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Gary Sanchez's 8th Inning Home Run Lifts Brewers Past Pirates 7-5
MILWAUKEE, WI (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 hi...
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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...
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US ban on worker noncompetes faces uphill legal battle
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal agencie...
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Khris Middleton (Sprained Ankle) Misses Practice On Thursday; Giannis Continues Making Progress
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks may miss two of their superstars for Friday's Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers. According to the Athletics' Eric Nehm, Middle missed practice as he continues to rehab his right sprained ankle injury that he suffered on Tuesday night in the 1st quarter against the Pacers. When...
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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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Local News
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...
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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...
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State Of Affairs Ep. 13 Former State Treasurer Candidate Orlando Owens
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -State of Affairs episode thirteen is now available, featuring former Republican candidate for State Treasurer Orlando Owens joining the program to discuss his campaign and issues facing the state. When speaking about the issues and talking to voters on them, Owens says he believes there is a lot of r...
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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...
Apr 24, 2024
Sports
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...
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Final Mock Draft Roundup: Iowa's Cooper DeJean Overwhelmingly Projected To Packers At 25th Overall
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The 2024 NFL draft begins tomorrow night, and most experts from across the country have seemingly agreed on who the Green Bay Packers should select at 25 if available. According to NFL Network's Bucky Brooks and Eric Edholm, the Packers should draft Iowa safety/cornerback Cooper DeJean in the fir...
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Brewers Edge Pirates
PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the 3rd inning and made them stand up in a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. William Contreras had three hits and an RBI for the Brewers. Rhys Hoskins and Blake Perkins had the other RBIs. Bryan Hudson picked up the win in relief....
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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...
Apr 24, 2024
Gary Sanchez's 8th Inning Home Run Lifts Brewers Past Pirates 7-5
MILWAUKEE, WI (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 hi...
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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," ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
Apr 24, 2024
National News
'Uncommitted' organizers will join campus protesters in Michigan over Gaza
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Organizers behind the "uncommitted" political movement against President Joe Biden's staunch support for Israel's war against Hamas will travel to the University of Michigan's campus on Thursday to join studen...
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US ban on worker noncompetes faces uphill legal battle
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's ban on "noncompete" agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal agencie...
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Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstrations on college campuses across the U.S., but a...
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US judge rejects Trump bid to throw out writer's $83.3 million defamation verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to throw out a $83.3 million defamation verdict in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who said the former U.S. president defamed her after she accused him of raping her ...
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US VP Harris hosts Kim Kardashian to discuss criminal justice reform
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday to discuss criminal justice reform, after President Joe Biden granted clemency...
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World News
China must stop aiding Russia if it seeks good relations with West, NATO says
BERLIN (Reuters) - China must stop supporting Russia's war in Ukraine if it wants to enjoy good relations with the West, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, warning Beijing in unusually harsh words it cannot have it both ways....
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'Uncommitted' organizers will join campus protesters in Michigan over Gaza
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Organizers behind the "uncommitted" political movement against President Joe Biden's staunch support for Israel's war against Hamas will travel to the University of Michigan's campus on Thursday to join studen...
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Israeli government seeks another extension on ultra-Orthodox conscription dispute
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli government sought another deferral on Thursday of a looming Supreme Court-enforced deadline for it to come up with a new military conscription plan that would address mainstream anger at exemptions ...
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Zelenskiy thanks Johnson, Schumer for helping get US aid bill passed
(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude on Thursday for the U.S. aid bill for Ukraine during calls with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Zelenskiy said on X that ...
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UN chief calls for swift deployment of security mission to Haiti
(shortens headline) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on the new authorities in Haiti "to expedite the full implementation of the transitional governance arrangements" and for the swift deployment of an multinatio...
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Business News
Top Tellurian executives poised for big payday if LNG plant goes ahead
(Reuters) - Top executives of U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian Inc could earn tens of millions of dollars if its proposed Driftwood LNG plant gets a green light, or if company is sold, a proxy filing released on Thursday showed. Tellu...
