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Trump denies FEMA disaster relief to Wisconsin to rebuild infrastructure damaged in August flooding
Donald Trump has denied Wisconsin’s request for federal public assistance to repair infrastructure...
Sae Iino: How a cultural ambassador hopes to build bridges between the people of Milwaukee and Japan
When Sae Iino left her hometown in Saitama Prefecture to study in Thailand, she knew the next...
Ukraine’s AI drones are reshaping modern warfare as precision strikes outpace traditional artillery
As a Russian soldier slips out from the tree line, a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone detects...
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News rating services aim to classify reporting bias but risk distorting the role of journalism
Rating services like Ad Fontes and Ground News offer public guidance, but critics say they...
From furniture to fireplace: How a flatscreen fractured the American home and furthered divisions
In the 1980s, families gathered in rooms built around their television sets, which were massive,...
A reason for being: How Japanese culture and Milwaukee’s Muslim community connect through ikigai
Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition (MMWC) hosted its October 31 Networking Brunch with a...
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Cost of convenience: How social media companies rake in billions of dollars from your data in free apps
By Jack West, PhD Student in Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison You wake up in the...
Republican policies in the 1920s set the stage for the Great Depression and echo in Trump era economics
In the election of 1920, Americans handed a landslide victory to the Republicans and their...
The same fear machine driving Republican loyalty to Trump could become the weapon that ends his control
Trump and his people, with all their strut and swagger, want you to think he’s the most powerful...
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Thousands attending EAA AirVenture 2025 welcome Vietnam veterans on the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight
As part of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh’s annual tribute to U.S. military members, 100 Vietnam War veterans were honored with a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Washington DC on July 25. The mission, now in its 11th year at the aviation convention, provided a no-cost visit to national memorials and a public welcome home decades after their service.
