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Weston Tourism Commission Denies Monk Gardens Request for Blossom of Lights Funding
WESTON, WI (WSAU) -- The Village of Weston Tourism Commission has denied a funding request from Monk Botanical Gardens for their upcoming Blossom of Lights festival. Commissioners cited the board's handling of their short-lived name change and the controversy that surrounded it while also questioning their increased fu...
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Biden's approval rating falls to lowest level in nearly two years-Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating this month fell to its lowest level in almost two years, tying the lowest reading of his presidency in a warning sign for his reelection effort, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The four-day poll, which closed on Monday, showed just 36% of Ame...
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Brewers Starting Pitcher Joe Ross Placed On 15-Day IL; Tobias Myers Recalled From Triple-A
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers will be without another starting pitcher due to injury, as Joe Ross was officially placed on the injured list. According to a post on X from the team, Ross suffered a lower back strain against the Miami Marlins on Monday night and will be out for the next two weeks, and Tobias Myers h...
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Packers Tight End Tucker Kraft & Right Tackle Zach Tom Out Until August Due To Pectoral Injuries
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers will be without two key players until training camp begins in August due to pectoral injuries. According to Head Coach Matt LaFleur, who spoke after OTAs on Tuesday, it's unknown how tight end Tucker Kraft and tackle Zach Tom suffered the injuries, but he confirmed that neit...
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Wausau Police Announce Significant East Side Drug Bust
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Police have announced a significant drug bust on the city's east side. It started with a report of a disturbance at a home. One of the suspects left the scene before police arrived. Officers managed to catch up with them later. As they were taking the suspect into custody officers called for...
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Weston Tourism Commission Denies Monk Gardens Request for Blossom of Lights Funding
WESTON, WI (WSAU) -- The Village of Weston Tourism Commission has denied a funding request from Monk Botanical Gardens for their upcoming Blossom of Lights festival. Commissioners cited the board's handling of their short-lived name change and the controversy that surrounded it while also questioning their increased fu...
3h ago
Wausau Police Announce Significant East Side Drug Bust
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Police have announced a significant drug bust on the city's east side. It started with a report of a disturbance at a home. One of the suspects left the scene before police arrived. Officers managed to catch up with them later. As they were taking the suspect into custody officers called for...
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Ehrisman Trial Scheduled for December
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A three-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Wisconsin Rapids man accused of trying to kill a relative by smothering them with a pillow. Court records show Tommy Ehrisman will be tried from December 10th through the 12th for one count of attempted homicide in a domestic abuse setting. ...
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Two People Injured in Portage County Motorcycle Crash, Driver Cited for OWI
TOWN OF GRANT, WI (WSAU) -- Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash on Sunday evening in rural Portage County. Sheriff's officials say a driver and passenger were thrown from the bike on Highway WW in the Town of Grant. Investigators say the driver lost control near the shoulder and went into a field. Both the dr...
May 20, 2024
Governor Evers Kicks Off Tourism Week in Biron
BIRON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers kicked off tourism week on Monday with a visit to the Rooted in Red Cranberry Farm in Biron to spotlight the growing ag tourism industry. He says farms like Rooted in Red, which offer tours and hands-on experiences, combine two of the state's biggest industries to create a better...
May 20, 2024
Sports
Packers Begin OTAs As Fans Get First Look At 2024 Team; Kingsley Enagbare Participates Despite Knee Injury
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have begun their 2024 OTAs, and fans are getting their first look at the teams' rookies on the field with Jordan Love and the rest of the team. According to the Athletics' Matt Schneidman, one of the main surprises of the day has been former Wisconsin Badgers head coach Paul...
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Baseball Regional Pairings Set
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here are the pairings for the high school baseball regional tournaments: D-1 Stevens Point and Hudson get first round byes Tuesday May 28th New Richmond at DC Everest Menominee at Wausau East Wausau West at Eau Claire North Marshfield at River Falls Wisconsin Rapids at Chippewa Falls Superior at Ea...
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Monday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 9 Antigo 2 Marshfield 1 Medford 0 Marathon 9 Pittsville 3 Rib Lake 10 Gilman 0 Witt/Birn 8 Spencer 7 Rapids Assumption 14 Port Edwards 3 Stratford 10 Mosinee 0 Softball Regionals Menominee 10 Wausau West 2 Rapids Assumption ...
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Brewers Let One Get Away
MIAMI, FLA (WSAU) -- The Miami Marlins pushed across runs in the 9th and 10th innings to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Monday night. With the Brewers leading 2-1 in the bottom of the 9th Nick Gordon singled and stole second. He scored on a bloop single from Otto Lopez to tie the game. The Brewers had runners on sec...
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Brewers Starting Pitcher Joe Ross Placed On 15-Day IL; Tobias Myers Recalled From Triple-A
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers will be without another starting pitcher due to injury, as Joe Ross was officially placed on the injured list. According to a post on X from the team, Ross suffered a lower back strain against the Miami Marlins on Monday night and will be out for the next two weeks, and Tobias Myers h...
