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Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher To Accept Job At U.S. Spy Agency Linked Data Company Palantir
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - Soon-to-be former Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher has decided on what's next after he leaves Congress on April 19th. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Gallagher is set to accept a job with the Colorado-based data analytics and software company Palantir. His exact role with the company r...
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Antigo Postpones Easter Egg Hunt Due To Inclement Weather
ANTIGO, WI (WSAU) - The city of Antigo's annual Easter Egg Hunt has been postponed. This decision marks the second year in a row that the city has had to reschedule because of inclement weather. The hunt was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 30th, but has now been moved to Saturday, April 6. Last year, heavy sno...
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Wisconsin Democrat Party Vastly Outraises Wisconsin Republican Party As Spring Election Looms
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - As voters across the state will be heading to the polls next Tuesday to vote in numerous local races and two state constitutional amendments, both state parties are continuing to compete for one of the most important commodities in politics: money. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Dani...
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Exclusive-Taiwan's navy chief to visit U.S. next week, sources say
By Idrees Ali and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States from next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China raises threats towa...
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Bond Increased for Wausau Man Facing Homicide Charges in Portage County
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- One of the three suspects in the beating death of a 61-year-old man in Stevens Point is back behind bars after a bond modification hearing. Christian Emerson returned to court on Thursday where a judge increased his bond to $250,000 cash. He did not post the money and was returned to the Por...
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Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher To Accept Job At U.S. Spy Agency Linked Data Company Palantir
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - Soon-to-be former Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher has decided on what's next after he leaves Congress on April 19th. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Gallagher is set to accept a job with the Colorado-based data analytics and software company Palantir. His exact role with the company r...
18m ago
Antigo Postpones Easter Egg Hunt Due To Inclement Weather
ANTIGO, WI (WSAU) - The city of Antigo's annual Easter Egg Hunt has been postponed. This decision marks the second year in a row that the city has had to reschedule because of inclement weather. The hunt was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 30th, but has now been moved to Saturday, April 6. Last year, heavy sno...
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Wisconsin Democrat Party Vastly Outraises Wisconsin Republican Party As Spring Election Looms
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - As voters across the state will be heading to the polls next Tuesday to vote in numerous local races and two state constitutional amendments, both state parties are continuing to compete for one of the most important commodities in politics: money. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Dani...
5h ago
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Bond Increased for Wausau Man Facing Homicide Charges in Portage County
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- One of the three suspects in the beating death of a 61-year-old man in Stevens Point is back behind bars after a bond modification hearing. Christian Emerson returned to court on Thursday where a judge increased his bond to $250,000 cash. He did not post the money and was returned to the Por...
18h ago
Tick population much higher this spring
MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -Health professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency warn that Wisconsin may owe the spread of tick borne illnesses to climate change. "The climate change that we're seeing definitely has been the reason for this explosion in ticks, as well as the increase in human diseases," ...
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Sports
Bucks lose to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WSAU-MetroSource) - The Bucks fell to the Pelicans 107-100 in New Orleans. Giannis Antetokounmpo led all scorers with 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for a double-double. Damian Lillard and Malik Beasley each netted 20 points, while Khris Middleton struggled to seven points on just 3-of-12 shooting. ...
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Report: Badgers Head Coach Greg Gard Will Return For 10th Season
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers will be bringing back one of their longest-tenured coaches in 2024. Greg Gard, the head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, is set to return for a tenth season, according to Chris McIntosh, the athletic director at the University of Wisconsin, who spoke with ...
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Wisconsin Badgers Star A.J. Storr Will Enter Transfer Portal After Declaring For NBA Draft
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers will be without their top scorer next season after guard A.J. Storr confirmed that he will enter the transfer portal if he is not taken in this year's NBA draft. According to 247 Sports' Travis Branham, a source close to the matter confirmed that Storr will indeed be moving on...
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Former Packers Tight End Josiah Deguara To Sign One-Year Deal With Jaguars
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - One of the Packers' most versatile players on offense has signed elsewhere for the 2024 NFL season. According to Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report, former Green Bay Packers tight end Josiah Deguara is inking a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Packers selected Deguara in the th...
Mar 28, 2024
Update: Bucks Guard Patrick Beverley (Wrist) Expected To Play Thursday vs Pelicans
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks may be without one of their defensive leaders for the remainder of the season. Recently acquired guard Patrick Beverley said on The Pat Bev Pod that he will need surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist, which would sideline him for three to four months. According ...
Mar 28, 2024
State News
Wisconsin Schools get $12 Million in Federal Mental Health Grants
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Forty Wisconsin schools will be getting more federal aid to improve mental health services. The $12 million in grants comes from the 2022 federal Safer Communities program. State schools superintendent Dr. Jill Underly says the districts will have the chance to make a tremendous difference in ...
