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No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
By Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Kenosha
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:27 PM IST
The shooting of Jacob Blake, captured on bystander video, turned the nation’s spotlight on Wisconsin during a summer marked by protests over police brutality and racism. More than 250 people were arrested during protests in the days that followed.
Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses
By Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral | Madison, Wisconsin
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 06:29 AM IST
The employee is suspected of ‘deliberately’ ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing them from refrigeration for two nights.
Heavy snow expected in Texas; storm could spawn tornadoes
By Associated Press| Posted by Mallika Soni | Austin
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2020 04:46 AM IST
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday placed several state agencies on standby ahead of the storm. Meanwhile, another storm system dropped heavy snow across the Upper Midwest and led to winter storm warnings for parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Trump campaign asks US Supreme Court to take Wisconsin case
By Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral | Madison, Wisconsin
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 06:15 AM IST
The Wisconsin Supreme Court had earlier rejected the lawsuit against election results in the state, where Donald Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden by about 21,000 votes.
Longtime Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Abrahamson dies
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Madison
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 02:55 AM IST
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement that Abrahamson had a “larger-than-life impact” on the state’s legal profession and her legacy is defined “not just by being a first, but her life’s work of ensuring she would not be the last, paving and lighting the way for the many women and others who would come after her.”
Trump campaign files election lawsuit in Georgia, suffers more legal defeats
By Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni | Georgia
PUBLISHED ON DEC 05, 2020 02:38 PM IST
The Trump campaign said in a statement its new lawsuit would include sworn statements from Georgia residents alleging fraud.
Wisconsin confirms Joe Biden as winner following recount
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Madison
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 06:46 AM IST
Confirmation of the results by the Democratic chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission started a five-day window for Trump to file a lawsuit. Trump on Saturday promised to file a lawsuit either on Monday or Tuesday, a longshot attempt to overturn the results by disqualifying as many as 238,000 ballots.
Donald Trump says 2020 election was probably least secure ever
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sakar | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 30, 2020 08:15 AM IST
Earlier in his first post-election result interview, Trump told Fox News the entire world is watching over what is happening in the US. “I have to start by saying the whole world is watching, and nobody can believe what they’re seeing.”
Wisconsin counties finish recounts, Biden’s lead reconfirmed
By Reuters | Posted by Mallika Soni | Milwaukee
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 11:29 PM IST
Dane County finished its recount on Sunday, according to the county clerk, a few days after Milwaukee County. Each recount produced little change in the final breakdown of the more than 800,000 ballots cast in the state.
Donald Trump vows to press on in Wisconsin despite recount setback
By Bloomberg | Posted by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 06:35 AM IST
“The Wisconsin recount is not about finding mistakes in the count, it is about finding people who have voted illegally, and that case will be brought after the recount is over, on Monday or Tuesday,” tweeted Trump on Saturday.
Wisconsin AG calls attempt to overturn election ‘undemocratic’
By Bloomberg| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
PUBLISHED ON NOV 28, 2020 02:40 PM IST
“The people of Wisconsin have been entrusted to select our state’s presidential electors, and they made their decision on November 3, 2020,” Attorney General Joshua Kaul said in court filing Friday. “In a representative democracy like ours, that choice must be respected.”
Thanksgiving could make or break US coronavirus response
By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Pennsylvania
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 08:18 PM IST
As governors and mayors grapple with an out-of-control pandemic, they are ratcheting up mask mandates and imposing restrictions on small indoor gatherings, which have been blamed for accelerating the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump relents finally, tells officials to cooperate with Biden transition team
By Yashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 10:29 AM IST
The president insisted he was not giving up. “Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good fight, and I believe we will prevail!” he wrote in a tweet.
8 injured in US mall shooting: Police
By Associated Press | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Wuawatosa
UPDATED ON NOV 21, 2020 06:01 AM IST
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said in an afternoon statement that a suspect remained at large after the shooting at Mayfair Mall, where witnesses told WISN-TV that they had heard what they believed to be eight to 12 gunshots.
US Elections 2020: In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Chicago
UPDATED ON NOV 20, 2020 06:05 AM IST
Trump’s recount petition makes clear he plans to attack absentee ballots, used far more heavily by Joe Biden’s supporters, in the partial recount that covers just Milwaukee and Dane counties — Wisconsin’s biggest and most liberal.
