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New Poll: Most Americans Support Idea Of Increasing Deportations Of Illegal Migrants In U.S.
WASHINGTON D.C. (WSAU) - As November continues to approach, voters across the U.S. are speaking out about concerns they have over the issue of illegal immigration that is impacting communities across the country. According to a recent Axios poll conducted by Harvard/Harris, 51% of Americans, including 42% of Democrats,...
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Packers GM Brian Gutekunst Says Friday Will Be A "Big Day For Our Franchise" As Green Bay Holds Four Picks On Day 2
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers 2024 NFL draft is far from over after selecting former Arizona and First-Team All PAC-12 offensive lineman Jordan Morgan on Thursday night, as the team holds four picks today with a lot of big names left on the board. According to GM Brian Gutekunst, the Packers front office...
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U.S. Navy Set To Fly During Wings Over Wausau
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - According to Wausau Events, the United States Navy will join the Army's Golden Knights parachute team and other aviation performers for the third annual Wings Over Wausau air display this summer. The Navy will be featured in the air show on June 21 and 22 at Wausau Downtown Airport, with MH-53E...
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Packers Select Arizona Offensive Tackle Jordan Morgan 25th Overall
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers solidified their offensive line on Thursday night when they selected Arizona offensive tackle Jordan Morgan 25th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. According to NFL Draft Buzz, Jordan Morgan was a strong offensive tackle at Marana High School and was initially rated a 3-star pro...
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Blinken to meet Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
By Simon Lewis BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks across a range of complex issues, including deepening strains over China's backing of Russia's ...
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Local News
U.S. Navy Set To Fly During Wings Over Wausau
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - According to Wausau Events, the United States Navy will join the Army's Golden Knights parachute team and other aviation performers for the third annual Wings Over Wausau air display this summer. The Navy will be featured in the air show on June 21 and 22 at Wausau Downtown Airport, with MH-53E...
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School Threats Reported in Wausau, Merrill
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A pair of school threats were deemed not credible on Thursday. According to the Wausau School District, numerous parents expressed concerns about an unspecified threat at Horace Mann Middle School. Communications Coordinator Diana White said the information was "immediately investigated, with ...
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Sen. Baldwin Calls for Action to Contain Avian Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cattle
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAU) -- A Wisconsin Senator is calling on the US Department of Agriculture to take further action to contain the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cattle. "Wisconsin's dairy industry supports thousands of good paying jobs, drives our rural e...
19h ago
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Trump Announces Rally in Waukesha Next Week
WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) -- Former President and current Presidental candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wisconsin next week. Trump will give remarks at the Waukesha County Expo Center on Wednesday, May 1st. The event will start at 2:00 PM, doors will open at 11:00 AM. Tickets for the event are free but must be rese...
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Full Riverfront Rendezvous Lineup Announced
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- City leaders in Stevens Point have announced the full lineup for this year's Riverfront Rendezvous festival. The festival begins Thursday, July 4th in Pfiffner Pioneer Park and features three days of musical entertainment, ending with a fireworks show over the Wisconsin River. Support acts f...
Apr 25, 2024
Sports
Thursday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Thursday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 1 Wisconsin Rapids 0 DC Everest 9 Wausau West 6 Shiocton 3 Witt/Birn 2 Shiocton 5 Witt/Birn 0 Amherst 9 Weyauwega-Fremont 5 Marion 12 Bowler 0 Gresham 5 Tigerton 1 Medford 12 Rhinelander 1 Northland Lutheran 20 White Lake...
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Gary Sanchez's 8th Inning Home Run Lifts Brewers Past Pirates 7-5
PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) - Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning that lifted the Brewers past the Pirates for their second straight win. Milwaukee's offense got going early, with William Contreras hitting a leadoff home run to left center, continuing his streak as one of the hottest h...
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Packers GM Brian Gutekunst Says Friday Will Be A "Big Day For Our Franchise" As Green Bay Holds Four Picks On Day 2
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers 2024 NFL draft is far from over after selecting former Arizona and First-Team All PAC-12 offensive lineman Jordan Morgan on Thursday night, as the team holds four picks today with a lot of big names left on the board. According to GM Brian Gutekunst, the Packers front office...
1h ago
Packers Select Arizona Offensive Tackle Jordan Morgan 25th Overall
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers solidified their offensive line on Thursday night when they selected Arizona offensive tackle Jordan Morgan 25th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. According to NFL Draft Buzz, Jordan Morgan was a strong offensive tackle at Marana High School and was initially rated a 3-star pro...
12h ago
Badgers Land 2025 Three-Star Offensive Lineman Cam Clark
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Badgers offensive lineman rebuild is continuing as they've landed a key commitment for their 2025 recruiting class. According to Badgers 247, Cam Clark, an offensive tackle from Dexter, Michigan, committed to Wisconsin on Thursday. He'd made his decision after seeing the Badgers in action durin...
