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Two Finalists Named in Wisconsin Rapids School Superintendent Search
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Rapids Public School District has named two finalists for their Superintendent position, including one internal candidate. According to the district's superintendent search website current Luxemburg-Casco Superintendent Jo-Ellen Fairbanks-Schutz and Lincoln High School Princ...
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Former Wisconsin Governor Candidate Timothy Ramthun Announces State Senate Bid
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - A former Wisconsin Republican candidate for governor is returning to the spotlight by announcing his bid for the state Senate. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Timothy Ramthun, who placed third in the 2022 governor election, will challenge Republican Sen. Dan Feyen for the 20th Senate D...
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Packers Agree To Deal With Veteran Offensive Tackle Andre Dillard As Draft Approaches
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a deal with a former first-round pick offensive tackle as the team looks to rebuild their offensive line. According to a post from the team on X, Andre Dillard, who spent last season with the Tennessee Titans and was formally with the Philadelphia Eagles, will...
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US Congress moves ahead on bill to push TikTok's Chinese owner to sell
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An effort to force TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in the U.S. was gaining steam in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives setting a vote for S...
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Former Badgers Guard A.J. Storr Set To Transfer To Kansas; Chucky Hepburn Enters Transfer Portal
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Former Wisconsin Badgers star A.J. Storr has decided on where he will play basketball this upcoming season, moving from the Big Ten to the Big 12. According to On3, Storr has committed to the Kansas Jayhawks after considering numerous teams, including Arkansas, Illinois, and Texas, based on potenti...
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Local News
Two Finalists Named in Wisconsin Rapids School Superintendent Search
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Rapids Public School District has named two finalists for their Superintendent position, including one internal candidate. According to the district's superintendent search website current Luxemburg-Casco Superintendent Jo-Ellen Fairbanks-Schutz and Lincoln High School Princ...
3h ago
Former Wisconsin Governor Candidate Timothy Ramthun Announces State Senate Bid
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - A former Wisconsin Republican candidate for governor is returning to the spotlight by announcing his bid for the state Senate. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Timothy Ramthun, who placed third in the 2022 governor election, will challenge Republican Sen. Dan Feyen for the 20th Senate D...
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Explosion Levels Rural Wood County Home
TOWN OF SARATOGA, WI (WSAU) -- Crews in Wood County were called to a home explosion and fire in the Town of Saratoga on Wednesday. It happened at 7840 Pinehaven Court at 9:45 PM where a home was fully engulfed in flames. The homeowner confirmed that no one was in the building at the time, and crews managed to extinguis...
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Bangstad Issues Statement Regarding Missed Court Appearance
MINOCQUA, WI (WSAU) -- Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad says he had dates mixed up, causing him to miss a court appearance on Wednesday. In a lengthy post to Facebook, Bangstad says he has been required to turn over documents related to his personal finances and the brewery, even though his insurance compan...
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State Of Affairs Ep. 12 Wisconsin Republican Rep. Calvin Callahan
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - State of Affairs episode twelve is now available, featuring Republican Wisconsin 35th Assembly Rep. Calvin Callahan joining the program to discuss his campaign and issues facing the state. While discussing Gov. Evers's recent decisions to veto several bills that would've provided tax cuts to Wiscons...
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Sports
Brewers Knock Off Padres in Pitcher's Dual
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers broke up a no-hit bid in the 7th to score a 1-0 win over San Diego on getaway day for both clubs. Willy Adames reached base on a single into shallow right field for the Crew's first hit of the game. Milwaukee would then string together hits from Brice Turang and Blake Perki...
Apr 17, 2024
Packers Agree To Deal With Veteran Offensive Tackle Andre Dillard As Draft Approaches
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a deal with a former first-round pick offensive tackle as the team looks to rebuild their offensive line. According to a post from the team on X, Andre Dillard, who spent last season with the Tennessee Titans and was formally with the Philadelphia Eagles, will...
5h ago
Former Badgers Guard A.J. Storr Set To Transfer To Kansas; Chucky Hepburn Enters Transfer Portal
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Former Wisconsin Badgers star A.J. Storr has decided on where he will play basketball this upcoming season, moving from the Big Ten to the Big 12. According to On3, Storr has committed to the Kansas Jayhawks after considering numerous teams, including Arkansas, Illinois, and Texas, based on potenti...
