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UnitedHealth CEO testifies on hack before U.S. Senate and House
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty began his first of two scheduled testimonies in front of Congressional panels on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers about the recent cyberattack at the company's technol...
22m ago
Small pro-Palestinian protest at UW-Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - On the lawn of Old Main, one of the main paths across campus at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, a couple dozen individuals join their campus counterparts in support of Palestinian liberation. Students across the Badger State have joined together in support of Palestine, and n...
16h ago
Minnesota Man Pleads Not Guilty to Child Sexual Assault
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Minneapolis man has pled not guilty to one felony count of child sexual assault. Chue Yang was in a Marathon County courtroom on Tuesday where Judge Michael Moran also bound him over for trial. The 47-year-old is accused of forcing himself onto a child on multiple occasions. The accusations date ...
21h ago
New Poll: Tammy Baldwin Leads Eric Hovde As Former President Trump Continues To Hold Wisconsin Lead
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race and presidential race in the state are still close as election day approaches the six-month mark. According to the latest Emerson/The Hill poll, Baldwin leads Eric Hovde by three points, which is within the poll's 2.9% margin of error, and former President Trump leads Bi...
21h ago
Bondioli Trial Rescheduled for July
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A new trial date has been scheduled for a former Wisconsin Rapids High School Counselor accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a teen. Christopher Bondioli will face trial for two counts of child enticement and two counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff from July 16th...
22h ago
Local News
Small pro-Palestinian protest at UW-Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - On the lawn of Old Main, one of the main paths across campus at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, a couple dozen individuals join their campus counterparts in support of Palestinian liberation. Students across the Badger State have joined together in support of Palestine, and n...
16h ago
Minnesota Man Pleads Not Guilty to Child Sexual Assault
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Minneapolis man has pled not guilty to one felony count of child sexual assault. Chue Yang was in a Marathon County courtroom on Tuesday where Judge Michael Moran also bound him over for trial. The 47-year-old is accused of forcing himself onto a child on multiple occasions. The accusations date ...
21h ago
New Poll: Tammy Baldwin Leads Eric Hovde As Former President Trump Continues To Hold Wisconsin Lead
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race and presidential race in the state are still close as election day approaches the six-month mark. According to the latest Emerson/The Hill poll, Baldwin leads Eric Hovde by three points, which is within the poll's 2.9% margin of error, and former President Trump leads Bi...
21h ago
Bondioli Trial Rescheduled for July
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A new trial date has been scheduled for a former Wisconsin Rapids High School Counselor accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a teen. Christopher Bondioli will face trial for two counts of child enticement and two counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff from July 16th...
22h ago
O'so Brewery 5K Hopes To Raise $20,000 For May Never Forgotten Honor Flight
PLOVER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - O'so Brewery is doing its annual 5k again this year to benefit the Never Forgotten Honor Flight, and they are currently working toward their financial goals. Mark Buttera, President of O'so Brewery, believes they can raise $20,000 for the Haydock Brewery Museum and O'so Brewery's Never Forgotte...
23h ago
Sports
Tuesday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is today's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 6 Merrill 5 11 innings Wisconsin Rapids 5 Marshfield 3 Stevens Point 8 Wausau West 4 Marathon 2 Auburndale 1 Stratford 3 Edgar 1 DC Everest 8 Rhinelander 0 Medford 2 Antigo 0 Abbotsford/Colby 13 Prentice 2 Abbotsford/Colby 1...
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Bucks Stay Alive With Impressive win
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- With both Giannis and Dame declared out for this elimination game the Bucks kept their season alive with a 115-94 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis & Patrick Beverly all had double-doubles to lead Milwaukee. Middleton had 29 points an...
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Brewers End Skid With Win Over Rays
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers offense came alive in an 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at American Family Field. Willy Adames had a three run homer and drove in four. Brice Turang had three RBIs and William Contreras had one. New call-up Tyler Black got two hits in his major league debu...
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Update: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Calf) Will Warm Up Before Game 5 And Attempt To Play vs Pacers
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks injury woes are continuing this week as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are continuing to rehab from recent injuries. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported on Tuesday that there was "doubt" about Antetokounmpo's ability to recover from his calf...