Trial ordered for accused gun supplier in Kenosha killings
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Kenosha
PUBLISHED ON NOV 19, 2020 11:20 PM IST
Dominick Black, 19, was is charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court with two counts of intentionally providing a dangerous weapon to a minor, resulting in death.
Trump campaign pays $3 million for recount of 2 Wisconsin counties
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Madison
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2020 12:21 AM IST
In the two counties Trump chose for the recount, Democrat Joe Biden received 577,455 votes compared with 213,157 for Trump. Biden won statewide by 20,608 votes, based on canvassed results submitted by the counties.
US surpasses 1 million Covid-19 cases in November
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | New York
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2020 08:06 AM IST
The alarming wave of cases across the US looks bigger and is more widespread than the surges that happened in the spring, mainly in the Northeast, and then in the summer, primarily in the Sun Belt. But experts say there are also reasons to think the nation is better able to deal with the virus this time around.
‘Don’t tell me it’s not possible in the United States,’ says Biden, Kamala Harris confident she won’t be last woman in office
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON NOV 08, 2020 09:17 AM IST
When my mother came to the US at the age of 19, she believed in an America where such a moment can come true, Kama Harris said in her first address as the Vice President-elect.
US Election 2020: Where things stand in the remaining states
By Bloomberg | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 01:16 PM IST
Wisconsin is prepared for a recount and Pennsylvania is among several states subject to legal battles, and five others have yet to be called by at least some major networks
US Election 2020: Joe Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House
By Associated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Washington
UPDATED ON NOV 05, 2020 11:09 AM IST
Biden, who has received more than 71 million votes, the most in history, was joined by his running mate Kamala Harris at an afternoon news conference and said he now expected to win the presidency, though he stopped short of outright declaring victory.
Gold firms as Joe Biden edges closer to US election win
By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON NOV 05, 2020 12:02 PM IST
Biden said on Wednesday he was headed toward a victory after claiming key Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Michigan.
US presidential elections 2020: Joe Biden wins Wisconsin, presidency still hangs in balance
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Washington
PUBLISHED ON NOV 05, 2020 01:31 AM IST
Donald Trump’s campaign requested a recount. Statewide recounts in Wisconsin have historically changed the vote tally by only a few hundred votes; Biden leads by 0.624 percentage point out of nearly 3.3 million ballots counted.
US early voting breaks records amid Facebook’s warnings of post-poll unrest
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 30, 2020 11:49 PM IST
Trump and his Democratic challenger Biden will campaign in Wisconsin and Minnesota, both battleground states. Biden will also be in Iowa, which he is hoping to flip, while Trump will visit Michigan, which he won in 2016.
Trump promises free Covid-19 treatment at Wisconsin rally
By Asian News International | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Wisconsin
PUBLISHED ON OCT 18, 2020 10:20 AM IST
He said that he would make available the antibody treatment, that he received, free for all Americans
Alvin Cole killing: No reason to fire officer who fired fatal shot, says police chief
By Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral | Milwaukee
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 10:00 AM IST
Last week, the Milwaukee County’s district attorney had announced Joseph Mensah would not be charged for the death of 17-year-old Alvin Cole on February 2 outside the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa.
Donald Trump ready for first rally after contracting coronavirus
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | Washington
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 03:22 AM IST
Trump, facing a stubborn deficit in national and battleground state polling, will be headlining a rally in Sanford, Florida — the first stop in a busy week that will include events in Pennsylvania, Iowa, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
US Covid-19 cases hit two-month high, 10 states report record increases
By Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON OCT 11, 2020 10:11 AM IST
Ten of the 50 states reported record one-day rises in cases on Friday, including the Midwestern states of Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio. Wisconsin and Illinois recorded over 3,000 new cases for a second day in a row .
28 arrested, tear gas used in Wisconsin protests
By Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Wisconsin
UPDATED ON OCT 11, 2020 06:14 AM IST
About 100 people gathered outside City Hall on Friday past Wauwatosa’s 7 p.m. curfew and refused multiple orders to disperse, according to police. Police said they used tear gas on the crowd, after bottles were thrown at officers.
Alvin Cole killing: No charges for Wisconsin police officer
By Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral | Madison, Wisconsin
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2020 11:52 AM IST
Joseph Mensah, who fatally shot the 17-year-old in February, won’t be charged because he had reasonable belief that deadly force was necessary, a prosecutor said.