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Another Attempt To Recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Another attempt to recall state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The State Journal reports that recall organizer Matthew Snorek filed paperwork with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday. The first attempt to recall Vos was launched in January but went off the rails with a lack of valid s...
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Wisconsin Universities Propose 3.75% Tuition Hike for 2024-25
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Universities of Wisconsin is proposing a 3.75% tuition increase for resident undergraduates in 2024-25. Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman says the rate increase is similar to recent inflation. Rothman also announced he has asked for an updated affordability review that will ...
Mar 28, 2024
Wisconsin Wins First Federal Approval for Summer Food Benefits for Low-Income Families
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin is the first state to receive federal approval to provide summer food benefits for low-income families. Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service approved Wisconsin's plan for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) p...
Mar 28, 2024
New Report Shows Wisconsin's Homeless Population Increased Post-Pandemic
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Wisconsin's homelessness rate is trending upwards according to a new report. The Wisconsin Policy Forum says the number of homeless Wisconsinites is up after years of decline. WPF says pressures from the pandemic pushed many people out of their homes as they lost their jobs, and the sudden ris...
Mar 27, 2024
National News
Texas appeals court acquits woman convicted of illegally voting in 2016
(Reuters) - A Texas appeals court on Thursday reversed its prior ruling and acquitted a woman who had been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to vote in the 2016 election against state law, after a higher court ordered it to reconside...
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US inflation increases moderately in February; consumer spending surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prices increased moderately in February and the cost of services outside housing slowed considerably, keeping a June interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on the table. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) p...
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Japan finally screens 'Oppenheimer', with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima
By Irene Wang HIROSHIMA (Reuters) - Best picture winner "Oppenheimer" finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme would be received in the only country ...
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Factbox-Major cases before the US Supreme Court this term
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's current term features major cases involving former President Donald Trump's ballot disqualification, his claim of immunity from prosecution, the abortion pill, gun rights, the power of federal agencies, social m...
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Kamala Harris pushes the envelope as Biden struggles with some Democrats
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Hosting rapper Fat Joe at the White House to talk about reforming marijuana laws. Visiting an abortion clinic. Calling for a ceasefire in Gaza at the historic Selma bridge in Alabama. Walking the bloodstained crime s...
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World News
Russia remands journalist in custody for two months for links to Navalny group
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has remanded journalist Antonina Favorskaya in custody for two months after she was charged with participation in an extremist organisation, the Moscow court service said. Favorskaya was detained on March 27 and a...
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Biden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. will impose costs for Russia's "appalling attempts" to use Americans as bargaining chips in a statement to mark the one-year anniversary of Wall Street Journal rep...
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Famine is "quite possibly" in some areas of northern Gaza, U.S. official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Famine is both a risk and "quite possibly" present in at least some areas in northern Gaza, a senior State Department official told Reuters on Friday, while adding that the scarcity of trucks was a key obstacle for more human...
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Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel sustained its aerial and ground bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing dozens of Palestinians, as fighting raged around Gaza City's main Al Shifa hospital, Palestinian officials and the Israel...
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Gaza fisherman braves Israeli navy fire to support his family
By Doaa Rouqa GAZA (Reuters) - Before the Gaza war, Palestinian fisherman Jalal Qaraan navigated his small boat for long distances in search of a good catch. These days he says merely casting his nets could be deadly if he draws the wrath of the Is...
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Business News
Powell to update views on policy as inflation remains sticky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday will update his views on U.S. inflation and the economy following the release of data showing price increases running faster than the central bank chief last week anticipated. Gov...
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Chile's Codelco posts 2023 profit dip as production falls
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chilean copper giant Codelco reported gross profit of $3.12 billion for 2023, the state-owned producer said in a filing on Thursday, a 34% dip from a year earlier after the state firm faced operational and production challenges. Cod...
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US finalizes tougher new tailpipe emissions limits for heavy duty vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it was finalizing stringent new tailpipe emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles like semi-trucks and buses. The EPA said the new rules setting s...
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US inflation increases moderately in February; consumer spending surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prices increased moderately in February and the cost of services outside housing slowed considerably, keeping a June interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on the table. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) p...
2h ago
With China EV launch, Xiaomi's 'Thor' takes on Elon Musk
By Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) - He was called China's answer to Steve Jobs for taking Xiaomi from scrappy startup to an electronics giant known for its smartphones. With the launch of a much-hyped and against-the-odds electric car, Lei Jun, Xiaomi'...
