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Trump Slaps Highest Tariff Yet on Small African Nation

April 5, 2025

By Stacy M. Brown BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on dozens of nations, including a record-setting 50% reciprocal tariff on the tiny southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho — the highest levy imposed on any sovereign country by the United States. Trump’s move targets at least 60 countries […]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Growth and Opportunity Act, Stacy M. Brown, Tariffs

Jehovah’s Witnesses Announce Invitation Campaign

April 5, 2025

Milwaukee residents invited to two special events in April Milwaukee, WI —Jehovah’s Witnesses recently launched a month-long campaign to invite Milwaukee residents to two special events in April 2025. On the evening of Saturday, April 12, Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will gather for their annual commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ. In previous […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jehovahs Witnesses

Joseph S. Spence Sr., a dynamic poet hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has recently been honored with a prestigious poetry award

April 13, 2024

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Milwaukee dynamic poet, articulative writer, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee scholar Joseph S. Spence Sr. says, “When it rains, it pours!” Recently, he was elected president of the Disciplinary Council, World Union of Poets-Italy. https://www.worldunionofpoets.it/. Silvano Bortolazzi  (Knight for Poetry), Italy, conceived and created the organization. World Union of Poets is a Worldwide literary movement […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Joseph S. Spence Sr., Poetry, World Union of Poets

Chinese prisoners: We were forced to make Milwaukee Tool gloves for cents each day

May 5, 2023

Chishan prisoners report being forced to produce work gloves for the Brookfield, Wis.-based tool company, which did not answer specific questions. by Zhen Wang Wisconsin Watch Editor’s Note: In Chinese culture, people typically list their family name first, followed by their given name. On second-references to Chinese people quoted in this story, Wisconsin Watch is […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cheng Yuan, Forced Labor, Human Rights, Milwaukee Tool, Shi Mingleii, Zhen Wang

President Biden invites 49 African Heads of State to Summit

December 17, 2022

By Karen Stokes The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, was held December 13–15, 2022 in Washington, DC, more than eight years after the first summit. China, Russia, the European Union, Japan and Turkey have held many similar gatherings with African diplomats, businesspeople and civil groups, this is only the second such summit the U.S. is hosting in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Joe Biden, Karen Stokes, U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

South Korea’s Alternative Civilian Service Violates International Standards

May 14, 2022

As the world prepares for International Conscientious Objector Day on May 15, over 800 Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Korea have chosen to perform alternative civilian service (ACS) instead of compulsory military duties. Under the current ACS format, these young men are prisoners by definition, because they are forced to live and work in prison facilities. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alternative Civilian Service, International Conscientious Objector Day, Jehovahs Witnesses, South Korea

Mayor Barrett To Be Next Ambassador to Luxembourg

December 25, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Mayor Tom Barrett is officially going to Luxembourg. The U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination to be the ambassador to Luxembourg on Thursday, Dec. 16. “I feel unbelievably honored to have served this community for nearly 18 years as mayor,” Barrett said during a press conference on Thursday, Dec. 16. “As I often […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ambassador to Luxembourg, Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Cavalier Johnson, Tom Barrett

MKE Fellows Team With PGA to Go “Beyond The Green”

September 25, 2021

International Ryder Cup Event Provides Milwaukee Youth with Access to Careers in Professional Golf Industry Earlier this week MKE Fellows, in partnership with the PGA of America, provided a once-in-a-lifetime, behind-the-scenes experience for over 60 Milwaukee youngsters to see “Beyond the Green” when they visited Whistling Straits Golf Course, home of this year’s international Ryder […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Kim Robinson Photography, MKE Fellows, PGA of America, PGA Reach, Ryder Cup

Mayor Tom Barrett To Become Ambassador to Luxembourg

August 28, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Change could be coming to Milwaukee and it’s in the form of a new mayor. The White House announced that President Joe Biden will nominate Mayor Tom Barrett to serve as ambassador to Luxembourg. The news came on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Once nominated, Barrett must then be confirmed by the Senate. As […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ambassador to Luxembourg, Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Tom Barrett

Your Next Food or Cosmetic Purchase May Help These Wildlife Rescue Conservationists Save an Elephant

March 27, 2021

As Malaysians were in total lockdown from the COVID-19 pandemic, a sweet-natured baby elephant named Sahabat was found wandering near an oil palm plantation. Nearly blind from severe eye infections, he had become separated from his herd. In Malaysia’s Sabah state, the Wildlife Rescue Unit (WRU) swooped to the rescue. Thousands anxiously followed Sahabat’s story […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Malaysia, Nathan Sen, Palm Oil

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