8h ago
Packers To Host UTEP Quarterback Gavin Hardison For Top 30 Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers are looking to add a quarterback competition this offseason to see who will back up Jordan Love come September. According to the Packers Wire, the team is hosting UTEP quarterback Gavin Hardison for an official visit this week after previously meeting with Kentucky quarterba...
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Bucks, Pacers First-Round Playoff Schedule Finalized
NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) -- The NBA has finalized the playoff schedule for all first-round series, including Milwaukee's matchup with the Indiana Pacers. The best-of-seven series begins Sunday at 6:00 PM CT at Fiserv Forum. Game two will also be in Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 23rd with tip-off at 7:30 PM. Games three and fo...
Apr 17, 2024
State News
Barca Enters Race in 1st Congressional District
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A long-time Wisconsin Democratic politician is running for Congress. Peter Barca is challenging Republican Congressman Bryan Steil in his bid for a fourth term representing the 1st Congressional District. Barca is a veteran of Wisconsin politics and his announcement was not unexpected, after h...
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Body Parts Found Along Lake Michigan Beach 'Believed to Be' Those of Sade Robinson
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Body parts that washed ashore along a remote stretch of a Lake Michigan beach in south Milwaukee are "believed to be" those of Sade Robinson. The remains, which included a torso and an arm, were found Thursday morning near 5th and Marina, police say. Robinson, 19, was killed and d...
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Wisconsin General Fund to Drop Billions of Dollars
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum shows the state's general fund will be dropping significantly from record highs following the pandemic. Researcher Jason Stein says the fund will be dropping from over $6 billion to under $4 billion. "The state going forward does need to be cir...
Apr 17, 2024
Wisconsin Senators React to Dismissal of Mayorkas Impeachment
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's U.S. senators are weighing in on the dismissal of articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Sen. Ron Johnson (R) Today Senate Democrats abdicated their constitutional duty and did great harm to the U.S. Senate by cavalierly dismissing the serious charges ...
Apr 17, 2024
Rain Drops Fire Danger to Low, Winds Rip Roof off Historic Beloit Building
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- All 72 Wisconsin counties have low wildfire danger. That follows rainfall Tuesday night into Wednesday. It's a significant improvement from earlier in the week, when all but 2 counties had high or very high fire danger. It's not all good news though. High winds from Tuesday night's severe weat...
Apr 17, 2024
National News
Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested from New York's Columbia campus
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday on the campus of Columbia University after its president authorized New York police to clear an encampment set up by students demonstrating against Is...
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Biden taps Curtis Ried to be next US ambassador to OSCE, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday announced the nomination of Curtis Ried as the U.S. representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Ried serves as chief of staff and executive secretary of the Wh...
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Maine lawmakers pass gun bills in wake of October mass shooting
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Maine lawmakers on Thursday sent a raft of gun safety measures to the governor to sign into law, fulfilling a promise to take swift action designed to prevent mass shootings such as a rampage last year that killed 18 peop...
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Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking, researchers say
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise, according to a study of nationwide sat...
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J&J wins trial over Florida woman who claimed its baby powder caused her cancer
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Thursday concluded that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder talc product did not cause the ovarian cancer of a Florida woman who died in 2019. The lawsuit was brought by family members of Patric...
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World News
China opens new air routes near Taiwanese islands
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's aviation regulator said on Friday it had opened new air routes to the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Fuzhou, routes which are situated very close to the Taiwan-controlled islands of Kinmen and Matsu, a move likely to anger ...
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Brazil's Lula recognizes two more Indigenous lands, but postpones four others
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially recognized two more Indigenous territories on Thursday, but said he decided not to sign off on four others because they still need to be cleared by people currently occup...
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Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested from New York's Columbia campus
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday on the campus of Columbia University after its president authorized New York police to clear an encampment set up by students demonstrating against Is...
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Latin America must brace as El Nino flips to La Nina, experts warn
By Juana Casas (Reuters) - Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover. El Nino and its abu...
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North Korea, Belarus deputy foreign ministers agree to strengthen ties
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean officials met with a visiting Belarusian delegation and vowed deeper cooperation, as Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for trying to increase "lawless" sanctions pressure. Belarus' Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Shestakov...
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Business News
Hyundai pauses ads on X over brand safety issues
(Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai said on Friday that it had paused advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, and is speaking to the Elon Musk-owned social media platform directly about brand safety issues. It was not immediately clear why the a...
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Oil prices ease on prospect of persistently high US interest rates
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped in early trade on Friday as U.S. jobs data pointed to higher interest rates for longer and easing tensions in the Middle East dampened supply concerns. The market largely shrugged off sanctio...
