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February 28,2017
by Wisconsin Gazette
Hitler calling
The telephone used by Adolf Hitler to issue most of his commands during the last two years of WWII fetched $243,000 in a recent auction. Recovered from the Fuhrerbunker in 1945, it’s been stowed away in an English country house ever since. The identity of the new owner was not revealed, but we’re wondering if it will become part of the White House tour.
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February 22,2017
by Associated Press
It’s Carnival season and some costume shops in Austria have run out of plastic wigs mimicking Donald Trump’s "hairstyle."
Shop owner Manuela Plank, recognizing a business opportunity, went to work making her own toupees a la Trump.
Plank thought she was ready to meet demand with the 10 Trump wigs she had stocked for Austria’s pre-Lenten season of balls and other masked events. But they....
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February 20,2017
by Reuters
A day after falsely suggesting there was an immigration-related security incident in Sweden, President Donald Trump said on Sunday his comment was based on a television report he had seen.
Trump told a rally on Saturday that Sweden was having serious problems with immigrants.
"You look at what's happening last night in Sweden," Trump said. "Sweden. Who would believe this? Sweden. They took i....
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February 20,2017
by Associated Press
Two Republican lawmakers scrapped a bill to end daylight saving time in Wisconsin amid a backlash on social media.
Reps. Samantha Kerkman and Michael Schraa introduced a bill last week that would have eliminated daylight saving time in Wisconsin. The change would mean the summer sun would set an hour earlier.
Schraa said the news release went out prematurely and sparked a backlash on Faceboo....
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February 15,2017
by Lisa Neff
Donald Trump’s visits to his South Florida estate since he was elected president have cost the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department $1.5 million in overtime costs.
The county sent letters to federal officials in December seeking reimbursement for the overtime security costs from Trump’s five-day visit to the estate called Mar-a-lago in November, the Palm Beach Post reported Tuesday.
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February 06,2017
by Lisa Neff
A White House adviser’s commentary about a massacre in Kentucky that never happened sparked seemingly endless snickering online, with jabs like “never remember” and “I survived the Bowling Green massacre.”
Kellyanne Conway mentioned the fictional massacre in an MSNBC interview as the reason for a temporary travel ban for Iraqis in 2011, saying it also proved why the Trump administrati....
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January 27,2017
by Associated Press
You might think the pussyhat phenom would be the best thing to happen to a yarn store since the poncho craze of the early 1970s. But the owner of a Tennessee knitting store doesn’t want anyone buying its yarn for arts and crafts for the women’s movement, following weekend protests by marchers in knitted, pointy-eared hats.
The Tennessean newspaper reported that the comments this week ....
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January 20,2017
by Wisconsin Gazette
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele joined Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach in betting on a Packers victory in the NFC Championship game this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
In a friendly wager with Fulton County Chairman John Eaves, Streckenbach is putting up bratwurst from Maplewood Meats, beer from the Titletown Brewery and cheese products from Farm Fresh Ron’s Cheese. Eaves....
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January 11,2017
by Associated Press
David Lynch knows how to keep viewers guessing about what to expect from the “Twin Peaks” sequel.
In a Q&A with TV critics Monday, the genial Lynch either declined to provide details about the Showtime series or gave answers that were as mysterious as the plot of the 1990s cult series.
Cast members who took part in a separate panel discussion also were mum about the plot in advance o....
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January 10,2017
by Associated Press
Pro-pot activists are planning to give away 4,200 free joints during the inauguration, which is legal in the District of Columbia.
They've also pledged to light up during President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural address, which is not legal.
But Washington's mayor says police won't be looking to arrest people for smoking marijuana in public on Inauguration Day.
Speaking at a news confer....
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