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  • Public Hears About GB Schools Proposed Budget Cuts

    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The public gets their shot to sound off and learn about the proposed $6.1 million in cuts for the 2010-11 budget. Monday night there's a meeting at the District Office to discuss the budget plan. 40 items are included ... More

  • WTAQ Adds FM Signal

    BELLEVUE, Wis. (WTAQ) - If you're hearing us on 97.5 FM today, you're listening to a brand new radio station. The simulcast of WTAQ 1360 AM went on the air at 4:10 p.m. Friday afternoon. Midwest Communications VP of News Talk ... More

  • Kobussen Buses Headed To Winter Olympics

    KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Athletes and fans are not the only ones from Wisconsin to take part in the Winter Olympics that start Friday in Vancouver Canada. 5 buses and 10 drivers from Kobussen of Kaukauna will move fans and teams to and from events in ... More

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  • Barrett, Other Mayors Urge Closure To Prevent Asian Carp

    MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Democrats’ top candidate for governor says Chicago’s shipping canal should be closed if it would keep the Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joined the mayors of Kenosha and Cudahy at a news conference Monday – before ... More

  • Lawmaker Admits Not Enough Support For Bill Restricting CCAP

    MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Legislature’s top privacy advocate admits there’s not enough support to pass a bill to limit public access to the state’s popular Internet court records. But Assembly Democrat Marlin Schneider of Wisconsin Rapids said it will happen sometime ... More

  • RTA Hires Schreiber To Lobby For Higher Taxes

    MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - The regional transit authority in southeast Wisconsin is hiring former Acting Governor Martin Schreiber to lobby for higher taxes, and more authority to pursue a new commuter rail line. The transit panel has approved an $18,000 contract to have Schreiber ... More

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  • U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

    PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released. The missionaries, most of whom ... More

  • Ex-Boeing engineer gets 15 years in spy case

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former Boeing Co engineer who was convicted last year of passing space shuttle secrets to the Chinese government in America's first economic espionage trial was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison. Dongfan "Greg" Chung, a naturalized U.S ... More

  • For New Orleans, victory is about more than football

    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history. "Our spirits are lifted," said Peggy Fuselier, one of thousands ... More

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  • U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

    PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released. The missionaries, most of whom ... More

  • Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over. Obama asked Republicans to bring their ... More

  • John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, the chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. Murtha, 77, died peacefully at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington with his family by his side, a statement from ... More

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  • Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over. Obama asked Republicans to bring their ... More

  • John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, the chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. Murtha, 77, died peacefully at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington with his family by his side, a statement from ... More

  • Under fire, NY governor says he's not resigning

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future. Paterson, already facing a probable ... More

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  • Boeing's new 747 takes flight near Seattle

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> flew for the first time its twice-delayed 747-8 Freighter, a significant milestone in the history of the legendary 747 family and a step that could bolster the credibility of the world's second-largest plane maker. The takeoff on Monday ... More

  • Electronic Arts outlook disappoints, shares dive

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc warned that fiscal 2011 earnings would miss Wall Street expectations, as it grapples with a lack of exciting new games after a succession of missed targets and restructurings. The news sent shares of the U.S. video game publisher ... More

  • UPS plans pilot furloughs, sees gradual recovery

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc <UPS.N>, the world's largest package delivery service, announced plans on Monday to furlough at least 300 pilots as the very gradual pace of the U.S. economic recovery necessitates further cost-cutting. The recession weakened UPS's ... More

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  • Can Vancouver life get any better with Games?

    VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Cities that take on the gargantuan task of hosting Olympic Games contend that the costly investment leads to a better quality of life for its denizens for years to come. But the 2010 Winter Games host Vancouver is already ranked as one of ... More

  • For New Orleans, victory is about more than football

    NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning the first Super Bowl in their 42-year history. "Our spirits are lifted," said Peggy Fuselier, one of thousands ... More

  • Record 106.5 million Americans watch Super Bowl

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record 106.5 million Americans watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game, setting a new high for any U.S. television broadcast, early ratings showed on Monday. The National Football League championship, broadcast ... More

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  • Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. They found cancer-causing agents called tobacco-specific nitrosamines stick to a variety of surfaces, where they can get into dust ... More

  • Glaucoma medications may reduce risk of death

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving no treatment but it is not clear why, U.S. researchers said on Monday. A four-year study involving more than 21,000 Americans found an ... More

  • Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They found that a 40-year-old ... More

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  • Study shows why it is so scary to lose money

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble. The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble ... More

  • Scientists find gene variant link to ageing cells

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases. Dutch and British researchers analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations from human gene ... More

  • Shuttle Endeavour blasts off for space station

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour bolted off its seaside launch pad in Florida on Monday, carrying six astronauts on a voyage to install the last two main pieces of the International Space Station. The 4:14 a.m. EST (0914 GMT) blastoff ... More

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  • Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Some 31 percent of people over 60 are keen to go ... More

  • Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays. The Nook e-reader, which Barnes & Noble launched in October ... More

  • Disney, Google eye stake in China bus media firm

    HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S. entertainment giant a new platform to promote Mickey Mouse in ... More

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  • Record Super Bowl telecast tops "M*A*S*H" record

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sunday's Super Bowl TV audience set a viewing record for the annual National Football League Championship and eclipsed the 1983 benchmark set by the comedy "M*A*S*H" to become the most watched U.S. telecast, according to early ratings ... More

  • Sheen charged with assaulting wife; they hug in court

    ASPEN, Colo (Reuters) - Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with assaulting and threatening his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument. But the couple left the court in the Colorado ski resort of Aspen hugging each other, hoping the charges will be ... More

  • Record 106.5 million Americans watch Super Bowl

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record 106.5 million Americans watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game, setting a new high for any U.S. television broadcast, early ratings showed on Monday. The National Football League championship, broadcast ... More

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