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Wausau to Send Police Officers to Milwaukee for This Summer's RNC, Council Calls for Meeting on Homelessness
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau's finest will be heading to Milwaukee to help secure the 2024 Republican National Convention. Both the Finance Committee and City Council approved an intergovernmental services agreement with the City of Milwaukee for the event. Chief Matt Barnes says eight to ten members of his force will p...
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Biden hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products. Following are reactions to the move. ESWAR PRASAD, CORNE...
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Lincoln County Man Accused of Abuse for Biting His Child
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- A Lincoln County man is accused of child abuse for biting his child as a form of punishment, according to a police report. Officers arrested Jared Ollhoff at his place of employment last week for one felony count of child abuse causing great bodily harm after a report from a Milwaukee-area hospita...
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Update: Fox Sports Host Doug Gottlieb Finalizing Deal To Become UWGB's Next Head Coach
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has found its next men's basketball head coach following the departure of Sundance Wicks. According to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein, Fox Sports Radio host and NCAA March Madness analyst Doug Gottlieb has emerged as a "series candidate" for UWGB's open ...
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Department of Labor Files Complaint Against NCHC Regarding Denied Overtime Pay
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau-based North Central Health Care has been accused of denying overtime pay for managers in the North Central Community Services Program and Affiliates community treatment program. According to a news release from the US Department of Labor current and former case managers reported off-the-cloc...
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Wausau to Send Police Officers to Milwaukee for This Summer's RNC, Council Calls for Meeting on Homelessness
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau's finest will be heading to Milwaukee to help secure the 2024 Republican National Convention. Both the Finance Committee and City Council approved an intergovernmental services agreement with the City of Milwaukee for the event. Chief Matt Barnes says eight to ten members of his force will p...
1h ago
Lincoln County Man Accused of Abuse for Biting His Child
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- A Lincoln County man is accused of child abuse for biting his child as a form of punishment, according to a police report. Officers arrested Jared Ollhoff at his place of employment last week for one felony count of child abuse causing great bodily harm after a report from a Milwaukee-area hospita...
8h ago
Department of Labor Files Complaint Against NCHC Regarding Denied Overtime Pay
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau-based North Central Health Care has been accused of denying overtime pay for managers in the North Central Community Services Program and Affiliates community treatment program. According to a news release from the US Department of Labor current and former case managers reported off-the-cloc...
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Senate Minority Leader McConnell Calls For Extra Security Measures For Milwaukee's RNC Convention
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has requested that the U.S. Secret Service add more security measures to their Milwaukee RNC Convention plan. Republican leaders expect intense protests and demonstrations to occur during the convention. According to the New York Post, McConnell expressed hi...
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Wausau Police Data Shows Drop In Crime Rate Since 2023
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A new report shows traffic citations and warnings have continued to drop significantly since 2019. According to Wausau Police Chief Matt Barnes, while the numbers are important, he believes this is more for holding the department accountable to the community, saying, "Every police departme...
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Sports
Monday High School Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard: Baseball Menominee 6 Wausau East 2 Pacelli 10 Almond-Bancroft 4 Rib Lake 8 Marathon 7 Edgar 2 Spencer 1 Northland Lutheran 9 Tigerton 1 Abbotsford/Colby 9 Loyal 0 Shiocton 11 Iola-Scandanavia 1 Shiocton 7 Iola-Scandanavia 2 Port Edwards 17 Tri-...
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Pirates Top Brewers
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates built a 5-0 lead and held off a Milwaukee rally to earn an 8-6 win over the Brewers on Monday night at American Family Field. Jake Bauers hit his 4th homer of the season and had 4 RBIs. Willy Adames drove in the other two Milwaukee runs. Colin Rea took the loss. It was a r...
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Bucks Refuse Pistons Request To Interview Jon Horst For President Of Basketball Operations Position
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks have refused a division rival's request to interview their GM Jon Horst. According to NBA Insider Marc Stein, the Bucks denied Detroit's request "this week to grant permission to the Pistons to interview Michigan native Jon Horst in Detroit's search for a new president of...
May 13, 2024
Packers Decline Eric Stokes' Fifth Year Option Following Injury Filled 2023 Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers are allowing a former first-round pick to earn a new deal following the upcoming 2024 NFL season. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Green Bay Packers will not pick up cornerback Eric Stokes' fifth-year option. If Stokes' fifth-year option had been exercised by t...
