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Chinese student gets US prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A Chinese music student was sentenced on Wednesday to nine months in a U.S. prison for harassing an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatenin...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo (Calf) Making Progress Toward Return As He Remains Questionable For Friday
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks and their fans are hoping for good news over the next 48 hours as superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to work toward returning to the court for a pivotal Game 3 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Giannis "is prog...
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Wisconsin DOJ Names Park Falls Homicide Suspect
PARK FALLS, WI (WSAU) -- A 50-year-old man is expected to be charged with homicide in connection with the death of a Park Falls woman earlier this month. Christopher Dyer is being held in the Price County jail on a $1 million bond. The State Department of Justice is expected to bring charges against him soon. The arres...
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WIAA Members Vote Down Plan To Create NIL Amendment For High School Athletes
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - An amendment that would've allowed Wisconsin high school student-athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness has failed. The WIAA posted a message on X, just after 11 a.m. that the amendment was voted down. The final vote tally was 170 for, 219 against. Thirty-one other state asso...
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Smith-Chamness Found Not Guilty for Exposing a Child to Harmful Materials
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin man has been found not guilty of one felony count of exposing a child to harmful materials. Keyiondra Smith-Chamness was cleared after a 1.5-day jury trial this week. Court records show both sides made their arguments on Tuesday afternoon. Court recessed that evening, with closi...
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Local News
Wisconsin DOJ Names Park Falls Homicide Suspect
PARK FALLS, WI (WSAU) -- A 50-year-old man is expected to be charged with homicide in connection with the death of a Park Falls woman earlier this month. Christopher Dyer is being held in the Price County jail on a $1 million bond. The State Department of Justice is expected to bring charges against him soon. The arres...
3h ago
Smith-Chamness Found Not Guilty for Exposing a Child to Harmful Materials
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin man has been found not guilty of one felony count of exposing a child to harmful materials. Keyiondra Smith-Chamness was cleared after a 1.5-day jury trial this week. Court records show both sides made their arguments on Tuesday afternoon. Court recessed that evening, with closi...
5h ago
Teske Enters Plea for Reckless Injury, Vehicle Theft Charges
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Merrill man accused of a Wausau shooting incident and subsequent vehicle theft was in court on Wednesday. Zach Teske entered a not guilty plea to numerous charges including reckless injury, felony bail jumping, and taking a vehicle without consent from the owner. Investigators say he got into an ...
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Recreation Trails Open in Marathon County This Weekend
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Several outdoor recreation trails will open this Friday in Marathon County. According to a news release from the County, that list includes the following areas: Burma Forest ATV/UTV trails Nine Mile County Forest mountain bike and horse trails Kronenwetter and Leather Camp County Forest horse trail...
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City Council Approves Parking Lot Fencing for Wausau PD
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Police Department's parking lot will get ornamental fencing later this year to protect officers. Chief Matthew Barnes says it's unfortunate that the department needs to take these measures, but it puts them in line with others across the state and region. "Any modern, new police dep...
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Sports
Bobby Portis Hits Back At Pacers Calling Them "Frontrunners" As Teams Trade Jabs Following Game 2
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, 125-108, which evened the series up at a game apiece, but that didn't stop players from trading jabs as Bobby Portis took aim at the Pacers during his post-game interview. "I mean, quite frankly, they're frontrunners, bro,"...
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Tuesday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 6 Wisconsin Rapids 1 DC Everest 5 Wausau West 4 Mosinee 7 Marshfield 2 Lakeland 10 Tomahawk 0 Wisconsin Dells 9 Nekoosa 4 Rib Lake 6 Abbotford/Colby 4 Iola-Scandanavia 3 Manawa 0 Tigerton 8 Menominee Indian 7 Pittsville 32 ...
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Brewers Lose Tight One With Pirates
PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU)-- The Milwaukee Brewers got a quality game from emergency starter Tobias Myers but fell to the Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night. Myers, called up from the minors this week, went five innings giving up one run on four hits with four strikeouts. The Pirates scored in the first inning and added a run in ...
