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2 Wisconsin Latino business community members say Trump’s policies are hurting them President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs and expansion of immigration arrests are harming Latino businesses, according to the head of a chamber of commerce in Madison and the co-founder of a market...

"Nearly half of Latino-owned businesses in the U.S. that generate sales of more than $10,000 annually either import or export for their business, according to a 2022 survey from Texas A&M University."

"...a trial period for federal workers before they are "converted" to permanent employees. It was previously common for these civil servants to be converted to permanent employees of the DOJ."

The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.

"Every few months this year, a new class of judges gets termination notices in the middle of the day, often while they are in the middle of immigration court proceedings. The notices often target those who have reached the end of their two-year probationary period,..."

..."The suit also claims the White House is in violation of the First and Fifth Amendments, which protect free speech and provide for due process, respectively."

Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.

"(The lawsuit) alleges the White House's failure to provide ASL violates Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs conducted by the federal government."...

After battering the Philippines, deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi moves toward Vietnam Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and more than 100 missing in central provinces.

"The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons and storms each year. The country also is often hit by earthquakes and has more than a dozen active volcanoes, making it one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries."

Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM? The al-Qaeda-linked group has imposed an economic siege on Bamako since September.

"JNIM’s members have created an effective economic and fuel blockade by sealing off major highways used by tankers to transport fuel from neighbouring Senegal and the Ivory Coast to the landlocked Sahel country since September."

Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father ‘Devastated’ family demands answers after two-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot

"Avalos said she had to wait for hours at an immigration office in downtown L.A. to take custody of her granddaughter, and was made to provide a birth certificate. “My granddaughter didn’t even know what was happening. She’s too small. She didn’t know what was happening to her father,” she said."

Her makes history as first woman and Hmong American elected St. Paul mayor DFLer Kaohly Her, who worked for Mayor Melvin Carter’s office in his first term, was a late addition to the St. Paul mayor’s race. She beat Carter Tuesday and made history.

“(Kaohly Her’s) victory makes not only history for the St. Paul mayor’s office, but is also a first for the entire leadership of the city — the city council is made up of all women.”

Israeli army, settlers strike 2,350 times in West Bank last month: Report ‘Cycle of terror’ spikes as Higher Planning Council set to advance plans to build 1985 new settlement units.

"(The report) described instances of Israeli “vandalism and theft” carried out in cahoots with Israeli soldiers that have seen the “uprooting, destruction and poisoning” of 1,200 olive trees in Hebron, Ramallah, Tubas, Qalqilya, Nablus and Bethlehem."

Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump's GOP. Takeaways from Election Day 2025 Democrats are dominating the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

"This was the first election since Trump’s return to the presidency and voters rejected candidates and causes aligned with his Republican Party from Virginia and Pennsylvania to Maine and New Jersey. It was, in fact, difficult to point to any significant victory for Trump’s party."

Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.

Unfortunately, sounds about right

Trump administration contract cancellations would raise energy costs, experts say The Department of Energy reportedly is canceling billions of dollars in energy infrastructure contracts, including $130 million in grants for Wisconsin.

"The “kill list,” as a source described it to Semafor, includes grants to improve the nation’s electrical grid and lower energy costs, including $130 million in grants that would benefit Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin Examiner."

Statistics show reliance of Wisconsin residents on food stamps, Obamacare The matter is in the courts but the Wisconsin Department of Health Services says payments for food assistance are delayed.

"One in nine Wisconsin residents rely on food stamps to feed their families. Officially called the Food Share program, it provided $115 million in Wisconsin benefits in September."

Wisconsin school districts on tribal land are not receiving federal payments due to shutdown Twenty Wisconsin school districts located on tribal lands that collectively enroll more than 21,000 students have not received routine federal funding for operations, including teacher salaries.  The ...

"More than 1,000 school districts nationwide qualify for the Impact Aid program, established in 1950 by Congress to make up for districts’ lost local property tax revenue in places with non-taxable federal land. In Wisconsin, this is largely tribal land in the northern part of the state."