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TSMC's Taipei-listed shares drop 4% after Q1 results
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taipei-listed shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) dropped more than 4% after opening on Friday following the company's first-quarter earnings results. The broader market was down around 1.9%. (Reporting by...
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Fed's Bostic: open to a rate hike if inflation progress stalls
(Reuters) - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic on Thursday said that if inflation does not continue to move toward the U.S. central bank's 2% goal, as he expects it will, central bankers would need to consider an interest-rate hi...
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Japan's March inflation slows to 2.6%, eyes on BOJ move
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation slowed in March due to mild rises in food prices while staying comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, government data showed on Friday. The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes fres...
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Health News
US FDA mandates label updates on CAR-T cancer therapies
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday cancer therapies that use CAR-T technology will require changes to the so-called "boxed warning" to highlight the serious risk of T-cell blood cancer in patients who use these thera...
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J&J wins trial over Florida woman who claimed its baby powder caused her cancer
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Thursday concluded that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder talc product did not cause the ovarian cancer of a Florida woman who died in 2019. The lawsuit was brought by family members of Patric...
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World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank Group on Thursday unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver affordable healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030 by expanding services to remote areas, cutting fees and other financial barrie...
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India's Biocon developing its own version of Wegovy, clinical trial likely next year
By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Biocon, looking to grab a piece of the exploding weight-loss drug market as early as possible, is developing its own version of Novo Nordisk's wildly popular Wegovy and is prepared to conduct...
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Dengue cases surge near 50% in the Americas amid 'emergency situation'
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Dengue cases have created an "emergency situation" in the Americas, although cases in hotspots Argentina and Brazil appear to have stabilized, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Thursday. PAHO, a Unit...
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Science News
Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 49 feet (15 meters) in length - longer than a T. rex - that prowled the sw...
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Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Eart...
Apr 17, 2024
Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to launch it in 2027, the head of its Roscosmos state space agency said on Wednesday. "Already now, by order of Roscosmos, a mo...
Apr 17, 2024
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the Milky Way aside from the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galax...
Apr 16, 2024
Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee undoubtedly is a big part of global culture, and the kind made from the Arabica bean is the most appreciated by coffee drinke...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology News
TSMC's Taipei-listed shares drop 4% after Q1 results
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taipei-listed shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) dropped more than 4% after opening on Friday following the company's first-quarter earnings results. The broader market was down around 1.9%. (Reporting by...
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Jabil places CEO Wilson on paid leave amid investigation
(Reuters) - Jabil Inc has placed Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Wilson on a paid leave since April 15 pending completion of an investigation related to corporate policies, the electronic components maker said on Thursday. The company appointed its...
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FBI says Chinese hackers preparing to attack US infrastructure
By Christopher Bing Nashville, Tennessee (Reuters) - Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting "for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow," FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thu...
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Netflix handily beats subscriber targets but misses on revenue forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations on new customers for the second straight quarter on Thursday but signaled the positive surprises could be over, forecasting revenue growth slightly ...
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Google consolidates its DeepMind and Research teams amid AI push
(Reuters) - Alphabet-owned Google said on Thursday it would consolidate teams that focus on building artificial intelligence models across its Research and DeepMind divisions in its latest push to develop its AI portfolio. Google will relocate i...
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Entertainment News
Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global, according to a person familiar with the matter. The companies have yet to approach Paramount, which is ...
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Netflix handily beats subscriber targets but misses on revenue forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations on new customers for the second straight quarter on Thursday but signaled the positive surprises could be over, forecasting revenue growth slightly ...
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NBA's exclusive TV rights talks with Disney, Warner likely to end without deal, CNBC reports
(Reuters) -The National Basketball Association's exclusive media rights negotiating period with current partners Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery is likely to expire without a new deal on Monday, CNBC reported on Thursday. NBA will be able to eng...
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Alec Baldwin's criminal case hinges on a Wild West revolver
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is at the center of actor Alec Baldwin's fight to avoid criminal prosecution for the 2021 fatal shooting of "Rust" cinematographer Haly...
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Concord Chorus to buy music investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund for $1.4 billion
(Reuters) - Concord Chorus, a music and theatrical rights firm, has agreed to acquire British music investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund for $1.40 billion, the companies said on Thursday. Shareholders of Hipgnosis Songs will get $1.16 apiece in cash, repr...
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