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  • Deputies bust pot growing operation

    ANIWA, Wis. (WSAU) – Two Birnamwood men could face criminal charges for their role in a marijuana growing operation that Shawano County sheriff's deputies broke up Tuesday morning. Deputies executed a search warrant at a home in Aniwa and found pot plants and other items ... More

  • Milfoil found at Kathlerine Lake near Hazelhurst

    HAZELHURST, Wis. (WSAU) – A well-known Northwoods lake has dodged a bullet, for now, even though Eurasian water milfoil was found on a launching dock two weeks ago. Follow up tests showed the waters of Katherine Lake were not infected with the invasive plant. The plant ... More

  • Doctor free on bond pending assault charges

    MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – A former Marshfield Clinic doctor made his first court appearance Tuesday on charges he fondled his patients as they woke up from sedation. Dr. Kevin Lang appeared in Wood County circuit court with his attorney for the brief initial appearance. He waived ... More

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  • High speed chase ends on Highway 29

    BONDUEL, Wis. (WTAQ) – Shawano County sheriff’s deputies stopped a high-speed chase that began in Green Bay early this morning. Police say it all started around 3 a.m. Tuesday when officers were called to the 1100 block of Radisson Street, for a report of ... More

  • Harley, union begin meetings to discuss contract

    WAUKESHA, Wis. (WSAU) – Employees at Harley-Davidson were getting their first look today at the contract concessions they’ll be asked to take. Union members at the Milwaukee area Harley motorcycle plants met with their leadership at the Waukesha Expo Center. A similar meeting was scheduled ... More

  • Judge will not block new high-power transmission line

    UNDATED (WSAU) A judge has refused to stop plans for a new electric transmission line from Hampton Minnesota to La Crosse. Administrative Law Judge Kathleen Sheehy of Minnesota turned down a recent request to suspend planning for the “Cap-X-2020” project. The utilities behind the project ... More

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  • U.S. judge refuses to lift ban on govt stem cell funds

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ... More

  • Colorado couple in court in Russian adoption abuse case

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Reuters) - Court proceedings for a Colorado couple accused of abusing three girls adopted from Russia were postponed on Tuesday after a defense lawyer told a judge that plea negotiations were under way. Edelwina Leschinsky, 44, and her husband Steven Leschinsky, 43, were ... More

  • CT gov offers plan to rein in pension liabilities

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The governor of Connecticut on Tuesday unveiled a plan to reduce the state's $34 billion in unfunded pension and health care liabilities, including capping individual pensions at $100,000 per year. Governor Jodi Rell, who will leave office next January, proposed ... More

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  • U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad. Christian, Muslim and Jewish religious ... More

  • Report: BP probe to spread blame for spill

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout that unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will assign blame to BP as well as other companies involved in the well's operations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday ... More

  • U.S. judge refuses to lift ban on govt stem cell funds

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ... More

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  • Religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. religious leaders joined on Tuesday to condemn an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, and the head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan warned that a Florida church's plan for a Koran-burning could endanger American troops abroad. Christian, Muslim and ... More

  • Russia signals '10 arms pact ratification up to U.S.

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to ratify a nuclear arms pact with the United States this year but the landmark treaty could face problems in the U.S. Senate, the Kremlin-backed speaker of parliament said on Tuesday. Speaker Boris Gryzlov's comments were a fresh ... More

  • China seeks to avoid shouting matches with U.S.

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants to quell tensions with the United States through quiet talk, not shouting matches, a top diplomat told White House advisers on Tuesday, aiming to pave the way for a visit by President Hu Jintao early next year. Chinese officials made the ... More

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  • Sinochem approaches Temasek on Potash bid

    TORONTO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's state-owned Sinochem Corp has invited Temasek, the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, to join a consortium that may bid for Canada's Potash Corp <POT.TO>, the world's largest fertilizer supplier, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday ... More

  • HP sues to stop ex-CEO Hurd joining Oracle

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril." Oracle, the world's third-largest software maker, named ... More

  • SEC probes "quote stuffing" practices: Schapiro

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are probing certain practices around "quote stuffing," where large numbers of rapid-fire stock orders are placed and canceled almost immediately, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said on Tuesday. "The SEC and other regulators are looking carefully at ... More

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  • John Lennon's killer refused parole for sixth time

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Lennon's killer was denied parole for the sixth time on Tuesday, three months before the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle's death. The New York State Division of Parole turned down Mark David Chapman's request, citing concerns "about ... More

  • Ronald Reagan movie planned for 2011

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The story of Ronald Reagan's life -- from boyhood to Hollywood actor to leader of the free world -- is about to spill out on the big screen in a way quite different from the miniseries that caused such a stir seven ... More

  • Michael Caine going on "Journey to Center of Earth"

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Caine is finalizing a deal to join the cast of "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," New Line's sequel to its 3-D remake of the sci-fi classic "Journey to the Center of the Earth." Brad Peyton is directing the movie ... More

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  • Malpractice liability costs U.S. $55.6 billion: study

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in "defensive" medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday. These costs, which also include administrative costs, payments ... More

  • Mental illness alone not linked to violence

    LONDON (Reuters) - Mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people with psychiatric problems to abuse drugs or alcohol does, scientists said on Monday. Experts have long sought to understand the link between mental illness ... More

  • Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Children in a study with the highest levels of these compounds in their blood had measurably higher levels ... More

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  • U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to science

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should only make predictions when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ... More

  • Study finds first genetic link to common migraine

    LONDON (Reuters) - An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks. Researchers who looked at genetic data from 50,000 people ... More

  • Scientists crack through wheat's genetic code

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields. The draft gene map ... More

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  • U.S. Justice Dept probing Google/ITA deal: sources

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources ... More

  • HP sues to stop ex-CEO Hurd joining Oracle

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril." Oracle, the world's third-largest software maker, named ... More

  • Sony to sell Spain TV factory in outsourcing drive

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp said it would sell a factory in Spain making liquid crystal display TVs as part of its push to outsource more production and turn its struggling TV operations into a profit driver. The maker of Bravia flat screen ... More

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  • Clijsters win caps epic day at U.S. Open

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Clijsters needed all her fighting qualities to keep her U.S. Open defense alive and cap an extraordinary day of titanic struggles at the last grand slam of the season on Tuesday. Now unbeaten at Flushing Meadows in 19 matches dating ... More

  • Rays pounce on Dice-K to blitz Red Sox

    BOSTON (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays mauled Japanese starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in a 14-5 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday to move within a game and a half of the leading New York Yankees in the American League East. The Rays scored four ... More

  • Beaten Querrey annoyed by European domination

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Sam Querrey bowed out of the fourth-round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday and then said he was annoyed at the European domination on the men's tour. The 20th seed fell 7-6 6-7 7-5 4-6 6-4 to Swiss Stanislas ... More

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