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State News
Chinese Communist Party Critic Mike Gallagher Banned from Entering China
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- China bans a former Wisconsin congressman from entering the country. Mike Gallagher was a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist government well before leaving Congress prior to the end of his term last month. The Green Bay Republican helped author legislation banning TikTok in the U.S., chai...
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17-Year Cicadas Emerging in Southern Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Cicadas are starting to emerge from their 17-year slumber in southern Wisconsin. The DNR confirmed Brood XIII cicadas activity in Lake Geneva. Cicadas are noisy insects that live underground more than 95% of their lives and emerge for about a month, feeding on plants. This feeding generally does not inju...
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DATCP says Be Aware of Scams Targeting Job Seekers
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Criminals are targeting people looking for a new job, and those on unemployment. Wisconsin consumer protection director Michelle Reinen says a new scam offers to set up a home office for you, using a check the scammers send. "You don't get any goods that you've purchased. The check they s...
May 20, 2024
Rep. Stubbs Wants Kaul to Act on Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls Task Force
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A state lawmaker continues to push for creation of a task force on missing and murdered Black women and girls in Wisconsin. Representative Sheila Stubbs joined other lawmakers, family members of victims and advocates at the Capitol last week. The Madison Democrat wants action from Democratic A...
May 20, 2024
DHS Announces New Vaccination Requirements for Kids
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- New vaccination requirements for kids in Wisconsin schools and child care centers. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announces updates that include a requirement for meningitis vaccination and that chickenpox infection must be documented by a qualified medical professional. There is ...
May 20, 2024
National News
LA police probe how 'Friends' star Matthew Perry obtained lethal ketamine dose
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles homicide detectives and federal agents are investigating how "Friends" star Matthew Perry obtained the high dose of the powerful prescription drug ketamine that was found in his body and determine...
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Republican-led US states challenge White House environmental review reforms
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 20 U.S. states sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, seeking to block new reforms to the U.S. environmental review process for major projects such as transmission lines and wind and...
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Democratic US lawmakers introduce bill to bar foreign payments to president
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bar the president and other top officials from accepting payments from foreign governments while in office, a measure clearly aimed at Republic...
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TPC Group fined $30 million over 2019 Texas blasts that caused evacuations
(Reuters) - TPC Group pleaded guilty to a Clean Air Act violation and was fined more than $30 million over blasts at its Port Neches petrochemical plant in Texas that prompted thousands of people to be evacuated in 2019, the Justice Department said...
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Oil executives to host Trump fundraiser in Houston
(Reuters) - The leaders of three big U.S. oil companies will host a fundraising luncheon in Houston on Wednesday benefiting Donald Trump's presidential campaign, according to a copy of an invitation seen by Reuters. Drillers tend to back Trump's pr...
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World News
Haiti police to head security mission set to deploy by end of May, transition council says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's national police force will take charge of a much-awaited U.N.-backed security mission set to launch by the end of this month, Haiti's transition council said on Tuesday. Police will oversee the force, meant to wre...
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Ukrainian gunners finally get shells to stop Russians near Kharkiv
By Inna Varenytsia NEAR VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian servicemen operating a howitzer in Kharkiv region near the Russian border work around the clock to stop an incursion by Moscow's troops, and they are finally getting the shells to do ...
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Injured passengers on Singapore Airlines face varied compensation
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Passengers injured by severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday are likely eligible for compensation, but the amount each receives could differ dramatically even for identical injuries due to an internation...
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Exclusive-Trump foreign policy adviser urges sanctions on ICC officials after meeting Netanyahu
By Gram Slattery (Reuters) - The United States should slap sanctions on International Criminal Court officials who seek an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a top foreign policy adviser to Republican presidential candidate Donal...
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Shaken passengers arrive in Singapore after turbulence-hit flight
By Kokkai Ng and Joseph Campbell SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Many passengers on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by heavy turbulence which left dozens injured and one dead from a suspected heart attack finally reached Singapore on Wednesday morning. Dozen...
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Business News
Japan's Nikkei seen rising 4.6% this year on solid corporate outlook, global economy - Reuters poll
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average will rise 4.6% by year end, supported by a firm corporate outlook and a solid global economy, according to equity market strategists in a Reuters poll. The Nikkei is forecast to trade a...
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Analysis-Bulls beat a path to China stock shop but foreigners dare not go in
By Samuel Shen and Dhara Ranasinghe SHANGHAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Emboldened by China's latest measures and pledges to fix the weakest parts of its struggling economy, domestic investors are scooping up shares in a cheap stock market, while most fore...
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UK pay deals average almost 5% in crucial April period: Brightmine
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) - British employers handed out pay deals worth almost 5% in the three months to April, the busiest month for annual settlements, according to a survey that adds to signs that pay growth - a major driver of inflation pressure...
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Japanese business confidence weighed down by weak yen, price pressures - Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business morale held steady in May, but manufacturers and service-sector firms complained that inflationary pressures driven by the weak yen were squeezing profit margins, a Reuters monthly survey sho...
