Article Summary – Several students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ceremony as comedian Jerry Seinfeld was set to deliver an address. The students, some waving Palestinian flags, were protesting Seinfeld’s support for Israel. The protest forms part of a wider trend of student-led demonstrations calling for universities to divest
Article Summary – Pro-Palestinian protests have been taking place on U.S. college campuses, with encampments demanding that universities stop supporting Israel or businesses that aid its war efforts. Protesters describe Israel’s actions against Hamas in Gaza as genocide, a claim Israel denies. Police have made multiple arrests while dismantling encampments
Article Summary – Microsoft plans to construct a $3.3 billion data center in Racine, Wisconsin, which is predicted to create 2,300 construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs. The site was previously intended for a $10 billion Foxconn facility, announced by former President Trump, which never materialized, contributing to an overall
Article Summary – In 2017, Foxconn promised to build a $10 billion TV screen manufacturing plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, pledging 13,000 jobs, but instead left only a few buildings and 1,000 workers on the 1,200-acre property. The community has gained new hope with Microsoft’s plan to invest $3.3 billion
Article Summary – Amtrak has announced it will be adding a second train, the Borealis, to connect Wisconsin with Illinois and Minnesota, starting May 21. The Borealis will make daily trips from Chicago to Twin Cities with eight stops throughout Wisconsin, doubling the frequency of the service. The additional service
Article Summary – Ex-President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s economic policies at a May 1 rally, despite Wisconsin seeing an increase of over 188,000 jobs and a drop in unemployment rate from 4.7% to 3% since Biden’s inauguration. During Trump’s term, the state experienced a net job loss and
Article Summary – In Wisconsin, authorities are investigating a fatal police shooting involving a student who was armed outside a middle school. No details have been released about the student or the ongoing investigation led by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. No other injuries were reported at the scene, but
The US Department of Education has announced that $6.1 billion in student loans for 317,000 students of the now-defunct Art Institutes will be forgiven due to the institution’s falsification of data and misleading students about career prospects.
Article Summary – A 14-year-old male student was fatally shot by police outside Mount Horeb Middle School in Wisconsin after being reported as an active shooter. The student, who appeared to be armed with a long gun, was neutralized outside the school building and no other injuries were reported. The
Article Summary – Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms have wreaked havoc in parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa, injuring at least three people. The storms began in parts of the Plains and South, with the National Weather Service receiving at least 42 reports of tornadoes across Texas, Nebraska, and Iowa. The
Article Summary – US President Joe Biden has announced new workforce hubs in Milwaukee, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania to facilitate employment opportunities resulting from significant legislative measures. The hubs were introduced as part of Biden’s Investing In America agenda, which includes the American Rescue Plan, the Infrastructure Investment
Article Summary – The Wisconsin State Legislature is suing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction over Act 100, a bill related to literacy education enacted in 2023. The bill, which allocates $50 million for literacy instruction, had parts vetoed by Evers, including a repeal date