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Craft retailer Joann approved to exit bankruptcy, slash $505 million debt
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Craft retailer Joann Inc received a U.S. bankruptcy judge's approval on Thursday for a restructuring that would eliminate $505 million in debt and keep all 815 retail locations open. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Cra...
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US FCC approves T-Mobile deal to buy budget provider Mint Mobile
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it will approve the T-Mobile US Inc deal to buy Ka'ena Corp, the owner of budget service provider Mint Mobile, for up to $1.35 billion. The FCC cited T-Mobile's volu...
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Warner Bros Discovery to launch data platform for better ad-targeting
(Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery is launching a data platform that would help advertisers better reach their target audience across both cable and digital channels, it said on Thursday. The Olli platform will help advertisers target particular dem...
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Crypto firm Consensys sues US SEC over Ethereum regulation
(Reuters) -Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied to the regulation of the Ethereum blockchain, the crypto firm said on Thursday. The regulation of the industry has become a contentious issue as the...
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Health News
West Africa's Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launch malaria vaccination
By Pulcherie Adjoha COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programmes on Thursday under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children's lives per year across the cont...
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US FDA sends warning to Cardinal Health for marketing unapproved devices
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday sent a warning letter to Cardinal Health after an inspection of its facility in Illinois showed that the company was marketing unapproved devices. (Reporting by Pratik Jain in Bengaluru)
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Shareholder Capital asks Vanda Pharma's board to reconsider Future Pak's offer
(Reuters) - Investment firm Shareholder Capital sent a letter to drugmaker Vanda Pharmaceuticals' board on Thursday asking it to reconsider Future Pak's takeover offer. On April 17, Vanda rejected contract manufacturer Future Pak's offer of $7.25 t...
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GlaxoSmithKline sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine technology
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer and BioNTech in Delaware federal court on Thursday, accusing them of infringing GSK patents related to messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in the companies' blockbuster COVID-19 vaccines. GSK sa...
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AbbVie's skin disease drug found to be more effective than Regeneron's Dupixent in study
(Reuters) - AbbVie said on Thursday its drug, Rinvoq, for treating a type of inflammatory skin condition was found to be more effective than Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi's Dupixent in a late-stage head-to-head study. Rinvoq helped 19.9% of ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
US FCC approves T-Mobile deal to buy budget provider Mint Mobile
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it will approve the T-Mobile US Inc deal to buy Ka'ena Corp, the owner of budget service provider Mint Mobile, for up to $1.35 billion. The FCC cited T-Mobile's volu...
1h ago
Warner Bros Discovery to launch data platform for better ad-targeting
(Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery is launching a data platform that would help advertisers better reach their target audience across both cable and digital channels, it said on Thursday. The Olli platform will help advertisers target particular dem...
1h ago
Crypto firm Consensys sues US SEC over Ethereum regulation
(Reuters) -Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied to the regulation of the Ethereum blockchain, the crypto firm said on Thursday. The regulation of the industry has become a contentious issue as the...
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T-Mobile to invest $950 million in venture with EQT to buy fiber optic network provider Lumos
(Reuters) - Wireless carrier T-Mobile US expects to invest about $950 million for a 50% stake in a joint venture with Swedish investment firm EQT's fund that will buy fiber optic network provider Lumos, the companies said on Thursday. Washington...
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Exclusive-ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say
By Kane Wu and Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in t...
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Entertainment News
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...
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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...
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Zendaya's tennis movie, 'Challengers,' tests friendship bonds of complex trio
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Zendaya first read the script for director Luca Guadagnino's romantic sports film "Challengers," she immediately understood that the tennis player turned coach she would portray was u...
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'Taylor Swift Act' and other efforts target sky-high concert ticket prices
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Taylor Swift concert ticket debacle two years ago is leading state and federal lawmakers to take aim at sales practices that they say are deceptive or predatory to music fans. A main goal of venues and m...
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