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Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: We STILL Have Snow

• March 5, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Channel 3000, Dane, Dane County, Dane County Wisconsin, Game, Haddie McLean, Hunting, Live Blog, Madison, Madison Metro, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Outdoors, Recreation, Small Game, Snow, Snow Plow Updates, Toni Morrissey, Turkey, UW Medical Center, Weather 3000, Wednesday, Wild Turkey, Winter Storms

Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Violence at State Fair Not Necessarily Race-Related, Plus Governor Gets Heckled, All on The First Day

• August 6, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Black Youth, Blacks, Channel 3000, Christopher Ferguson, Crime, Democratic, Facebook, Flash Mobs, Flash Rob, Flash Robbing, Gang-Related, Governor Scott Walker, Juvenile Crime, Knockout King, MC Hammer, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Mobs, NBC, Philip Jackson, Professor Linda Holtzman, Race-Related, Republican Party (United States), Riot, Teenagers, Twitter, West Allis, Whites, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Fair, WTMJ, Youths, Youths of Color

It’s Going To Be HOT in Madison Today

• June 7, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Cooking, Food, Health, Stroke, The Heart, Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Babies, Cats, Channel 3000, Children, Conditions and Diseases, Dogs, Elderly, Gary Cannalte, Hard-headedness, Health, Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Hydration, Infants, Madison Metro, Pets, Severe weather terminology (United States), Southern Wisconsin, Stroke, Stubbornness, Sun, Sunblock, Sunshine, Temperature, The Heart, Water, Weather, Weather Report, Wisconsin

From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin (via Politirature)

• February 21, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Labor History, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Revolutions, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Tunisia, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "The Isthmus", Activism, Arabic, Channel 3000, Collective Bargaining, Education, Egypt, Egyptian, Engineering, Engineering Student, Facebook, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Live Blogging, Live Video, Madison, Madison WI, Ohio, Republican Party, Republicans, Scott Walker, The Tea Party, The Uptake, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol, WisconsinEye, Word Press

Governor Doyle Declares a State of Emergency for All 72 Snowbound Counties in Wisconsin

• December 12, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Education, Holidays, Television
Tags: Airport Road, Below Zero, Blizzards, Candles, Channel 3000, City of Madison, Cold, Dane County, Department of Transportation, Emergency, Emergency Operations Center, Fox 47, High Winds, Madison Metro, Madison WI, Midwest, Minnesota, National Football League, National Weather Service, New York Giants, Power Failures, Shorewood, State of Emergency, Storms, Winter, Winter Storms, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Museum, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin State Patrol

UPDATE: President Obama Coming to UW Madison Tuesday, September 28

• September 22, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin
Tags: 'Bagger, African Americans, Barack Obama, Ben Harper, Blacks, Channel 3000, College Democrats, College Republicans, Dane County, Election Year, Harry S. Truman, Library Mall, Madison WI, Midterm Elections, Park and Bascom, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Presidents, State Street, The Fifties, The Kohl Center, The Midterm Elections 2010, The Secret Service, Wisconsin

The Great Blizzard of ’09 Comes to Madison

• December 9, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in History, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Blizzard, Buses, Channel 3000, Closed, EMS, Governor Jim Doyle, Inclement Weather, Live Blogging, Madison Metro, MG&E, State of Emergency, The Beltway, The National Guard, Thursday, Weather, Winds

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Pearl Harbor Shooting Leaves 2 Workers Dead and 1 Injured December 5, 2019
A United States sailor fatally shot two shipyard workers and injured another at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard before killing himself, the authorities said.
Denny Heck, a Washington Democrat, Won’t Seek House Re-election December 4, 2019
A member of the House Intelligence Committee, Mr. Heck said in a blog post that the impeachment hearings had left him “weary.”
New Abortion Bills Are So Tough That Some Conservatives Have Qualms December 4, 2019
Another surge of stringent abortion limits is expected in state legislatures next year, highlighting a rift among conservatives about political strategy.
The French Fries Are Doing Just Fine December 4, 2019
After a weak harvest for many potato farmers in the United States and Canada, there were concerns about shortages of the fast food staple. But supplies aren’t likely to run out anytime soon.
How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Carry Out Its Immigration Policies December 4, 2019
Newly uncovered documents show the consulting giant helped ICE find “detention savings opportunities” — including measures the agency’s staff sometimes viewed as too harsh on immigrants.
Winter Storm Brings Snow to at Least 30 States December 4, 2019
It’s rare for a storm to cross the entire country with such staying power.
Duncan Hunter’s Guilty Plea: Answers to 5 Crucial Questions December 3, 2019
Mr. Hunter, a Republican congressman known for his hard-line views and early support for President Trump, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a crime that could end his political career.
Teachers and Other Readers Sound Off on International Exam Results December 4, 2019
After the Program for International Student Assessment results revealed that American students weren’t progressing in reading and math, readers highlighted what they thought were issues in the education system.

