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Congressional testimony by President Barack Obama’s former ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, about the “unmasking” of U.S. citizens’ names she requested in hundreds of foreign intelligence intercepts by the National Security Agency, has raised new questions about how the sensitive information was ordered up, and subsequently handled.

The war on drugs has taken a disproportionate toll on people who are poor, black or Latino, community activists have long lamented.

In the past 2 1/2 years, erosion of the Department of Correctional Services has worsened, a 23-year veteran staffer told the Legislature's Judiciary Committee on Friday.

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• The man once believed to become Chinese President Xi Jinping's successor is now fading from power.
• Another political rising star is expected to be promoted to the Politburo, but will not likely be advanced to a higher committee.
• If both politicians are not promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee, there may be no presumptive heir to take over from Xi Jinping.

The man once tipped to become President Xi Jinping’s successor... Читать дальше...

GALESVILLE — James “Jim” Thomas Lutz Sr., 77, of Galesville died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at Norseland Nursing Home, Westby.

BANGOR — La Verne F. Schaller, 88, of Bangor passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, surrounded by his family at St. Clare Hospice House in Baraboo.

MABEL, Minn. — Delores E. Ruffridge, 87, of Mabel died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at Green Lea Manor Nursing Home, Mabel. Funeral services 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Mabel First Lutheran Church, with visitation one hour prior to services.…

Gina Maria (Muth) Boisen, 50, of La Crosse died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.

MINDORO — Shirley Ann Severson, 70, of Mindoro died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at Mayo Health System, La Crosse. A complete obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home.

TOMAH — Lawton Oxendine, 79, of Tomah died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 with a 7:30 Ho Chunk prayer service at Torkelson Funeral Home, Tomah.

HOKAH, Minn. — Marilyn C. Beranek, 75, of Hokah died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at Bethany Riverside, La Crosse. McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Harland (Hod) B. Johnson, 86, of La Crosse passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

Father Robert J. Wagner, at the age of 86 and a priest for 59 years, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in La Crosse.

Ruth V. Anderson, 92, of La Crosse died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility, La Crosse. Funeral services 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Ev. Lutheran Church, La Crosse. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 7…

Rachel Holley Sciortino (nee Holley), 51, passed away unexpectedly due to an accident Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017.

BANGOR -- La Verne F. Schaller, 88, of Bangor passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, surrounded by his family at St. Clare Hospice House in Baraboo.

The La Crosse Chapter of Our Wisconsin Revolution will host a forum of elected officials representing the La Crosse area at the state and county level at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ho-Chunk Nation Three Rivers House at 724 Main St.

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Canadian rockers The Tea Party are heading back to Australia to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their genre-defying album Transmission. The three-piece, comprising singer and multi-instrumentalist Jeff ­Martin, bassist and multi-instrumentalist Stuart Chatwood and drummer and ­percussionist Jeff Burrows, formed in 1990 and quickly made a name for themselves in their homeland with their blend of psych­edelia, rock and Eastern influences.

With rumors of reduced iPhone X production numbers, will there be enough units to go around after Apple lets its iPhone Upgrade Customers take a bite?

When Giraffage set out to write his debut solo album, he knew it would be a hard road -- but maybe he didn't know how hard. His sweet,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday defended the central bank's extraordinary efforts to fight the Great Recession and said they might be needed again. During the recession, the Fed pushed short-term interest rates to zero. When the economy needed more help, it took the extraordinary step of buying hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of bonds to push long-term interest rates lower. Now the economy is improving: It grew at a sprightly 3.1 percent annual pace from April through September... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday defended the central bank's extraordinary efforts to fight the Great Recession and said they might be needed again.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday defended the central bank's extraordinary efforts to fight the Great Recession and said they might be needed again.