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  • Wood County Authorities Investigate Armed Robbery

    Blenker, Wi (WSAU) The Wood County Sheriff's Department continues to search for an unknown suspect in the armed robbery of the Swetz Country Corner Mart on Highway 10 on Thursday night. The robbery happened around 8:55 and the female clerk gave the man ... More

  • Stabbing suspect raises insanity defense again

    CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WSAU) – A Marshfield man is again claiming that he was criminally insane when he stabbed an ex-girlfriend’s new lover and two others last fall. Danny Tuttle entered the not guilty by insanity plea during his arraignment in Chippewa County today. But ... More

  • Man holds up Milladore gas station

    MILLADORE, Wis. (WSAU) – Someone robbed a gas station in Milladore last night. The Wood County sheriff’s department says the robber walked into Swetz Country Corner Mart just before 9 p.m., pointed a hunting rifle at the clerk and demanded money. The suspect drove ... More

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  • Warning about teen injuries on ATV's

    UNDATED (WSAU) ATVs are a lot of fun, but you shouldn’t forget how dangerous they can be. New reports show a high rate of severe injuries among kids under 16 who drive or ride all-terrain vehicles, including amputations, spinal injuries and even death. The ... More

  • Rain brings some flooding

    UNDAED (WSAU) Two rivers in Wisconsin are over their banks this afternoon – but the flooding has been minor, and officials say it’s not expected to get much worse. The National Weather Service said the Fox River at New Munster in Kenosha County is a ... More

  • Payday loan laws one step closer to approval

    UNDATED (WSAU) A state Senate panel will hold a public hearing next Thursday in West Allis on pay-day loan regulations which are different than what the Assembly passed last month. Senate Democrat Jim Sullivan of Wauwatosa is proposing a 33-percent annual interest rate for loans ... More

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  • Second U.S. woman probed in plot to kill Swede: report

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet Mohammad, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. According to the Journal's online report, a 31-year-old ... More

  • NY water plan could cost power generators billions

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York environmental regulators this week released a plan to protect aquatic life in the state's rivers that could cost power generators billions to upgrade their facilities. The plan, which still needs final approval, would affect most of the state's ... More

  • Woods crash ambulance crew cited domestic violence

    MIAMI (Reuters) - The ambulance crew that took golfer Tiger Woods from the scene of his fateful car crash last year did not let his wife ride with him because they said the incident was a case of domestic violence, according to Florida police records cited ... More

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  • Venezuela's Chavez calls for internet controls

    CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who is criticized by media freedom groups, called on Saturday for regulation of the Internet and singled out a website that he said falsely reported the murder of one of his ministers. "The Internet cannot be something open ... More

  • Thousands of protesters gather in Bangkok, seek elections

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok on Sunday and planned to give Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face more pro-democracy demonstrations over the coming week. About 80,000 red-shirted supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a ... More

  • China delivers Venezuela jets for anti-drugs fight

    CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of U.S. weapons parts to oil exporter Venezuela. President Hugo Chavez ordered a total of ... More

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  • Obama, Medvedev happy on arms pact, signing seen near

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama are satisfied with the "high level of consensus" on a new pact to cut nuclear arms and it is now possible to talk of a firm date for signing a treaty, the Kremlin said on ... More

  • Obama says he will push for education overhaul

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, already battling for healthcare reform, jobs and financial regulation, said on Saturday he was also about to push forward on a major overhaul of U.S. education. Obama said he would send a blueprint to Congress on Monday to update ... More

  • Clinton says U.N. needs more women in top jobs

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday the United Nations needs more women in top positions as it strives to raise the profile of women's issues and fights gender-based violence. Clinton, who made history as the first mainstream female candidate ... More

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  • China's Wen says external pressure on yuan not helpful

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday that external calls for yuan appreciation were unhelpful, vowing that Beijing would stick to its own course for currency reform while also warning of global economic risks. Blending his trademark folksy tone with assertiveness born of ... More

