aug 24, 2023

The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought, sometimes bitterly, over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine, and the future of the party during the first primary debate of the 2024 campaign in Milwaukee on August 23. But on what is arguably the most consequential choice facing the party, virtually all lined up behind Trump, saying they would support the former president if he is their nominee, even if he is convicted in a court of law as he faces a slew of criminal charges. It was a reminder of the power...

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Trump skips GOP debate to praise January 6 crowd, tell election lies, and attack rivals in online interview

Trump skips GOP debate to praise January 6 crowd, tell election lies, and attack rivals in online interview

Posted by | Aug 24, 2023

Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on August 23, and instead appeared in an online interview peppered with his election lies, attacks on his rivals, and lavish praise for the crowd of supporters he spoke to before they stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. While eight Republican presidential candidates tried to make their case in the debate, that their party should move on from Donald Trump in 2024, the former president tried to make his case that everyone but him is irrelevant. Trump, who has repeatedly brushed aside democratic norms and embraced...

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