22h ago
Brewers Expected To Call Up Top Prospect Tyler Black As Team Looks For Offensive Boost
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are set to call up one of their top prospects as the team looks to add some offense after recent struggles at the plate. The Brewers are anticipated to activate infield prospect Tyler Black on Tuesday, according to MLB.com's Jon Morosi, since starting pitcher Wade Miley is e...
19h ago
State News
Man Charged After Threat to Hovde Campaign Office
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A Dane County man is charged with sending a threatening message to the campaign office of Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde. Authorities say the message from 72 year old Joseph Quade indicated the campaign office "might blow up". Quade admitted to police he sometimes gets "...
Apr 29, 2024
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
National News
Kenya flood toll rises to 179 as homes and roads are destroyed
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 179 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes, the government said on Wednesday, as dozens more were killed in neighbouring Tanzania and Burundi. To...
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Heavy rains kill 8 in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul, affect over 100 cities
(Reuters) - Eight people died and 21 are missing due to heavy rains this week in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the civil defense service said on Wednesday. Authorities reported over 1,400 displaced individuals in the wake of storms ...
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Firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote to oust US House Speaker Johnson
By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conservative firebrand long known for disruption, called on Wednesday for a vote to oust Republican Mike Johnson as speaker of the U.S. H...
18m ago
Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched parts of the country amid a general election, killing at least nine people, and the weather office on Wednesday forecast above normal temp...
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US private payrolls beat expectations in April
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in April while data for the prior month was revised higher, a report showed on Wednesday. Private payrolls increased by 192,000 jobs last month after rising by an upwardly rev...
20m ago
World News
Polish synagogue struck by bottle containing flammable substance
WARSAW (Reuters) - An unknown assailant hurled a bottle containing a flammable substance at a synagogue in Warsaw early on Wednesday, police said, prompting condemnation from Polish political leaders. Poland's chief rabbi Michael Schudrich told Reu...
A few minutes ago
Turkish police fire tear gas and detain dozens of May Day protesters in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse May Day demonstrators trying to reach Istanbul's main Taksim Square on Wednesday, and Turkish media said dozens of protesters were detained. President Tayyip Erd...
5m ago
Factbox-Who are the frontrunners in Panama's Sunday presidential election
By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanians will elect a new president on Sunday, with eight candidates set to appear on the ballot, and polls showing mixed rankings among the five frontrunners. The result will be fina...
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Portugal arrests four people suspected of enslaving man for 17 years
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's criminal police agency said on Wednesday it had arrested four people on suspicion of holding a man in slavery-like conditions for 17 years in the country's northern region of Braganca. In a statement...
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Turkey to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at World Court, minister says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Turkey would join in South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we w...
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Business News
Portugal swings to unexpected $276 million budget deficit
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal swung to an unexpected budget deficit of 259 million euros ($276 million) in the first quarter from a surplus of 5.1 billion euros a year ago, the finance ministry said, blaming the previous governmen...
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Utility PPL Corp's first-quarter results beat on lower operating costs
(Reuters) - PPL Corp reported first-quarter results ahead of analysts' estimates on Wednesday as the electricity and natural gas utility benefited from lower operating costs and higher transmission revenue. The company's Kentucky Regulated earnings...
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US private payrolls beat expectations in April
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in April while data for the prior month was revised higher, a report showed on Wednesday. Private payrolls increased by 192,000 jobs last month after rising by an upwardly rev...
20m ago
Exclusive-Near-record high LME prices a magnet for Chinese copper exports
By Pratima Desai and Siyi Liu LONDON/BEIJING - China's copper producers are planning to export up to 100,000 metric tons of metal, the largest volume in 12 years, aiming to cool a rally that has propelled prices towards record highs and hit their o...
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Airbus ready to lock out A220 workers if offer rejected
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airbus is ready to lock out its Canadian A220 workers if a latest contract offer is rejected on Wednesday, according to sources and a conciliator's recommendations seen by Reuters. Airbus and the Internationa...
23m ago
Health News
UnitedHealth CEO testifies on hack before U.S. Senate and House
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty began his first of two scheduled testimonies in front of Congressional panels on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers about the recent cyberattack at the company's technol...
22m ago
Amgen investors await weight-loss drug data
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen investors eyeing dramatic share price gains for rivals with successful obesity drugs will be focused on any updates the biotech company may provide on its own weight-loss drug candidates when it reports quarterly ...