20h ago
State News
Pocan Concerned that Gaza is Hurting Biden with Wisconsin Voters
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- There's concern that Israel's actions in Gaza are hurting Joe Biden in Wisconsin. "And the reason is we're not just a purple state. I mean we're about as purple as you can get when whoever wins the White House by like 20,000 votes out of the entire state. That's razor thin margins," ...
Apr 25, 2024
No NIL Money for High School Students
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- No outside money for Wisconsin high school athletes. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association voted on Wednesday to reject a plan that would have allowed students to get endorsements based on their name, image or likeness; similar NIL programs have been allowed in other states and at...
Apr 25, 2024
Donald Trump Returns To Wisconsin
WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former President Donald Trump is returning to Wisconsin next week. In a news release Wednesday, officials said Trump will deliver remarks May 1 at the Waukesha County Expo Center at 2 p.m. Doors will open at 11 a.m. Trump will reportedly "contrast the peace, prosperity, and security of ...
Apr 24, 2024
Ukraine Can't Win - Johnson on his No Vote for $95 Billion War Aid Package
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- President Joe Biden has signed a $95 billion war aid measure that includes billions for Ukraine to battle Russia. Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson opposed that money, saying Ukraine can't win. "It's going to be a negotiated settlement. I'm not going to like the settlement. The Ukrainian...
Apr 24, 2024
Kewaskum Officer Charged with Sexual Misconduct now Faces Bestiality Charges
KEWASKUM, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A school resource officer charged with sexual misconduct with a student now faces multiple charges for molesting animals. Former Kewaskum school resources officer Steven Rosales is now facing three counts of bestiality in Fond du Lac County. The Fond du Lac County District Attorney's office c...
Apr 24, 2024
National News
Trump allies drafting plans to erode Fed's independence, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are drafting proposals that would attempt to erode the Federal Reserve's independence if he wins, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matt...
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US FDA says about 1 in 5 commercial milk samples tested positive for bird flu traces
(Reuters) -About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. There is no ev...
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Traders add to bets on September start to Fed rate cuts
(Reuters) - Traders added to bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver its first interest rate cut this year in September, after a government report on Friday showed U.S. inflation rose last month in line with expectations. Interest-rate futu...
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Climate change a matter for politicians, not central banks: SNB
BERN (Reuters) - Climate protection is very important for the Swiss National Bank, but the issue should be tackled by politicians rather than central banks, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Friday. "It is also important... we are serious and do n...
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Former tabloid publisher to face more questions in Trump hush-money trial
By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will answer more questions about his efforts to suppress damaging information about Donald Trump during the 2016 election, as the forme...
4h ago
World News
Romanian court sends Andrew Tate's human trafficking case to trial
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The Romanian trial of internet personality Andrew Tate on human trafficking charges can go ahead, the Bucharest Court ruled on Friday, 10 months since he was first indicted, although his representative said he would challenge that ...
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Israeli assault on Rafah would bring 'disaster' to Middle East, aid group warns
By Maya Gebeily and Emilie Madi BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli assault on southern Gaza's Rafah area would spell disaster for civilians, not only in Gaza but across the Middle East, the head of an aid group warned on Friday, saying the region faced ...
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Russia attacks Ukraine's rail lines to disrupt supply of U.S. arms, source says
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) - Russia is targeting Ukrainian rail lines with airstrikes to disrupt the delivery of desperately needed U.S. weapons to the front and complicate military logistics, a Kyiv intelligence source said on Friday. The Uni...
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UN seeks to deescalate Sudan tensions amid reports of possible attack
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is increasingly concerned about escalating tensions in al-Fashir in Sudan's North Dafur region amid reports that the Rapid Support Forces are encircling the city, signaling a possible imminent attack, t...
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With Russia in mind, French carrier joins drills under NATO command
By Andrew Gray ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER CHARLES DE GAULLE, off southern France (Reuters) - NATO on Friday launched one of its biggest naval deployments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle unde...
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Business News
US equity funds see 4th straight week of outflows amid rate cut reassessment
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds registered their fourth successive weekly outflows in the week ended April 24, hit by fading expectations for rate cuts this year. LSEG data showed a withdrawal of $1.2 billion from U.S. equity funds, though the figure...
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Brazil's inflation slows to 0.21% in mid-April
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's consumer prices rose slightly less than expected in the mid-April reading, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Friday. Prices in Latin America's largest economy rose 0.21% in the month to mid-March, below the 0...
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Brazil's central bank chief says no mechanical relationship between uncertainties and policy
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank chief said on Friday that the environment of greater uncertainties does not have a mechanical relationship with the conduct of monetary policy, emphasizing that U.S. interest rates are cur...
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TotalEnergies looking at primary listing in New York, says CEO
PARIS (Reuters) -French oil major TotalEnergies is "seriously" looking at a possible listing in New York, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne told analysts on Friday, to move closer to a majority of U.S.-based shareholders. The Paris-based company says it...
