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28.07.2020 / 05:27

Black Trump supporter murdered in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE - A Black Trump supporter who was well known for standing on street corners with "Vote Trump" signs and others with Bible verses was killed on Thursday.Friends identified the victim as 60-year-old Bernell Tremmell. He was killed in a daylight shooting near Bremen Street and Wright Street in Milwaukee.A memorial is growing for the man who friends say was kind, loving, and not afraid to speak his mind.>NYPD POLICE VEHICLES ATTACKED BY PROTESTERS>MOB ATTACKS FATHER, DAUGHTER IN NYC STORE“The guy was just full of love,” Dick Nelson said.AdvertisementAgoro said he stopped by Tremmell’s place around 10:30 a.m.

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Brewers' Yelich knows he had fortunate timing on new deal

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich acknowledges he benefited from fortunate timing in his contract negotiations.The Brewers held a March 6 news conference to announce that the 2018 NL MVP had agreed to a nine-year, $215 million contract. Spring training was halted less than a week later because of the coronavirus pandemic.Yelich's deal was finalized before the loss of revenue from Major League Baseball's shortened season and labor unrest created at least some uncertainty about the game’s financial future.“At the end of the day, this is where I wanted to be,” Yelich said Sunday.

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Bucks, Lakers look to shed rust or rest for playoffs?

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers have all but guaranteed themselves the top two playoff seeds and face a balancing act when the NBA returns to action.While other teams will be fighting for a postseason berth or playoff seedings when they play the final eight regular season games in Florida, the Lakers and Bucks will be looking to shake off the rust after a 4 ½-month hiatus wile also staying healthy.“At least from a player’s aspect, you can expect us to go out there and play as best as we can and as hard as we can during this situation,” Bucks forward Khris Middleton said.

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Voting largely smooth in primaries in Kentucky, New York

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Voting appeared to be running smoother in primaries on Tuesday than in elections held two weeks earlier in Georgia and Nevada, where voters experienced long lines and stood for hours outside polling places.While there were reports of some voters in New York and Kentucky having to cast ballots in person after failing to receive an absentee ballot, it did not appear to be causing the long lines that were seen in places like Milwaukee and Atlanta.The longest wait times were reported at the lone voting site in Lexington, Kentucky.

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20.05.2020 / 20:49

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Oprah Winfrey Gives Grants to Cities She's Called Home Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Oprah Winfrey is giving grants to the cities she's called home through her $12 million coronavirus relief fund. She announced Wednesday that her Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation will donate money to organizations dedicated to helping underserved communities in Chicago; Baltimore; Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee; and Kosciusko, Mississippi, where she was born.

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Oprah Winfrey Gives Grants To ‘Home’ Cities During Pandemic

Oprah Winfrey is giving grants to the cities she’s called home through her $12 million coronavirus relief fund.

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Oprah Winfrey gives $12M to ‘home’ cities during pandemic

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Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. – Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot application and a host of other changes be made to ensure the August primary and November presidential election can be held safely amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Black voters weigh history, health as they vote in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE – After going to sleep angry and afraid to vote, Xavier Thomas woke up on Election Day in Wisconsin thinking about how hard black people had to fight for the right to cast a ballot.

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Oprah donates $10 million to coronavirus relief efforts

Oprah Winfrey is opening her pocketbook to help amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Bill Bartholomay, who moved Braves to Atlanta, dies at 91

ATLANTA – Former Braves owner Bill Bartholomay, who moved the franchise from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966 to become Major League Baseball's first team in the South, has died. He was 91.

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