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Ian Robertson of UW-Madison, Carmel Ruffolo of Marquette University, Sheku Kamara of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Andrew Graettinger of UW-Milwaukee (left to right) listen to a question at Tuesday's Wisconsin Technology Council meeting in Wauwatosa.

Milwaukee engineering school leaders say more federal money for innovation and research might help Wisconsin

Billions more in federal money could be flowing into engineering, research and development at universities in Wisconsin and elsewhere.

Astro, founding member of UB40, in 1987.

Astro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64

The artist, born Terence Wilson, sang about issues of racism and poverty in the music of the pioneering reggae band.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the opening ceremony of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday.

The U.N. chief warns that reliance on fossil fuels is pushing the world to the brink

At the opening of a United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, António Guterres says the world is "digging our own grave" by not acting more aggressively to mitigate climate change.

Howard University students gathered on campus to protest poor housing conditions and what they said was mistreatment by the university administration in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25.

Howard University students reach an agreement with officials after a month of protest

Students at the prominent historically Black university in Washington, D.C., had been protesting poor housing conditions since Oct. 12. The details of the agreement were not immediately available.

Ashley Medina at Bliss Salon Spa & Boutique in Lansing, Mich.

Meet the mullet queen of Lansing, Michigan

Ashley Medina is so busy cutting mullets for all kinds of people in her Lansing, Michigan, shop that she may have to give up other styles.

Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren chat during a break in the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season. Both announce they had breakthrough COVID-19 infections.

Lawmakers use their breakthrough infections to push COVID-19 vaccines and boosters

Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan all reported mild symptoms. All three had been vaccinated and boosted, and encouraged others to do the same.

Activists participate in a candlelight vigil calling for an end to the nation's opioid addiction crisis at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., in August 2017.

More than a million Americans have died from overdoses during the opioid epidemic

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data shows another 100,000 deaths this year.

Detail of the fabric used on his feet by Marcos Antonio Costa, 27, to climb açaí palm trees to pick its berries in the rainforest near Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 6, 2020.

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

Muslim rights organization fires director for passing information to a hate group

The Ohio chapter of a Muslim rights organization says it has fired one of its directors, saying he had been spying on the organization for years and passing information to an anti-Muslim hate group.

The Portland Trail Blazers fired Neil Olshey on Friday, after workers reportedly accused him of creating a hostile work environment. He's seen here sitting near Damian Lillard in 2019.

Portland Trail Blazers fire their general manager after reports of a toxic workplace

Last month, the NBA team announced that it had hired a law firm to look into workplace complaints at a Blazers practice facility. Olshey just started his tenth season as the team's general manager.

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