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More than 5,400 confirmed measles cases have been recorded in the US to date this year.
Samsung is in talks to acquire data centre cooling maker Modine, Bloomberg reports, sending the Wisconsin firm’s shares up 28% after hours.
A series of millennia-old canoes are being unearthed from the bottom of a lake in Wisconsin, spurring a renewed interest in Indigenous culture.
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Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe immigrated to US at 14 and has been waiting seven years for asylum case to be heard
Health & Wellness
Next week, experts will determine if the US has lost its measles elimination status.
An infant in Wisconsin has died in connection with an large, ongoing measles outbreak, the state health department said Thursday. The death marks the state’s first measles-related death in more than 35 years and the third reported in the US this week.
Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany in a campaign that focused on "lowering costs for working families" and bringing more jobs to Wisconsin.
Affordability and small businesses’ economic woes feature heavily in the House race for Wisconsin’s third district
Politics & Governance
Reid Hoffman has given $8 million to Wisconsin Democrats backing David Crowley as Tom Tiffany attacks Hoffman's past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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The backlash in Wisconsin to data center construction has the candidates for governor from both parties quickly adjusting their midterms campaign messaging. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer visits one data center in Port Washington, Wis., which the mayor says will bring much needed funding to the community - but the neighbors hate it.This episode was produced by Henry Larson and Michelle Aslam, with engineering from Damian Herring. Our director is Alejandra Marquez Janse.It was edited by Sarah Robbins and Brett Neely.Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.