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Wisconsin Voter ID Trial Outlines Law`s Discriminatory Impact

Advancement Project Showed Law Would Exclude Thousands of Eligible Black and Latino Citizens from Exercising Their Right to Vote.

(WASHINGTON, DC) - A legal challenge to Wisconsin’s restrictive voter ID law – the first trial challenging a voter ID law under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, since the June 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder – concluded on Friday, November 15.

During the two-week trial, attorneys from Advancement Project and pro bono counsel Arnold & Porter showed that Wisconsin’s photo ID law would exclude hundreds of thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters who do not have state-issued photo ID from voting...

Wisconsin`s 2011 Blow-Down Area Provides Benefits for Imperiled Species

Storm Left Counties Buried in Wood but Created a Home for Declining Warbler

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Not far from the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area, a massive 2011 wind storm struck and leveled trees for miles across northwestern Wisconsin, causing a variety of widespread problems, which for some are still an issue today.

Yet out of the wind-strewn wreckage comes a happy “re-start” for the tiny Golden-winged Warbler, one of the most threatened, non-federally listed bird species in eastern North America.

Republicans Mistaken to Target University of Wisconsin Journalism Center

Wisconsin Reporter's Matt Kittle revealed that the center really doesn’t receive government subsidies.

(MADISON) - Republican legislators booted the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from its offices at the University of Wisconsin.

They have been to slow to reveal their motives to the public; no one will own up to the motion.

An Urgent Appeal Letter to President Barack H. Obama

Rohingya Muslims are considered the most persecuted people in the world.

(MILWAUKEE, WI) - Rohingya American Friendship Association (BRAFA) writes open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama in the wake of his recent visit.

The group advises President Obama that the suffering of the Rohingya Muslims continues in a stark and open continuing violation of international law.

Breaking News: Shooter Opens Fire at Spa Leaving 3 Dead and 4 Injured

Suspect in deadly Azana Spa shooting reportedly still at large

(BROOKFIELD, WI) - Police in Brookfield, Wisconsin say at least three people are dead after a man opened fire at a spa around 11 a.m. Four people were were injured.

It happened at an upper-scale shopping mall in Brookfield which is located west of Milwaukee.

US Sikhs Assuming Wrong About Their Killing

Unless the USA starts giving respect to its values it will keep-on increasingly becoming an unsafe country for its citizens and residents.

(BANGALURO, India) - Sikhs are wrong in assuming that they are being killed in the USA because people think they are Muslims.

If it is true then why aren't Muslims being killed in their Mosques in America?

Hindus Stand in Solidarity with Sikhs in Wake of Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting

"We stand in solidarity with the Sikh brothers and sisters" - Hindu Statesman Rajan Zed

(RENO, NV.) - Hindus have condemned the mass shooting at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin (USA) on August five and offered condolences to the victims.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said: Our hearts go out to the victims and their families and the community is deeply saddened at this tragedy.

Message from the Mayor of Oak Creek, Wisconsin Regarding Sikh Shooting

"Our sympathies go out to the families and their victims. This is a horrible tragedy, especially given the fact that it occurred in place of worship."

(OAK CREEK, WI) - The heroic actions of the officers likely prevented a greater tragedy. Oak Creek is a diverse and welcoming community; we have 23 churches of different faiths in our City. The Sikh Community has been a valuable part of the City of Oak Creek.

Our sympathies go out to the families and their victims. This is a horrible tragedy, especially given the fact that it occurred in place of worship.

Sikh Coalition Responds To Tragic Shooting in Wisconsin

“There have been multiple hate crime shootings within the Sikh community in recent years...” - Sapreet Kaur.

(NEW YORK CITY) - The Sikh Coalition, the largest Sikh American civil rights organization in the U.S., has started an emergency response in the wake of the tragic shootings in Oak Creek, Wisconsin this morning.

With multiple news outlets reporting varying facts on what transpired at the Sikh temple (or Gurdwara) earlier today it remains clear that this story remains an evolving and fluid situation.

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(SUNDANCE, Wyoming) - Like a mythical terrorist the authorities keep killing and bringing back to life, the most subversive and uncompromising truth-terrorist radio show of our time - Truth Jihad Radio - is baaa-aaaack!

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