May 03, 2024
Update: Fox Sports Host Doug Gottlieb Finalizing Deal To Become UWGB's Next Head Coach
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has found its next men's basketball head coach following the departure of Sundance Wicks. According to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein, Fox Sports Radio host and NCAA March Madness analyst Doug Gottlieb has emerged as a "series candidate" for UWGB's open ...
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State News
Dem Press Conference Slams Senate Veto Override Session
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- At the Capitol on Tuesday, state Senate Republicans overrode several of Governor Tony Evers vetoes - and then called it a day. They were blasted by Democrats in a post session press conference. Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein wanted the chamber to take up bills passed by the Assembly "Th...
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Wisconsin Gears Up for Near-Record Memorial Day Travel, Second Highest Since 2019
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsinites will be hitting the road for the unofficial start of summer. AAA forecasts near-record numbers for this year's Memorial Day weekend with more than 816,000 Wisconsin residents traveling 50 miles or more. That's over 30,000 more holiday travelers than last year, and second only to the all-tim...
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UW-Madison Professor Says Non-Compete Clause Ban from FTC will Strengthen Economy
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A ruling by the Federal Trade Commission that would ban non-compete clauses could mean better wages for workers. UW-Madison management professor Martin Ganco says non-competes allow companies to lock employees in place without offering competitive wages. "We know based on research, that i...
May 14, 2024
SCOWIS Hears Drop Boxes Arguments
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Ballot drop boxes may be back in Wisconsin elections. The 4-3 liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court appears willing to overturn a ruling restricting their use. That decision was handed down in 2022, when conservative justices held a 4-3 majority on the court. That ruling allowed for ...
May 13, 2024
Evers Sues Legislature to Release Student Literacy Funding
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Governor Tony Evers is once again suing the Wisconsin State Legislature. The governor is making the move over what he calls a refusal to release a critical investment aimed at improving K-12 student literacy. According to Evers, The move comes as Republican lawmakers on the Republican-controll...
May 13, 2024
National News
US Capitol riot's shadow looms over Maryland, West Virginia primaries
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than three years have passed since former President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, trying to overturn his election defeat, but the event will play a ...
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US State Dept moves $1 billion weapons aid for Israel to congressional review, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion package of weapons aid for Israel into the congressional review process, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The latest weapons package includes tank rounds, mortars and armore...
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Wing of Trump's plane hit a corporate jet at West Palm Beach airport, source says
(Reuters) - The wing of former U.S. President Donald Trump's plane, a Boeing 757, hit a corporate jet while taxiing at West Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The Trump campaign di...
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US says Boeing breached 2021 deferred prosecution 737 MAX agreement
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said late on Tuesday that Boeing Co had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. The Justice Department ...
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Biden would veto Israel assistance bill if it passes
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden would veto a bill on Israel security assistance in Congress if it passes, the White House said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Costas Pitas and Dan Whitcomb)
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World News
US Capitol riot's shadow looms over Maryland, West Virginia primaries
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than three years have passed since former President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, trying to overturn his election defeat, but the event will play a ...
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Brazil states ask court to double what Vale, BHP should pay for dam burst
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two Brazilian states have asked a court to more than double the amount that miners Vale and BHP, plus a jointly owned tie-up, must pay in damages for a 2015 deadly tailings dam failure, according to a le...
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Singapore to inaugurate new PM as Lee makes way after 20 years in charge
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence six decades ago, completing a carefully calibrated power transfer designed to guarantee continu...
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Factbox-Singapore's new leader Lawrence Wong
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lawrence Wong, 51, will take over as prime minister of Singapore on Wednesday, becoming the fourth leader of the Asian financial hub since its independence in 1965. Wong succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, the son of the ...
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Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published early on Wednesday, said he backed China's plan for a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, saying Beijing had a full understanding of what lay behind the crisis. Putin, s...
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Business News
Stocks rise, dollar drifts ahead of US inflation report
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday while the dollar drifted lower as traders weighed mixed U.S. producer price data and braced for the crucial consumer price report later in the day that is likely to influence th...
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Brazil pushes out Petrobras CEO, names ex-regulator to top job
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The chief executive of Brazil's Petrobras offered to step down, the state-run oil company said on Tuesday, as the government lined up a former regulator for the role, sending shares sli...
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China central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, matching forecast
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's central bank left a key policy rate unchanged when rolling over maturing medium-term loans on Wednesday, in line with market expectations. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it was keeping the rate on 125 ...
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Dollar droops ahead of crucial CPI test; yen under pressure
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar traded near a one-month low versus the euro on Wednesday amid lower Treasury yields as traders braced for a key U.S. inflation report later in the day that could dictate the path of Federal Reserve pol...
