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(The Center Square) – A recently closed mental health treatment center in the Chippewa Falls area could open and be restored to a 50-bed treatment facility if it receives support from Wisconsin legislators and Gov. Tony Evers.Senate Bill 308 and its companion, Assembly Bill 304, would require $1 million in the state budget to help the nonprofit Lutheran Social Services purchase and renovate the Libertas Treatment Center.The bills are on their way to be voted on in committee.”Reopening this facility as a substance use treatment facility will help address the major void in our areas’ mental health services,” bill coauthor…
Poland’s centrist government won a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, averting political turmoil for the biggest country on the European Union’s eastern flank and a robust supporter of Ukraine.Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week called the vote for legislators to endorse his government, hoping to reassert his authority after the victory of a political opponent, Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist historian, in a presidential election this month.In the vote, 243 lawmakers voted in favor of Mr. Tusk and 210 against, giving him a majority in the 460-member lower house of Parliament.Speaking to Parliament on Wednesday, Mr. Tusk acknowledged that Mr.…
The Walt Disney logo is displayed on screen during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 3, 2025. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty ImagesDisney and Universal joined forces in a lawsuit against artificial intelligence image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement, according to court filings.It is the first AI copyright lawsuit from Hollywood giants.The lawsuit claims that the company used and distributed AI-generated characters from the movie studios like Star Wars, The Simpsons and other films and alleges that Midjourney disregarded requests to stop. Disney and Universal…
The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, is pictured on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesThe entire Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned over what it said Wednesday was meddling by the Trump administration in the board’s authority to award scholarships.The 12-member board, in a statement, said the State Department, which runs the scholarship program, had denied Fulbright awards “to a substantial number of individuals who were selected for the 2025-2026 academic year.” “The administration is also currently subjecting an additional 1,200 foreign Fulbright recipients to an unauthorized review process…
(The Center Square) – Cook County officials say maternal morbidity and mortality is a public health crisis.County Commissioner Donna Miller said Black women in Illinois are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women.“This disparity is a stark reminder that we have more work to do and to ensure that race never dictates health outcomes in pregnancy and childbirth is safe for all,” Miller said.According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, maternal morbidity refers to any pregnancy or delivery complication, which may be minor or severe. IDPH says maternal mortality is the death…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Wednesday that U.S. tariff levels on Chinese imports will not change from their current levels, even as a trade deal between Washington and Beijing has yet to be finalized.Asked on CNBC’s “Money Movers” if the current U.S. tariffs on China are not going to change again, Lutnick replied, “You can definitely say that.”President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Wednesday morning that U.S. duties on China will total 55% — but a White House official told CNBC soon after that that figure is not new.Rather, it comprises the existing 30% blanket U.S. tariffs…
CCL holder shoots alleged armed robberA man is dead after he was shot while allegedly attempting to rob another man at gunpoint in Chicago last night. Officers said the robbery victim was retrieving items from his car when an armed man approached. Officers said the suspect then allegedly demanded the victim’s personal belongings. But the victim, a Concealed Carry License holder, pulled out a gun and opened fire on the suspect. Officers said the suspect suffered several gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital, but was later pronounced dead.ComEd announces relief fundComEd was joined by local elected and community…
New trade deals. Joint sanctions against Israel. Military agreements.America’s closest allies are increasingly turning to each other to advance their interests, deepening their ties as the Trump administration challenges them with tariffs and other measures that are upending trade, diplomacy and defense.Concerned by shifting U.S. priorities under President Trump, some of America’s traditional partners on the world stage have spent the turbulent months since Mr. Trump’s January inauguration focusing on building up their direct relationships, flexing diplomatic muscles and leaving the United States aside.This emerging dynamic involves countries such as Britain, France, Canada and Japan — often referred to by…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk walks to board Air Force One with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) as they depart for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., March 22, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersTesla rallied for a fourth straight session as the spat between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump showed further signs of a cooldown.Shares rose about 2% Wednesday and were up more than 12% this week.Tesla investors also caught a spark of hope for the company’s robotaxi strategy after Musk said the service will “tentatively” launch in Austin, Texas on June 22.…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. Artificial intelligence has been an integral focus for the tech giant’s leader amid competition from players like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta on Wednesday announced it’s rolling out a new AI “world model” that can better understand the 3D environment and movements of physical objects.The tech giant, which owns popular social media apps Facebook and Instagram, said its new open-source AI model V-JEPA 2 can understand, predict and plan in the physical world. Known as a world model, these systems take inspiration from the logic of the physical…