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Mary Spicuzza
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Milwaukee Journal sentinel reporter, politics and investigations.
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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi murder: 'Things happen'
Mohammed bin Salman steps foot in the U.S. for the first time since Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi's 2018 murder that caused global outrage.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Gilbert: New national Marquette poll adds to danger signs for Republicans in 2026 mid-terms

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Gilbert: New national Marquette poll adds to danger signs for Republicans in 2026 mid-terms
The polls and the off-year elections are telling the same story — a story of growing vulnerability for the GOP.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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American travelers are hearing a lot of political hot takes from strangers these days.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Milwaukee #Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has call to action on delay on #SNAP benefits: 'This is about our kids.'

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Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has call to action on delay on SNAP benefits: 'This is about our kids.'
"We have to make sure that we feed our kids," Coach Rivers said. "We can drop all the other stuff, figure it out all later. But we gotta feed our kids.”
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November 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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The #Bucks just announced that Kevin Porter Jr. injured his right meniscus during on-court return-to-play training yesterday.

He will have surgery which will sideline him for approximately 4 weeks.

#NBASKY
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Oh, one more thing:

What did Giannis mean when he shouted "This is my city!" in Bucks' win over Knicks?

@bensteelemjs.bsky.social is all over it #NBASky

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What did Giannis mean when he shouted "This is my city!" in Bucks' win over Knicks?
Giannis' proclamation had a lot of Milwaukee fans reading into it ... especially with the team it came against.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Officials are assessing the damage after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5. And, how the government shutdown is impacting air traffic controllers. n.pr/4ohyQnk
Hurricane Melissa leaves Jamaica devastated. And, the shutdown's impact on airports
Officials are assessing the damage after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5.  And, how the government shutdown is impacting air traffic controllers.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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#Bucks win
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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#Bucks win
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Attorney General Josh Kaul appeals ruling requiring election officials to verify voters' citizenship status

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Attorney General Josh Kaul appeals ruling requiring election officials to verify voters' citizenship status
Attorney General Josh Kaul is appealing a judge's ruling that requires election officials to verify the citizenship status of all Wisconsin voters.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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‘We're not scared': Milwaukee joins second wave of No Kings protests against Trump with signs, inflatables

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'We're not scared': Milwaukee joins second wave of No Kings protests against Trump with signs, inflatables
Organizers are calling it the largest single day of protest in modern American history.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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UW-Platteville closing Baraboo campus in 2026, blaming low enrollment

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UW-Platteville closing Baraboo campus in 2026, blaming low enrollment
The closure of UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County is the eighth of the 13 UW branch campuses to either close or downsize since 2023.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Trump complains about ‘really weird’ Time magazine photo
The president says the publication “deserves to be called out” for using an unflattering image of him for its cover story about his efforts in the Middle East.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated | CNN
Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Go Brewers!
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Brewers 3, Cubs 1: Contreras, Vaughn, Turang all hit solo homers
It's the Brewers vs the Cubs in Game 5 of the NLDS playoffs at American Family Field. Follow for live score updates tonight.
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October 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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The federal government is currently shut down. This is how it's affecting services across the country.
The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country
The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Rep. Tom Tiffany erases abortion, gun rights and other issues from personal website | Bice
Shortly before announcing his bid for Wisconsin governor, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and his team scrubbed any discussion of hot-button issues on his website.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Satin Doll's Lounge vintage Schlitz beer sign is missing, presumed stolen

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Satin Doll's Lounge vintage Schlitz beer sign is missing, presumed stolen
The sign for the legendary jazz joint was to be donated to the Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum before Satin Doll's Lounge was demolished.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Brewers score nine runs in first two innings and crush Cubs in NLDS opener, 9-3

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Brewers score nine runs in first two innings and crush Cubs in NLDS opener, 9-3
The Milwaukee Brewers scored six runs in the first and cruised to a 9-3 playoff win over the Cubs, but it came with an injury concern.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story
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October 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Judge Maria Lazar launches Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign, taking over conservative lane from Rebecca Bradley

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Maria Lazar launches Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign, taking over conservative lane from Rebecca Bradley
Conservative Appeals Judge Maria Lazar enters the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, setting up a contest with liberal Chris Taylor.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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State Rep. Francesca Hong says she wants a Wisconsin-run bank during Green Bay visit in governor's race

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State Rep. Francesca Hong says she wants a Wisconsin-run bank during Green Bay visit in governor's race
Keeping with her campaign’s cheeky tone, Hong explicitly tried to appeal to a Green Bay audience, saying a state-owned bank would combat “tailgate-flation.”
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September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Republican bill exempts some medical care from being considered abortion. Evers vows he'll veto

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Republican bill exempts some medical care from being considered abortion. Evers vows he'll veto
A new Republican-authored bill seeks to exempt certain medical procedures from the definition of abortion in state law.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM