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Evers requests release of $20 million for communities affected by UW branch campus closures

The closure of UW branch campuses, including UW-Platteville’s Richland campus, UW-Milwaukee’s Washington County and UW-Oshkosh’s Fond du Lac campuses, have left local communities facing potential economic crises. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner) The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is requesting that the state budget committee release $20 million meant to create a grant program that would […]

‘This has affected us tremendously’

Dozens of people gathered Monday night for a memorial prayer vigil and moment of silence for Asher Sullivan, the boy who died Saturday after being critically injured May 8 as severe weather marched through Middle Tennessee. The 10-year-old was the youngest son of Rutherford County Schools Director James “Jimmy” Sullivan. In the days after Asher […]

‘This has affected us tremendously’

Dozens of people gathered Monday night for a memorial prayer vigil and moment of silence for Asher Sullivan, the boy who died Saturday after being critically injured May 8 as severe weather marched through Middle Tennessee. The 10-year-old was the youngest son of Rutherford County Schools Director James “Jimmy” Sullivan. In the days after Asher […]

19% of U.S. adults report frequently or always feeling lonely, new Yahoo/YouGov poll finds. Here’s why — and which age group is affected most.

Are you feeling lonely? If so, you’re not alone. Loneliness is an American epidemic, according to the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll of 1,794 U.S. adults conducted May 10-13 found that 19% of Americans surveyed say they “always” or “frequently” experience loneliness, and 29% say they “sometimes” do, while 50% […]

Some 100,000 affected by climate protest that closes Munich Airport

Members of the German climate activist group Last Generation breached Munich Airport’s tarmac and glued themselves to a taxiway, disrupting travel for more than 100,000 passengers by forcing the airport to temporarily close on a busy holiday weekend. The airport in southern Germany, the nation’s second largest, shut down completely at 5:19 am (0319 GMT) […]

Some 100,000 affected by climate protest that closes Munich Airport

Members of the German climate activist group Last Generation breached Munich Airport’s tarmac and glued themselves to a taxiway, disrupting travel for more than 100,000 by forcing the airport to temporarily close on a busy holiday weekend. The airport in southern Germany, the nation’s second largest, shut down completely at 5:19 am (0319 GMT) and […]