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People react as they gather to watch a live broadcast of Israeli hostages released from Gaza at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: Hamas releases all living hostages and Israel frees prisoners under Gaza deal

The entrance to the Northwest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center is seen, Aug. 13, 2025, in Tacoma, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Feeling hopeless in custody, many drop claims to remain in the US, leave voluntarily

FILE - Goldie Hawn, from left, Diane Keaton, and Bette Midler appear at the premiere of their film "The First Wives Club" in Los Angeles on Sept.16, 1996. (AP Photo/ Frank Wiese, File)

Steve Martin, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn are among stars paying tribute to Diane Keaton

Displaced Palestinians walk with their belongings along the heavily damaged Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The Latest: Palestinians journey back home as aid convoys start to enter Gaza

A Fox Weather reporter films in front of a house at risk of collapse in the midst of a storm, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Buxton, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce)

New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor'easter approaches

Einav Zangauker, center, mother of Matan Zangauker, who is being held hostage by Hamas, reacts along with other families and supporters of Israeli hostages after the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, as they gather at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

The Latest world news: Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire, release of hostages and prisoners

Governor JB Pritzker talks to media at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The Latest: Trump says officials opposing Guard deployment should be jailed

Wisconsin must verify citizenship of registered voters and new applicants, judge rules by Alexander Shur / Votebeat, Wisconsin Watch October 6, 2025 A Waukesha County judge on Friday ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to determine whether any noncitizens are registered to vote and to stop accepting voter registrations without verifying that the applicant is a U.S. citizen. A Pewa

Wisconsin must verify citizenship of registered voters and new applicants, judge rules

The kitchen sink at Margie Walker and Jim Boisen’s home in French Island, Wisconsin. Angela Major/WPR

Wisconsin lawmakers, regulators clash over PFAS protections in GOP bills

A Microsoft data center is situated near a hiking trail Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Angela Major/WPR

Microsoft scraps plans for Caledonia data center site, working to find an alternate location

FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey, arrivex to testify under subpoena behind closed doors before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: Comey pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ángel F. Adames Corraliza sits for a portrait in his office at the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences in Madison, Wis., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Meet the 22 artists, scientists and authors who will each get $800,000 MacArthur genius grants

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids

Attorney General Pam Bondi is sworn in before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Latest: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

Planes land and take off at Harry Reid International Airport, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Staffing shortages cause more US flight delays as government shutdown reaches 7th day

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump's latest move to send troops to cities

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Joosh Kaul won't run for governor and will seek reelection instead

FILE - The Wisconsin Capitol is seen, Oct. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin DOJ asks judge to pause voter citizenship verification order

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Menomonie City Council for Oct. 6, 2025

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on the Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Government shutdown entering sixth day as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse

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