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Iran's diplomats speak to Europeans and U.N. Security Council in new effort for talks
It marks the most significant known diplomatic talks between Tehran and Western governments since Israel launched a surprise ...
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Where did the card game Sheepshead come from? Inside the cherished Wisconsin pastime
Sheepshead is a card game played throughout Wisconsin. But where did it come from? And what's up with all the different rules ...
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At war with Israel, Iran urges new diplomacy in Geneva and the U.N. Security Council
PARIS — Foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany are meeting with their Iranian counterpart in Geneva Friday, marking the most significant known diplomatic talks between Tehran ...
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A Milwaukee family’s Juneteenth Legacy
Father and son duo Tyrone and Corey Daniels have rarely, if ever, missed a Juneteenth festival in Milwaukee. And this year, ...
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Trump's former surgeon general calls out administration's actions on vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior recently fired all members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
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On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...
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Oral history project to document stories of Wisconsin Native American boarding school survivors
The Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is visiting Milwaukee to collect oral histories of the states boarding ...
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Celebrating the summer solstice with UWM planetarium director
WUWM’s astronomy contributor Jean Creighton explains one of the most significant days on the astronomical calendar, the ...
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Madison's Concerts on the Square are 'one big picinic'
Loehnis says there is a tradition of turning the concerts into a big community picnic. Starting in the afternoons on the day ...
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Chirp Chat: All about Wisconsin’s state bird, the American Robin
The American Robin is one of the most common birds in North America. You’ve probably seen one in your backyard or been woken ...
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Metcalfe Park neighborhood offers community-led solution for stable housing
Metcalfe Park is a neighborhood in north west Milwaukee. It’s been called one of the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods ...
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Fed holds interest rates steady, signals rate cuts of 0.5% later this year
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday. Members of the central bank's rate-setting committee also ...