The Guardian, UK

Trump's misconduct a textbook case of impeachable offenses, experts say in hearing December 4, 2019
Republicans’ witness offered opposing view, saying that the impeachment process was being rushedHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contributionImpeachment experts testified before the House judiciary committee on Wednesday that Donald Trump’s misconduct offered a textbook case of impeachable offenses as prescribed by the constitutio […]
France grinds to halt in the biggest strikes of Macron's presidency December 5, 2019
Rail and air transport as well as schools and policing hit by walkouts over pension changesEmmanuel Macron is facing the biggest strikes of his presidency, as French rail workers, air-traffic controllers, teachers and public sector staff staged walkouts and took to the streets against proposed changes to the pension system.Rail services almost ground to a ha […]
Killers lurk in the shadows as Haiti chaos takes a sinister turn December 5, 2019
Mired in poverty, corruption and violent unrest, Haiti faces a fresh problem in the form of paid gunmen out to settle scoresAt the barricaded junction next to the international airport in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, protesters burn tyres and block the road with stones and a large truck.Cars and commercial vehicles that approach turn back or risk bein […]
Croatia wrongly deports Nigerian table tennis players to Bosnia December 5, 2019
Organisers of competition students travelled to attend demand their return to Nigeria The organisers of an international student sports competition have called for two Nigerian table tennis players to be returned to their own country after Croatian police wrongly deported them to a Bosnian refugee camp.Abia Uchenna Alexandro and Eboh Kenneth Chinedu, student […]
India: woman set on fire on way to testify against alleged rapists December 5, 2019
Woman left with 70% burns in latest brutal attack as film director’s tweets on rape spark outcry An Indian woman has been set on fire on her way to a court hearing to testify against two men who had allegedly raped her.The 23-year-old is in a critical condition in hospital with 70% burns after she was set upon by five men in the city of Unnao in Uttar Prades […]
Boris Johnson says sorry for 'any offence caused' by burqa article December 5, 2019
PM apologises over piece describing Muslim women who wear veil as looking like letterboxes and bank robbersGeneral election latest - live newsBoris Johnson has apologised “for any offence caused” by his article describing Muslim women who wear a face-covering veil as looking like “letterboxes” and “bank robbers”.The prime minister was confronted over the iss […]
New Zealand's first pornography report finds ‘problematic’ amount of coercion December 5, 2019
Government’s chief censor says storylines featuring male persistence would be adopted by younger viewers in their own sex lives More than a third of all pornography watched in New Zealand depicts non-consensual sexual activity, a study by the chief censor has found, in the first report of its kind into the country’s sexual viewing habits.Censor David Shanks […]
Corriere dello Sport condemned for 'Black Friday' front page with Lukaku and Smalling December 5, 2019
Italian paper references players’ skin colour Smalling’s club, Roma, criticises front pageThe Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport has been heavily criticised for a front page with the headline “Black Friday” in regards to the former Manchester United teammates Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling facing each other on Friday.Above the headline, the paper wrote […]

The BBC

Macron pension reform: France paralysed by biggest national strike in years December 5, 2019
Transport and schools are severely affected as millions threaten to strike over pension changes.
Unnao: India woman set on fire on her way to rape case hearing December 5, 2019
The Indian woman suffered severe burns and is fighting for her life in hospital.
What's behind the wave of Middle East protests? December 5, 2019
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen asks why people have been taking to the streets in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.
Iran developing nuclear-capable missiles, European powers warn UN December 5, 2019
The UK, France and Germany say such activity is "inconsistent" with a UN Security Council resolution.
India newborn found alive in shallow grave now thriving December 5, 2019
The baby girl was found buried alive in a clay pot in India in a critical condition in mid-October.
South Korea intelligence officers accused of raping defector from North December 5, 2019
The North Korean woman was forced to have two abortions while in custody, her lawyers say.
Air New Zealand trials edible coffee cups to combat waste December 5, 2019
The national carrier hopes the cups will help reduce waste, but some say the airline should do more.
Migrant children's centre in Madrid 'targeted in grenade attack' December 5, 2019
Spanish politicians have linked the suspected grenade attack to "hate speech" by the far-right.