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Health News
Polish president halts law easing access to 'morning after' pill
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's conservative President Andrzej Duda on Friday vetoed a bill to ease women's access to the "morning after" contraceptive pill, sparking outrage among left-wing and liberal poli...
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Births fall in Italy for 15th year running to record low
ROME (Reuters) - Births in Italy dropped to a record low in 2023, the 15th consecutive annual decline, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink. Italy's ever-falling birth rate is considered a national ...
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Brazil's Hapvida posts 105% increase in fourth-quarter adjusted profit
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian healthcare operator Hapvida posted on Thursday a 104.8% increase in its adjusted net profit for the fourth quarter from a year earlier. The company reported a 330.5 million real ($65.9 million)adjusted net profit in ...
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Rite Aid moves ahead on restructuring as sale efforts continue
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rite Aid, one of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, received permission from a U.S. judge on Thursday to begin voting on a bankruptcy restructuring plan that would turn over most of the company's equity to its...
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US FDA extends review of Applied Therapeutics' genetic disease drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its review of Applied Therapeutics' experimental drug to treat galactosemia, a rare genetic metabolic disease, the company said on Thursday. The health regulator will now give its decis...
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Science News
Dogs can associate words with objects, study finds
By Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Dogs are able to understand that some words refer to objects in a way that is similar to humans, a small study of canine brain waves has found, offering insight into the way the minds of man's best friends wo...
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Secret planting operation boosts critically endangered Welsh shrub
By Helena Williams LONDON (Reuters) - At a secret location in the Welsh countryside, naturalists have planted 30 young specimens of a once-common plant that has been collected - and nibbled - almost to extinction. Cotoneaster Cambricus, Welsh Coton...
Mar 28, 2024
A million solar eclipse enthusiasts expected at Niagara Falls
By Wa Lone and Nivedita Balu NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (Reuters) - From vintage train rides costing almost $4,000 per person to hotel rooms listed at $1,600 a night, businesses in and around majestic Niagara Falls are preparing to cash in on the April...
Mar 28, 2024
Scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova
By Ari Rabinovitch REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) - About 20 million years ago, in a galaxy not so far away, a large star exploded and sent elements representing the building blocks of life racing through space. About a year ago, by chance, as the light...
Mar 27, 2024
Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers on Wednesday announced that they have detected a strong and organized magnetic field twisted in a spiral pattern around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, revealing previously unknown qualitie...
Mar 27, 2024
Technology News
Renault to invest $320 million, hire 550 workers to make electric vans in Northern France
SANDOUVILLE, France (Reuters) - French car maker Renault plans to invest 300 million euros ($323.25 million) in its assembly plant located in Sandouville in northern France to make new-generation electric vans from 2026. The company will add 550 st...
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Musk's Grok-1.5 AI chatbot to be available next week
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI's latest Grok-1.5 chatbot will be available on his social media platform X next week, the billionaire said in a post on X on Friday. "Grok 2 should exceed current AI on all metrics. In tra...
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China's Huawei continues rebound with strongest earnings growth since 2019
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies saw its fastest growth in four years in 2023, with a rebound in its consumer segment and income from new businesses like smart car components accelerating its recovery from U.S...
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Musk's xAI to launch improved version of chatbot
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an improved version of its chatbot Grok called Grok-1.5, which will be available to early testers and existing Grok users on social media platform X in the ...
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Automotive computer chip maker NXP rolls out new platform
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - NXP Semiconductors NV, the biggest maker of computer chips for cars, on Thursday said it had introduced a new platform that will simplify and speed up software development for its customers. The platform, which integrates soft...
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Entertainment News
Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies - source
(Reuters) - Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died aged 87, a source close to the actor confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington)
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'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan to be given knighthood
LONDON (Reuters) - British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, fresh from his Oscar victory for historical drama "Oppenheimer", will receive a knighthood from Britain for services to film. His wife and film producer Emma Thomas will receive a dam...
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Blackwells sues Disney in Delaware over disclosure in relationship with ValueAct
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackwells Capital is ratcheting up the pressure on Walt Disney in a bruising boardroom battle by suing the entertainment giant in Delaware court for information that may point to possible disclosure violations in dealings with...
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'The Batman,' a 2022 blockbuster, wasn't plagiarized, US judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Bros Entertainment didn't steal the plot for its 2022 blockbuster "The Batman" from a writer who created a story about the caped crusader three decades earlier, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on W...
Mar 27, 2024
Spice Girl Mel B shares more in expanded memoir, aims to help abuse survivors
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spice Girl Mel B is releasing an expanded version of her 2018 memoir, sharing more details about her personal life which she hopes will help survivors of domestic abuse. The British singer and television person...
Mar 27, 2024