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Volume 90 | December 23, 2019

WLIC Trivia

Do Male or Female Reindeer grow antlers?

A) Males

B) Neither

C) Females

D) Both

A nswer shown below!

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In the News

House Passes USMCA

One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. By a 385-41 vote, the House approved a bill that puts in place terms of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Wild Deer Tests Positive in Sheboygan County's First Case of CWD

A wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease for the first time in Sheboygan County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said in a news release Friday. Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties will both have renewed baiting and feeding bans because of the positive result, Sheboygan for three years and Fond du Lac for two.

Germany is Bracing for Swine Fever

German hunting dogs are being trained to sniff out dead wild boar, authorities are stockpiling electric fences along the eastern frontier and the government in Berlin is urging drivers not to toss ham-sandwich scraps out of their car windows. These are just some of the measures Europe’s top pork producer is taking to try to thwart the deadly African swine fever (ASF) that’s roiled global meat trade and is moving ever closer to its borders.

WLIC Trivia

Do Male or Female Reindeer grow antlers?

A) Males

B) Neither

C) Females

> D) Both <

Both male and female reindeer grow antlers!

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