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Viasat shares fall as slowing fixed broadband hurts revenue outlook
(Reuters) - Viasat forecast annual revenue below Wall Street estimates in anticipation of a slowdown in its satellite services business, sending its shares down more than 11% after the bell on Tuesday. The company said it expects revenue from its s...
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Health News
Medical device company to pay $42 million to resolve US lead-testing defect charges
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A medical device company has agreed to pay $42 million and plead guilty to resolve U.S. charges that it concealed a malfunction in its lead-testing devices that resulted in thousands of children and other patients...
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Kansas abortion providers seek to block law requiring them to report patients' reasons
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Abortion providers in Kansas are asking a state court to block a new law requiring them to report patients' reasons for getting abortions to state authorities. In a motion filed late on Monday in Johnson County Civil ...
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US CDC asks states to keep flu testing on high this summer
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday advised states to aid in H5N1 bird flu surveillance by increasing testing of influenza A virus samples during the summer season to help detect even rare cases of transmission of the virus ...
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US FDA staff says Guardant's test may fail to detect some pre-cancerous tumors
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's staff reviewers on Tuesday raised concerns that Guardant Health's experimental blood test for a cancer of colon or rectum may fail to detect some types of tumors that can later become cancerous. The re...
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UK announces compensation package for blood scandal victims
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would begin making further interim compensation payments to the victims of the contaminated blood and blood products scandal. "The government will be making further interim payments ahead of the establi...
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Science News
US assesses Russia launched space weapon near American satellite last week
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia last week launched a satellite that U.S. intelligence officials believe to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites, the U.S. Space Command said Tuesday as the Russian spacecraf...
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Chinese fossil reveals evolution of skin in feathered dinosaurs
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a dog-sized herbivore with a parrot-like beak, that was donated to a Chinese university came with a surprise - one revealed only after scientists viewed it un...
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US FDA clears Neuralink's brain chip implant in second patient, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink to implant its brain chip in a second person after the company offered fixes to a problem that occurred in the first patient, the Wall Street Journal reporte...
May 20, 2024
Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the company's suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022, resuming its space tourism business. Si...
May 19, 2024
Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie'
By Catarina Demony and Ana Cantero LISBON (Reuters) - A bright comet fragment lit up the skies over parts of Spain and Portugal late on Saturday, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), with one Lisbon resident saying the dazzling display "f...
May 19, 2024
Technology News
Meta deleted Facebook account of Slovak PM's shooter after attack
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Facebook removed the account of the suspected shooter of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the attack, the company and a state agency said on Tuesday, as the government continues to probe whether the attacker had h...
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Anthropic hires Airbnb veteran Krishna Rao as first CFO, The Information reports
(Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has hired Airbnb veteran Krishna Rao as its first finance chief, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Anthropic and Rao did not immediately respond to a R...
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Apple says US antitrust lawsuit should be dismissed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple said Tuesday it plans to ask a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March that alleged the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up pri...
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Explainer-What are AI PCs?
(Reuters) - The PC just got an AI makeover, raising hopes that the buzzy technology would help revive an industry that has been on a steady decline over the last few years. Here's everything we know about AI PCs: WHAT ARE AI PCS? Manufacturers say ...
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Palo Alto slides as billings forecast points to clients deferring payments
(Reuters) - Palo Alto Networks shares fell 3.5% on Tuesday after a largely in-line fourth-quarter billings forecast indicated the near-term impact of the cybersecurity firm's attempts to consolidate its services under a single platform. The company...
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Entertainment News
Korea's Ryoo promises fresh action, relatable problems in 'Veteran' sequel
By Hanna Rantala CANNES, France (Reuters) - Nine years after his box office hit "Veteran," South Korean filmmaker Ryoo Seung-wan is bringing the Violent Crime Investigation Division back to the big screen with "Veteran 2". The action-thriller, whic...
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Cronenberg says ghoulish Cannes entry 'The Shrouds' did not lessen his grief
By Alicia Powell and Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) - David Cronenberg, who has made a career out of the macabre, found that making his deeply personal new film "The Shrouds" did not lessen the grief he feels over his wife's death. "I don'...
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Comcast prices Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ streaming bundle at $15 a month
(Reuters) - Comcast's new streaming bundle, packaging its Peacock service with Netflix and Apple TV+, will cost $15 per month for all Xfinity internet and TV customers, the media and broadband company said on Tuesday. The new bundle, StreamSaver, i...
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Trump would be surprised by Cannes biopic 'The Apprentice,' says director
By Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) - Donald Trump would likely be surprised by "The Apprentice," director Ali Abbasi said on Tuesday of his biopic about Trump's early years as a real estate mogul, adding he was open to meeting with the form...
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Election year Trump biopic 'The Apprentice' premieres at Cannes
CANNES, France (Reuters) - "The Apprentice", Iran-born director Ali Abbasi's much-anticipated drama of a young Donald Trump's ascendancy as a New York real estate mogul, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. Part of the pull of the film ...
May 20, 2024