Wisconsin patients, providers confused by shifting abortion landscape Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion policy and availability has been in flux in Wisconsin, and providers and advocates say it can leave patients confused.

"For nearly a month during the pause, there were just two clinics offering abortions in the state — Care for All and Affiliated Medical Services, which are both in Milwaukee. Both were unaffected by the Medicaid changes."

‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence About 70% of town’s olives are inaccessible without risking a potentially fatal clash with Israeli settlers

"With 110,000 farmers in the West Bank directly profiting from the olive harvest and another 50,000 people earning much of their livelihood from working with the trees and produce, between a quarter and a third of the Palestinian population of the West Bank is affected."

ICE arrests of asylum seekers in Milwaukee show shifting tactics A Venezuelan couple arrested during a routine immigration check will try to continue their asylum cases while detained hundreds of miles away from each other.

"Most of those arrested at the office, including Ugarte-Arenas and Pacheco-Acosta, had neither a past criminal conviction nor a pending criminal charge."

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

"LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program), created in 1981, assists families in covering utility bills or the cost of paying for fuels delivered to homes, such as home heating oil. It has received bipartisan congressional support for decades."

Franciscan Sisters transfer land to Lac du Flambeau tribe in bid to repair boarding school legacy In a historic moment, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have completed the first known land transfer nationwide from a Catholic instituti...

"On the Lac du Flambeau reservation, tribal youth faced physical and verbal abuse for speaking the Ojibwe language at a state-run boarding school operated there from 1895 until 1935, according to Native News Online."

Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped A new study says several states are doing the right things to get students to show up to school regularly.

"(Carl Felton, III, author of report) said states need to ban corporal punishment entirely and ban harsh penalties like suspensions for minor infractions because they can harm the relationship between students and educators, and they can make students feel unsafe or unmotivated to come to class."

Tanzanian President Hassan declared winner of disputed vote with 98 percent Election triggered days of violent protests after main rivals were excluded from presidential race.

"Despite a heavy security presence, election day descended into chaos, with some demonstrators tearing down banners of Hassan and setting fire to government buildings, and police firing tear gas and gunshots, according to reports quoting witnesses."

Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats” Being Bombed A Democratic lawmaker revealed the shocking detail after a Pentagon briefing for members of Congress.

They are just bombing random fishing boats and creating ex post justifications.

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"...aged 50-64 and four percent over 65 return to prison for new convictions—the lowest rates among all incarcerated age demographics.”"

Advocates push Gov. Evers to issue first commutations in 25 years • Wisconsin Examiner Gov. Evers set a record for the number of pardons he has offered during his time in office; advocates are hoping he will bring back clemency.

"A study prepared for the New York City Council in 2023 called “Justice on Aging” also noted older residents in prison tend not to return: “Nationwide, 43.3 percent of all released individuals recidivate within three years, while only seven percent of those..."

Sudan: Mass killings prompt fears of a new Darfur genocide – DW – 10/29/2025 More horrific reports of atrocities against civilians in el-Fasher came on the third day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized control.

"Of the 51 million population, around 14 million have been displaced. Famine is widespread, as is cholera and other diseases. International bodies believe that up to 140,000 people have been killed."

Trump appears to suggest the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years There was no indication the U.S. would start detonating warheads, but the president offered few details about what seemed to be a significant shift in U.S. policy.

"The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which the U.S. signed but did not ratify, has been observed since its adoption by all countries possessing nuclear weapons, North Korea being the only exception."

Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator.

“"It's not about me, I'm not really interested in going back to the United States," he said. "But a principle is involved. Human beings deserve to be treated decently wherever they are."”

Jamaica wakes to no electricity and destruction after Hurricane Melissa With communication networks in Jamaica crippled, the true scale of the disaster remains unknown.

"About three-quarters of the island is without power and many parts of its western side are under water, with homes destroyed by strong winds after Hurricane Melissa tore across the island with catastrophic force."