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Fed's Schmid says he is prepared to be patient on policy
(Reuters) - Inflation is still too high, and the U.S. central bank has more work to do to bring it down, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Schmid said on Tuesday, a signal that he supports keeping the Fed's policy rate steady for s...
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Health News
Eisai starts rolling submission for injectable version of Alzheimer's drug with US FDA
(Reuters) - Eisai and partner Biogen said on Tuesday that the Japanese drugmaker has begun submitting data on a rolling basis to the US health regulator for a marketing application of a subcutaneous form of their Alzheimer's disease drug Leqembi. T...
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Eli Lilly reaches settlement with spa selling Mounjaro, Zepbound knockoffs
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly has entered into a settlement deal with a medi spa that had sold counterfeit versions of its popular diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight loss treatment Zepbound, the drugmaker said on Tuesday. As part of the deal, Totality Medis...
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Activist Jana Partners built position in QuidelOrtho in first quarter, sources say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Activist investor Jana Partners built a new stake in U.S. diagnostics company QuidelOrtho during the first quarter, sources familiar with the hedge fund's position told Reuters. It is unclear whether the hedge fun...
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Grifols swings to profit, says debt reduction on track
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish drugmaker Grifols swung to a first-quarter net profit of 21 million euros ($23 million) from a year-ago loss, and said on Tuesday it was on track to meet its 2024 outlook, including cutting debt. Grifols, ...
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CDC makes public influenza A wastewater data to assist bird flu probe
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday released data on influenza A found in wastewater in a public dashboard that could assist in tracking the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that has infected cattle herds. Las...
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Science News
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed operations following a 2022 mission failure. The NS-25 mission will lift off from Launch Site One in West Texas, with the launc...
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Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying humans to space was delayed to May 21 over issues with the spacecraft's propulsion system, Boeing said on Tuesday. Starliner's mission carrying two NASA astronauts to...
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For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag," "hola," "konnichiwa" or "g'day." They might shake hands, bump fists, make a fist-and-palm gesture or press their hands together with a gen...
May 13, 2024
New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Monday may one day help better predict their risk for the disease and highlights potential risk differences from women of Eu...
May 13, 2024
Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, will probably have its fourth flight in 3-5 weeks, the company's Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform...
May 11, 2024
Technology News
Sony shares leap 12% on buyback and dividend plans, higher profit outlook
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Group jumped 12% in early Tokyo trading on Wednesday after the company pledged to boost shareholder returns and forecast higher annual profit with a boost from its image sensors business. The tech and ...
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Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei is revamping its retail strategy and aggressively opening flagship stores in China, with some just a stone's throw away from Apple shops, as it seeks to retake the premium electronics throne in the world's bi...
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Australia's Iress says client data at OneVue platform compromised
(Reuters) - Australia's Iress Ltd said on Wednesday a stolen credential from its third-party user space was used to gain access to client data in the production environment of the financial services software platform OneVue over the weekend. "It ha...
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China's Hailiang, Shinzoom to build auto battery plants in Morocco
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) - Chinese auto battery manufacturers Hailiang and Shinzoom will set up two separate plants in Morocco, as the country seeks to adapt its growing automotive sector to increasing demand for electric vehicles, Moroc...
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Tesla to lay off an additional 601 employees in California - government notice
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla plans to lay off an additional 601 employees in California, according to its notice to government agencies on Monday. The electric carmaker said last month it will lay off 6,020 people in California and Texas, as par...
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Entertainment News
Gayle King, Kate Upton model for 60th Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Journalist Gayle King, plus-sized model Hunter McGrady and returning stars Chrissy Teigen and Kate Upton pose on separate covers unveiled on Tuesday for Sports Illustrated's 60th annual swimsuit issue. First-time Sports Illu...
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Sony rethinking its bid for Paramount, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures is rethinking its bid for Paramount Global, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources, sending the shares of the U.S. media company down more than 7%. Sony and Paramount did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for c...
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Factbox-Cannes 2024: Who are the jury members presided by Greta Gerwig?
CANNES (Reuters) - Almost as prestigious as winning the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, is being on the jury that picks the winner. Artists from around the world who have made a name for themselves in their respective field are pi...
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Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on political and social issues in the movie industry, which he said came at the expense of the actual films. "In the past, people...
May 13, 2024
Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festival, has fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. In a statement dated Sunday, Rasoulof said he...
May 13, 2024