Aziz Rahman
For almost two years, Gaza has been in the headlines. The bombings and destruction have all been livestreamed digitally nonstop. So it might be easy for some people to put it to the side and not pay attention. But for three people from Milwaukee, it meant moving closer and helping where they could.
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Mark SavageHyundai’s new Ioniq 9 feels like the perfect mix of futuristic flair and everyday practicality, a sleek, head-turning SUV that delivers speed, space, luxury and range, all while showing off a few quirky touches that make it uniquely its own. -
Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-TimesPlanned Parenthood clinics in Wisconsin will halt abortions Oct. 1. Trump’s tax and spending law includes a provision barring abortion providers from receiving Medicaid reimbursements.
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About $320,000 of WUWM’s annual operating budget came from the CPB.
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MMSD senior project manager Bridget Henk calls the removal of contaminated sediments from Milwaukee's rivers and estuary a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do right by our waterways. -
The High Road Strategy Center's "State of Working: Wisconsin" report explores what the economy is like for workers across our state and what the future could hold. -
Nearly 200 young people in Wisconsin are both deaf and blind, and they relied on the Wisconsin Deafblind Technical Assistance Project for help. Now the project has been defunded. -
Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his favorite new songs from local musicians this month.
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Dannette Justus joins Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to share one of her favorite books about a favorite summer pastime: Fireworks. -
From Aug. 25 - 29 our local on-air hosts will work on off-air projects while key studios are taken apart and put back together. You won't hear Rachel Owens, Rob Larry or Lauri Jones hosting "Morning Edition," "Here & Now" or "All Things Considered" during that time. -
Forget muscle cars, those are so 1960s, just get used to it and embrace muscle trucks. -
The Wisconsin DNR is looking for Wisconsinites to become community scientists by reporting any sightings of deer and game birds to track reproductive capacities. -
As students head back to school Sept. 2, parents should check in with their kids on social media use, location tracking and screen time limits, says author of the book "Growing Up in Public."
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