  • France's Lagarde not expecting decision on Greece

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Saturday that she does not expect Euro zone finance ministers to make any decision on financial help for Greece when they meet next week. "I'm certainly not expecting any decision being made, or any ... More

  • Uranium major Niger urged to review contracts

    NIAMEY (Reuters) - The new junta ruling in Niger, one of the world's biggest uranium producers, should review and possibly renegotiate dozens of resource exploitation contracts, civil rights groups said on Saturday. The West African state, which produces 7.5 percent of the world's ... More

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  • Rafalski power play goal gives Red Wings victory over Sabres

    DETROIT (Reuters) - Brian Rafalski scored a powerplay goal in overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Northeast Division leading Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. The victory moved the Red Wings, who have won five of their seven games since the season ... More

  • Holder Nadal cruises into third round at Indian Wells

    By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Twice champion and holder Rafa Nadal of Spain eased into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a commanding 6-4 6-4 victory over Germany's Rainer Schuettler on Saturday. The world number three, who relishes ... More

  • Chambers, Ennis enjoy golden day for Britain

    DOHA (Reuters) - Dwain Chambers claimed his first global sprint title and Jessica Ennis posted the fourth-best pentathlon score of all-time on a golden day for Britain at the world indoor championships on Saturday. Chambers, banned for doping for two years in 2003, won the 60 ... More

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  • Rates of food sensitivity vary by country: study

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in Portland are more likely than those in Iceland to be sensitive to certain foods, but reactions to fish, eggs and cow's milk appear rare in both places, new research suggests. The study, of more than 4,500 adults ... More

  • Kids outgrow growing pains: study

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most youngsters grow out of having otherwise unexplained bone and muscle aches known as growing pains, researchers from Israel report. Of 35 children who originally had growing pains, Dr. Yosef Uziel, at Meir Medical Center in Kfar-Saba, and co-investigators found that ... More

  • Plavix gets new FDA warning

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The blockbuster anti-clotting drug Plavix will carry a new warning about patients who have a poor response to the drug because they do not break it down well, U.S. regulators said on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said it was adding ... More

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  • Glenn Close has genes mapped

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. And now American film actress Glenn Close has joined a handful of celebrities to have their genome sequenced in the name of science. Close, who stars in the FX television series ... More

  • Calcium may help you live longer: study

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests. Swedish researchers found that men who consumed the most calcium in food were 25 percent less likely to die over the next decade than their ... More

  • Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. Hans Clevers and a team of Dutch and Swedish researchers conducted a study in mice and ... More

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  • Iran arrests 30 over U.S.-linked cyber ring: report

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a U.S.-linked cyber network gathering information on Iranian nuclear scientists and sending people abroad for training, a news agency reported on Saturday. It said the group sought to recruit people through the ... More

  • Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine: report

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the Financial Times said on Saturday. It said in a report on its ... More

  • Apple COO gets $22 million reward as Jobs stand-in

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has awarded its chief operating officer a bonus valued at $22 million for leading the company while Chief Executive Steve Jobs was on 6-months' medical leave last year. The cash-and-stock award came at Jobs' recommendation, and was made in recognition ... More

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  • Public Enemy's Chuck D still fighting the power

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - At the end of "Pirate Radio" -- the 2009 feature film about a '60s illegal rock 'n' roll radio station in Europe's North Sea -- an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status quo. Among the ... More

  • Woods crash ambulance crew cited domestic violence

    MIAMI (Reuters) - The ambulance crew that took golfer Tiger Woods from the scene of his fateful car crash last year did not let his wife ride with him because they said the incident was a case of domestic violence, according to Florida police records cited ... More

  • Ex-Gov. Blagojevich fights back on new "Apprentice"

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rod Blagojevich has already lost one job. Now the disgraced former governor of Illinois is hoping to avoid the words "You're fired!" as he fights for his favorite charity, and his reputation, on the TV show "Celebrity Apprentice". Blagojevich, who was ... More

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