13h ago
Pacers Beat Bucks, Even Series At 1-1
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Indiana Pacers responded to their opening playoff game loss by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 125-108 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. Pascal Siakim led the Pacers with 37 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Haliburton had a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards. The Bucks were le...
13h ago
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Calf) Making Progress Toward Return As He Remains Questionable For Friday
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks and their fans are hoping for good news over the next 48 hours as superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to work toward returning to the court for a pivotal Game 3 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Giannis "is prog...
3h ago
State News
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...
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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...
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Restraint Incidents Down In Wisconsin Schools
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-METRO) - The number of kids in Wisconsin who had to be physically separated or restrained in school is down from a year ago. The state's Department of Public Instruction yesterday released its annual report on seclusion and restraint. The report shows schools used seclusion over five thousand times du...
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Maxwell Anderson Pleads Not Guilty in Sade Robinson Case
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- In Milwaukee County Court on Monday, 33-year-old Maxwell Anderson pleads not guilty for the murder of Sade Robinson. Court Commissioner Barry Phillips granted Anderson's request to waive his preliminary hearing and proceed to trial. Monday's court appearance was Anderson's first since body p...
Apr 23, 2024
Evers on State's Trillion Trees Pledge
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- 100 million trees planted by 2030. That's the ambitious goal announced on Earth Day by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Governor Tony Evers. "The stuff that the trees do is right on right on target, they take heart carbon dioxide in and release oxygen to the air and seque...
Apr 23, 2024
National News
Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flowering plants - from corn, wheat, rice and potatoes to maple, oak, apple and cherry trees as well as roses, tulips, daisies and dandelions and even the corpse flower and voodoo lily - are cornerstones of Ear...
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US Senate committee investigates pricing of Novo's Ozempic and Wegovy
(Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into the prices of Novo Nordisk's diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States. Senator Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Committee o...
2h ago
Pre-roman necropolis unearthed in Italy during excavations
ROME (Reuters) - A pre-Roman necropolis characterised by rich grave artefacts was discovered in southern Italy during excavations for the construction of an electricity power station, local authorities said on Wednesday. The necropolis was found ne...
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Alberta warns of critical time for wildfire risk as evacuations start
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Alberta introduced more fire restrictions on Wednesday, as officials said the 2024 wildfire season had started earlier than usual due to ongoing drought and warned that the western Canadian province was entering a critic...
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Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that may go into effect next month if not knocked down. The Arizona House Democrats said on soci...
2h ago
World News
Saudi Arabia's King Salman leaves hospital following routine check up - TV
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has left King Faisal Specialist hospital in Jeddah after completing "a routine check up", Saudi state media reported on Wednesday citing the royal court. King Salman was admitted to the hospital...
2h ago
Chinese student gets US prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A Chinese music student was sentenced on Wednesday to nine months in a U.S. prison for harassing an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatenin...
2h ago
Kyiv says passports for military-age men to be issued only in Ukraine
(Reuters) - The Ukrainian government, further tightening regulations on mobilisation, approved rules under which passports for military-age men can be issued only inside the country. The provisions were announced on Wednesday, a day after Foreign M...
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Hamas issues video showing Israeli-American hostage Goldberg-Polin
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Islamist movement Hamas published a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American seized during Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel and taken into Gaza, alive. The short, undated video showed the 2...
2h ago
Saudi King Salman leaves hospital after medical checks - state television
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz left King Faisal Specialist Hospital after completing a routine check-up, state TV reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from the royal court. (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba and Yomna Ehab;...
2h ago
Business News
U.S. bank regulators extend comment period on Capital One-Discover deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank regulators announced Wednesday they were extending the comment period on Capital One's bid to acquire Discover Financial to allow more time for feedback. The public will now have until May 31 to weigh in on the pend...
2h ago
Blackstone to buy Tropical Smoothie Cafe in $2 billion deal, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -Blackstone is buying restaurant chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe for nearly $2 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as soon as Thursday, the r...