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LyondellBasell beats Q1 profit view, expects seasonal demand boost
(Reuters) - Petrochemical manufacturer LyondellBasell said on Friday it expects seasonal demand improvements across most of its units in the current quarter after it beat first-quarter profit estimates. The chemical maker said low costs for natural...
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Health News
PE firm Advent to invest $297 million in India's Apollo Hospitals unit
BENGALURU (Reuters) -PE firm Advent International will invest 24.75 billion rupees (nearly $297 million) in Apollo Hospitals' unit Apollo HealthCo and will merge its online pharmacy vertical 'Apollo 24/7' with pharmacy distributor Keimed, the hospital ...
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AbbVie raises annual profit forecast on strong Skyrizi sales
By Leroy Leo and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) - AbbVie raised its annual profit forecast on Friday after strong sales of its immunology drug Skyrizi and cancer drug Imbruvica helped the company beat Wall Street estimates for the first quarter. The c...
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HCA beats first-quarter profit estimates on higher patient admissions
(Reuters) - HCA Healthcare on Friday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit, helped by higher patient admissions due to demand for healthcare services. The hospital operator, however, reaffirmed its annual forecast. In the first quarter, H...
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Centene raises 2024 profit forecast on strength in commercial plans
(Reuters) - Centene Corp raised annual profit forecast and beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday, helped by higher premiums from its commercial insurance business. The health insurer banks more on commercial plans and state ...
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US FDA approves Pfizer's gene therapy for rare bleeding disorder
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer's gene therapy for hemophilia B on Friday, the second such therapy for the rare bleeding disorder that typically requires regular infusions of a blood-clotting protein. People with h...
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Science News
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur, which was a fast runner and lived about 90 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period in present da...
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China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, in a regular rotation of Chinese astronauts onboard the "Tiangong" orbiting high above the Earth's atmosphere. The spacecra...
Apr 25, 2024
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulators granted it a licence to provide safety services, paving the way for its first launch later this year. The Civil Aviatio...
Apr 25, 2024
Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that prompted the United States to question if Mo...
Apr 24, 2024
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that possess immensely strong magnetic fields. Once in a while, they produce enormous erupt...
Apr 24, 2024
Technology News
Renault talks to China's Li Auto and Xiaomi on tech collaboration
PARIS (Reuters) - Renault held talks this week with China's Li Auto and Xiaomi on electric and intelligent vehicle technologies, the French carmaker said on Friday, opening the door to potential collaboration on technology with the two companies. K...
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India's HCLTech misses Q4 revenue estimates on weak services vertical
BENGALURU (Reuters) -HCLTech, India's No.3 IT services player, reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Friday amid decelerating tech spending among clients due to macro-overhang. The company posted a 7.1% rise in revenue to 284.99 bi...
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China's Shein set to face tougher EU online rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union designated Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein as a very large online platform (VLOP) after it reported a huge number of users, the EU said in a statement on Friday. Companies with more than 45 million...
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Russia's Yandex reports Q1 revenue rise as market awaits spin-off news
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian internet giant Yandex reported a 40% rise in first-quarter revenue to 228.3 billion roubles ($2.47 billion), driven by growth in e-commerce and ride-hailing, with the market awaiting news on a much anticipated corporate s...
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Huawei's smart car tech offers automakers route to China sales
BEIJING (Reuters) - It's taken Huawei just four years to become a force in smart car technology, navigating the devastation of trade sanctions on its smartphones business while simultaneously developing a driver assistance system that is the darlin...
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Entertainment News
K-pop giant HYBE shares take another hit as dispute with NewJeans label drags on
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop group NewJeans denied allegations that she was trying to break her label away from HYBE, home to global sensation BTS, sending the K-pop giant's sha...
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Streaming device maker Roku beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) -Roku beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and forecast second-quarter sales above estimates on Thursday, buoyed by strong ad sales and the ongoing shift to streaming from cable TV . Shares of the company were flitting between gai...
19h ago
Amazon Prime Video to exclusively stream two NHL seasons in Canada
(Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) and its digital broadcast rights owner Rogers Communications on Thursday signed a deal to stream the hockey tournament's next two seasons exclusively on Amazon.com's Prime Video for Canadian audiences. Amazo...
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K-Pop group ITZY showcases individuality on second world tour
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of the K-pop supergroup ITZY are looking to show a new side of themselves as the band takes its "Born to Be" tour to fans around the world. The tour, which sees the girl band perform in 18 countries across Asia, Austral...
Apr 25, 2024
Pet Shop Boys say new album Nonetheless 'one of our most melodic'
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - British electro-pop duo Pet Shop Boys say their new album "Nonetheless" is one of their most melodic from their four-decade-long career, featuring songs about solitude, freedom and looking for a new bohe...
Apr 25, 2024