At least 21 people were injured Friday night in three separate shootings near Milwaukee’s entertainment district, where thousands of people had been watching the Bucks play the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals. None of the injuries from the shootings are believed to be life-threatening, …
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May, 2022
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13 May
Gas prices surge to new record high of $4.43 per gallon
The price of gasoline in the U.S. edged up and hit a new all-time high, as falling capacity at refineries increase the costs of filling up. The average price of a gallon of regular gas rose to $4.43, according to AAA. That’s up from $4.08 a month ago and $3 …
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6 May
Former fraternity president pleads guilty in hazing death of Bowling Green student Stone Foltz
A former fraternity president has pleaded guilty in the hazing death of a Bowling Green State University student. Daylen Dunson, 22, of Cleveland, pleaded guilty Thursday to several charges, including reckless homicide, tampering with evidence, obstruction and eight counts of misdemeanor hazing. The charges stem from the March 2021 death …
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April, 2022
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28 April
U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2022
The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year as falling exports and a decrease in government spending took a toll. The gross domestic product shrank at annualized rate of 1.4%, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. It’s the first contraction since the coronavirus-driven recession of the second …
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28 April
In New York City, ads for jobs will have to say what they pay
Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City. Just four months ago, city lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to require many ads for jobs in the nation’s most populous city to include salary ranges, in the name of giving job …
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27 April
Lily Peters killing: 14
Prosecutors said Wednesday that the 14-year-old suspect in the death of 10-year-old Iliana “Lily” Peters told investigators he punched, strangled and sexually assaulted her, according to CBS Minnesota. Peters was found dead in Wisconsin on Monday after her family had reported her missing the day before. Prosecutors said the boy …
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21 April
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Former star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” NeNe Leakes sued the companies behind the show on Wednesday, alleging that they fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work environment. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Atlanta says Leakes, who is Black, complained to executives about years of racist …
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21 April
Elon Musk says he’s raised the funding to buy Twitter
Elon Musk said he has raised $46.5 billion to purchase Twitter and is considering buying shares directly from investors to take control of the social media company. In a securities filing on Thursday, the Tesla CEO said he raised $22.5 billion from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding to finance the bid, and …
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21 April
Who benefits from student loan relief? Here’s how different measures would help
Millions of Americans would benefit if federal student loan debt were canceled. But as the Biden administration weighs giving borrowers more relief, a new study finds the percentage of people who would benefit from loan cancellation greatly depends on several factors, including how much is forgiven. This comes as the …
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15 April
With payments paused, canceling student loan debt “still on the table” for Biden administration
Canceling student loan debt through executive action is “still on the table,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki, after the Biden administration once again delayed the restart of federal student loan payments earlier this month. The White House has faced continued questions about what the administration will do about …
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