What it's like to shop at Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by a Wisconsin billionaire

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A Menards store in Wisconsin.
A Menards store in Wisconsin.

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We live part-time in California but still own our big house in the Midwest. With some creativity, we did it on a budget.

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Author Kelly Dwyer smiling next to railing in front of ocean at Huntington Beach
I love spending part of my year in California while being able to return home to the Midwest.

Kelly Dwyer

See aboard the USS Beloit, the Navy's new $500 million littoral combat ship upgraded to fight near coastlines

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The USS Beloit decorated with ribbons.
USS Beloit is the US Navy's newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship.

US Navy photo by EJ Hersom

The blue wall was Kamala Harris' clearest path to the White House. Here's why it faded away.

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Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris made a final push for votes with an Election Day eve rally in Philadelphia.

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How these 7 swing states could decide the 2024 US election

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From the Sun Belt to the Rust Belt, these seven swing states will be key for the presidential candidates to win the 2024 US presidential election. Here's where Trump and Harris stand.

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The blue wall battlegrounds will be won or lost on the economy. Here's where Harris stands in these critical states.

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Kamala Harris speaks in Flint, Michigan.
Vice President Kamala Harris' economic pitch is being put to the test in Michigan, a Midwestern battleground pivotal to her campaign.

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The Midwest is having a moment

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Photo colalge featuring JD Vance and Tim Walz wearing a Harris-Walz camo hat, singer Chappell Roan, and a partial map of the Midwest region of the U.S

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Hillary Clinton never campaigned in swing state Wisconsin in 2016. Kamala Harris isn't making that mistake.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a campaign rally in Milwaukee.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota took a short detour to Milwaukee to headline a rally during the Democratic National Convention.

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I never had any desire to visit the Midwest until a trip to Wisconsin changed my entire outlook on travel

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Author Hayley Hutson walking in Peninsula State Park
I had an amazing time visiting Door County, Wisconsin.

Hayley Hutson

How Wisconsin became the must-win state of the 2024 presidential race

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Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigning in Wisconsin.

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