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Black-owned vegan restaurant finds success in Milwaukee amid pandemic

Black-owned vegan restaurant finds success in Milwaukee amid pandemic

by Quinn Clark | Jan 21, 2022 | Business, Featured

The first time the Twisted Plants food trailer made its appearance on the streets of Milwaukee, the trailer disconnected from the hitch. The second, the grill tipped over. That was in 2019, and what began as a food trailer specializing in plant-based comfort food...
Despite challenges, Gazans take to the waves

Despite challenges, Gazans take to the waves

by Annie Klingenberg | Jan 21, 2022 | Featured, Sports

Surfing is among the most popular sports in Gaza. But Israeli restrictions on Gazan surfers using equipment like wetsuits and buying new surfboards presents challenges for the athletes. Published in conjunction with...
Experts recommend renewable energy, alternative ways to clean up cryptocurrency

Experts recommend renewable energy, alternative ways to clean up cryptocurrency

by Cristobella Durrette | Jan 21, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Thursday grappled with balancing the energy consumption of cryptocurrency’s mining process alongside the opportunities for blockchain technology at a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing. “Blockchain...
Lawmakers debate how to address racial economic disparities

Lawmakers debate how to address racial economic disparities

by Courtney Degen | Jan 21, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and experts suggested ways Thursday that the federal government could reduce racial economic disparities, including increasing school choice, creating trust accounts for newborns and providing relatives of Black World War II veterans with...
House subcommittee questions election security, voting rights

House subcommittee questions election security, voting rights

by Michael Korsh | Jan 21, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — With the 2022 midterm elections 10 months away, members of a House homeland security subcommittee on Thursday questioned the security of the 2020 presidential election and the upcoming midterms. During the hearing of the Cybersecurity,...
Officials highlight Biden’s electric vehicle goals, importance of charger rollout

Officials highlight Biden’s electric vehicle goals, importance of charger rollout

by Katherine Huggins | Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, Science + Technology

WASHINGTON — Officials from the newly formed Joint Office of Energy and Transportation previewed their plans Thursday to accomplish President Joe Biden’s goal of establishing a national network of electric vehicle chargers. “This administration knows...
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