Conflicts & Disasters
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Visa terminations have ‘chilling effect’ on UW international students, protest organizers
Recent visa terminations are discouraging international students at Wisconsin colleges from participating pro-Palestinian organizing, students said.
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Wisconsin sees record start to the fire season as climate change drives more blazes
Wisconsin saw a record number of fires in January and February this year due to a lack of snow as climate change has set the stage for more wildfires to burn in the last decade.
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Sara Sligar’s ‘Vantage Point’ explores family, identity and technology
WPR’s “BETA” talks with author Sara Sligar, who has written a suspenseful, gripping narrative that raises several questions about the nature of truth in our digital age.
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Agency collaboration in Wisconsin extinguishes 750-acre wildfire in Green Lake County
State and local fire officials explained their process for fighting a 750-acre wildfire in south central Wisconsin, and they also shared what more to expect during the spring.
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Former UN ambassador explains why humanitarian crises abroad should matter to Wisconsinites
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield laid out the impacts that international conflicts can have domestically.
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Wisconsin native’s first feature film is based on his own experiences in the military
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes is from Verona. His movie, “My Dead Friend Zoe,” is based on his own experiences being deployed to Iraq and coming back home.
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Is Wisconsin actually a ‘climate haven’ for those fleeing natural disasters?
Where do people move when they’re displaced by climate-fueled natural disasters? A climate journalist joins WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to explain what people get wrong about “climate havens.”
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New exhibit explores Wisconsin veteran contributions after military service
A new exhibit from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum features never-before-seen or rare objects on display to highlight the contributions that Wisconsin veterans make after they leave the military.
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Wisconsin wolf harvest regulations debated amid effort to delist wolves
The state Senate’s sporting heritage committee is weighing whether to approve, deny or request changes to wolf harvest regulations developed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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Black history I never knew: My father’s World War II newspaper column rediscovered
Robin Washington shares the story of how he learned about his father’s contributions to The Slip Stream – a newspaper for the Casper Army Air Base.