Tag: Wisconsin
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Wisconsin man faked his own death and ended up in Uzbekistan, authorities say
A Wisconsin man is alive and well after faking his own death — leaving a long trail of electronic breadcrumbs in the United States, Canada and Europe, authorities said Thursday. Green Lake County Sheriff’s deputies have been in touch with Ryan Borgwardt, a married father of two who was reported missing in August and now…
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Wisconsin plays a key role in Harris’ outreach to Trump-skeptical Republicans
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been stacking up Republican endorsements in Wisconsin, a key swing state that has been central to her effort to attract voters from across the aisle who are skeptical of Donald Trump. Over the past week, Harris snagged the public support of outgoing Republican state Sen. Robert Cowles, the longest-serving…
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Teamsters plead with fellow members to back Harris in battleground state Wisconsin
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — On a crisp fall morning last week, a UPS worker donning a brown uniform rushed toward the warehouse here to start his shift when a group of fellow Teamsters handed him campaign literature supporting Kamala Harris for president. The worker grew visibly agitated, gestured with his arms and raised his voice. But he…
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Formerly Republican mayor in reliably red Wisconsin county endorses Harris
The mayor of Waukesha, the seat of a reliably Republican county outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday — the first time the formerly Republican city leader is supporting a Democrat for commander in chief, the campaign said. “It would be easier for me to stay quiet and vote my…
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Obama rallies Democrats in Wisconsin as they fret over ‘coin flip’ election
MADISON, Wis. — With just two weeks to go, in one of the tightest of the battleground states, former President Barack Obama on Tuesday made the case against Donald Trump, casting the former president’s words as dangerous, extreme and “shameful” as he fired up the base in a liberal bastion of the state. Before thousands…
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Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde spar over abortion and the economy in tense Wisconsin Senate debate
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde sparred over abortion rights and economic issues Friday night during their first and only debate of a hotly contested Wisconsin Senate race that has tightened just weeks before Election Day. The tenor of the hour-long face-off was mostly civil, but both candidates fired off acidic lines and…
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Election 2024 live updates: Harris to stump in Wisconsin; Trump to attend Al Smith dinner
Election 2024 live updates: Harris to stump in Wisconsin; Trump to attend Al Smith dinner
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Trump to rally in Michigan, Harris in neighboring Wisconsin
Share Group of former GOP local leaders in Wisconsin endorses Harris A group of Wisconsin Republicans, including one current and six former local officials, endorsed Harris in an open letter. “We have plenty of policy disagreements with Vice President Harris. But what we do agree upon is more important,” the letter said. “We agree that…
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In effort to shore up blue wall, Harris eyes Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — The battle for one of the closest swing states is intensifying as Vice President Kamala Harris sweeps into this deep blue college town and state capital Friday for an evening rally. This week, several new polls in Wisconsin showed an extremely tight race. Harris fared slightly better than former President Donald Trump —…
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12-year-old boy fatally shoots black bear mauling his dad during hunt in Wisconsin
SIREN, Wis. — A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods. Ryan Beierman, 43, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was pinned beneath the 200-pound bruin on Sept. 6 when his son, Owen, fired a shot from the…