2h ago
Starbucks loses appeal over union election at Seattle store
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected Starbucks' claims that an election won by a union at the coffee company's flagship Seattle store was invalid because it was held via mail ballot during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Caterpillar, Deere inventories in focus as machinery demand plateaus
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) - Equipment inventories will be in focus when Caterpillar, Deere and CNH Industrial report quarterly results in the coming weeks, as investors await clues on demand in what is expected to be a lukewarm year for the ...
5h ago
Buttigieg says Boeing must meet FAA quality plan before raising 737 MAX output
By David Shepardson ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Wednesday that Boeing must meet a government mandate to address systemic quality-control issues within 90 days before it will be able to boost ...
6h ago
Health News
US requires bird flu tests for any cattle moving for interstate commerce
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday said it would require dairy cattle moving for interstate commerce to be tested for bird flu, and said all laboratories and states in the country must report positive tests in cattl...
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Saudi Arabian healthcare group Fakeeh Care Group announces IPO
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Fakeeh Care Group, one of the largest private hospital groups in the kingdom, said on Wednesday it planned to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) through the sale of a 21.47% stake in existing and new shar...
7h ago
India inspects spice makers MDH, Everest over alleged contamination
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India is inspecting facilities of spice makers MDH and Everest for compliance with quality standards after sales of some of their products were halted in Hong Kong and Singapore for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer...
7h ago
Biden administration toughens school nutrition standards
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new rules limiting the sugar and sodium content of meals served to millions of children at U.S. public schools. The standards unveiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are part of Pre...
9h ago
Boston Scientific raises annual profit forecast on strong demand for heart devices
(Reuters) -Medical device maker Boston Scientific raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday as the company banks on resilient demand for its heart devices, with post-pandemic elective surgical procedures picking up pace. The company's shares rose ...
10h ago
Science News
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...
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Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to space, marking more than two decades of Chinese human spaceflight. Of the 13 crewed missions, half were visits to China's ...
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted r...
Apr 23, 2024
Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last week in a mission that also served as a test of a new prototype communications system for use in the Arctic, an organiser of t...
Apr 19, 2024
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...
Apr 18, 2024
Technology News
TSMC says 'A16' chipmaking technology will start production in late 2026
SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co said on Wednesday that a new chip manufacturing technology called "A16" will enter production in the second half of 2026. At a conference in Santa Clara, California, TSMC's c...
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TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban the popular short video app used b...
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TikTok artists and advertisers to stay with app until 'door slams shut'
By Sheila Dang, Dawn Chmielewski and Danielle Broadway (Reuters) - Ban or no ban, TikTok's partners in the music and advertising world plan to stick with the massively popular short-form video platform until the bitter end, seven industry leaders t...
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ASML CEO says US restricts servicing some China equipment, won't hurt earnings
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The outgoing chief executive of top semiconductor equipment supplier ASML said on Wednesday that the U.S. government will prevent the company from servicing some machines it has previously sold to Chinese cust...
7h ago
Interpublic faces muted ad spending amid Middle East conflict
(Reuters) - Interpublic reported sharp revenue drops in some of its international markets on Wednesday, including the Middle East, as geopolitical uncertainty weighs on advertisement budgets. Growing tensions in the Middle East have clouded growth ...
7h ago
Entertainment News
Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A few years ago, Karina Marakshina had to explain what K-pop was when asked to describe the musical style of her Moscow dance studio. Now she says she hears it blasting out from nearly every mall where she shops. Russia shares a ...
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Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says
(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and April 2024, Spanish online travel booking company eDreams ODIGEO said on Wednesday. The Eurovision song contest, the world...
10h ago
Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it suspects they are planning to break away, the latest case of infighting in K-pop, one of the world's most popular and profitable mu...
12h ago
John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John Lennon will go up for sale at an auction in May after it was recently found in the attic of a home in Britain. The auction...
Apr 23, 2024
Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acquire Nickelodeon series in Germany, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Super RTL will acquire a ...
Apr 23, 2024