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Defense company to buy Wisconsin shipyard with plans to invest $350M

Fraser Industries announced the sale Wednesday of its Superior shipyard to Wildcat Defense, part of Miami-based Wildcat Equity Partners, in a $350 million investment as part of plans to modernize the nation’s shipbuilding industry and industrial defense.

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The Draconid meteor shower, a celestial event that respects bedtimes, will peak Oct. 8

The Draconids occur annually, peaking in October. The meteors appear to be flying out of the head of the Draco the Dragon constellation — which is how they got their name. Chad Jocius, managing director of the Heide Observatory in Kenosha, said stargazers can still make their bedtimes while watching this meteor shower.

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UW-Madison professor who hunts mysterious particles in Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of physics Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved.

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Near total lunar eclipse will be visible in Wisconsin  

A near total lunar eclipse will cast an orange glow showing off the moon’s craters and details. At its peak --- which is expected at 11:12 p.m. Thursday --- 96 percent of the moon will be covered by the Earth’s shadow. The event known as the blood moon will be visible throughout Wisconsin, as long as the skies stay clear.

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Wisconsin doctor responds to ‘breakthrough trial’ of new cancer vaccine

A new personalized vaccine given in combination with another drug has reduced the chances of a type of skin cancer returning in patients in a clinical trial. A Wisconsin oncologist talks about this breakthrough and its implications for promising cancer research underway in the state.

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Oracle’s credit rating cut amid data center legal battle with Wisconsin regulators

Tech giant Oracle Corp. took a hit to its credit rating amid massive spending in the race to build out artificial intelligence as it battles with Wisconsin regulators in court on financial requirements for data center customers.

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Groups sue Wisconsin DNR over environmental review of Port Washington data centers

In a new lawsuit, environmental groups are alleging the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources backtracked on the agency’s plans to conduct a full environmental review for a $15 billion data center campus in Port Washington.

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