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Bio-Techne beats third-quarter estimates on improving demand for biotech products
(Reuters) - Bio-Techne on Wednesday beat third-quarter profit and revenue estimates, helped by better-than-expected demand for its cell and gene therapy products and testing and diagnostic devices. On an adjusted basis, the company posted a profit ...
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Cencora beats profit estimates on strong demand for costly specialty drugs
(Reuters) - Cencora beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by robust demand for costly specialty medicines that treat complex diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. The drug distributor has been benefit...
1h ago
IDEXX Labs cuts 2024 revenue forecast on lagging vet visits, strong dollar
(Reuters) - IDEXX Laboratories lowered its annual sales forecast after missing quarterly estimates on Wednesday, as the animal diagnostic equipment maker expects a hit from a slowdown in veterinary clinic visits by pet owners and a stronger dollar....
1h ago
Science News
Explainer-The Eta Aquariid meteor shower: When is it and what to expect?
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Meteors will be streaking across the sky as Earth passes through dusty debris in space left by Halley's Comet in the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower, with peak activity in early May. Here is an explanation of this meteo...
3h ago
T. rex is at the center of a debate over dinosaur intelligence
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surmising even the physical appearance of a dinosaur - or any extinct animal - based on its fossils is a tricky proposition, with so many uncertainties involved. Assessing a dinosaur's intelligence, considering...
23h ago
What did people eat before agriculture? New study offers insight
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The advent of agriculture roughly 11,500 years ago in the Middle East was a milestone for humankind - a revolution in diet and lifestyle that moved beyond the way hunter-gatherers had existed since Homo sapiens...
Apr 29, 2024
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...
Apr 25, 2024
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
Technology News
Global Payments forecasts full-year profit above estimates on strong spending
(Reuters) - Global Payments forecast better-than-expected profit for 2024 on Wednesday, as a strong labor market boosts consumer spending. Payment technology companies have largely downplayed worries of a spending slowdown despite higher-for-longe...
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Roblox players to start seeing video ads in its virtual realms
(Reuters) - Roblox is rolling out virtual billboards with video advertisements, the gaming platform said on Wednesday, in its latest move to draw revenue from its games that are mostly free to play. Users will now see billboards featuring content f...
23m ago
Verisk's first-quarter profit beats on insurance-focused analytics demand
(Reuters) - Data analytics firm Verisk beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by strong demand for its products used by property and casualty (P&C) insurers to assess underwriting risks. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT P&C insurers' earnin...
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AMD, Super Micro tumble as earnings fall short of lofty AI expectations
(Reuters) - Shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Super Micro Computer sank on Wednesday, sparking a selloff in chip stocks, after their earnings disappointed investors who have piled into the sector on hopes rising AI investments would boost demand...
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ADP beats estimates as strong job market aids demand for payroll services
(Reuters) - Payroll processor Automatic Data Processing beat estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, driven by steady demand for its payroll software and new bookings. U.S. job growth accelerated from January through March, and...
1h ago
Entertainment News
Factbox-All you need to know about Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson MALMÖ, Sweden (Reuters) - The world's biggest live music event, Eurovision Song Contest, will take place in Sweden in the second week of May with 37 participating countries. Roughly 100,000 visitors from 89 countries are exp...
Apr 30, 2024
'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' tie for most 2024 Tony nominations
(Reuters) - Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen" and 1970's rock inspired "Stereophonic" led the nominations for the 2024 Tony awards, American theater's highest honors, followed by "The Outsiders," "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club" and "Appropriate."...
Apr 30, 2024
French actor Gerard Depardieu questioned over alleged sexual assaults
PARIS (Reuters) - French screen legend Gerard Depardieu was detained for questioning on Monday in connection with alleged sexual assaults against two women on separate film sets, police sources said. Depardieu, one of France's top movie stars, has ...
Apr 29, 2024
Start me up: The Stones kick off North America tour in Houston
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones kicked off their North America tour at a packed venue in Houston on Sunday, with people traveling from various cities to watch one of the world's most enduring rock bands amid worries that...
Apr 29, 2024
Blackstone outbids Concord in $1.6 billion takeover battle for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) - Blackstone has agreed to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund for about $1.57 billion, after the private equity giant outbid rival suitor Concord in the takeover battle for the music owner of artists such as Shakira and Red Hot Chili Peppers. B...
Apr 29, 2024