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  • Sheboygan Police Chief will Listen

    Sheboygan, Wis (WHBL)  The city of Sheboygan’s new police chief wants to find out how the community feels about law enforcement.  Chief Christopher Domagalski has scheduled two listening sessions in the Rocca Room at the Mead Public Library.  The first is scheduled for 10 ... More

  • Kiel Woman Injured in Fog-Related Crash

    Sheboygan, Wis (WHBL)  A Kiel woman was injured last night in a Sheboygan County collision which occurred in dense fog.  The Sheriff’s Department said it happened about 5:30 at Highway 57 and County J north of the city of Plymouth when a semi ... More

  • Opposition To Closing Fire Station Grows

    SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - During Wednesday’s Public Protection and Safety Committee meeting, the concept of closing a fire station in Sheboygan was again debated. The agenda originally was to address the proposed resolution lifting the hiring freeze to allow the fire department to fill eight ... More

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  • Oshkosh PD Looking For Beating Suspects

    OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Oshkosh police say a man was beat up on Parkway Avenue Friday evening... and they're looking for the suspects. 4 to 5 black men allegedly got the attention of a man, hit his head and kicked him. If you have any ... More

  • Nearly 150K Retired Public Employees Get Core Payments Cut

    MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - About 150,000 of Wisconsin’s retired public employees will again have their monthly core payments cut. Last spring, those in the State Retirement System’s Core Fund had their payments cut for the first time ever, at just over 2 percent ... More

  • Man Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping Woman, Police Chase

    DANE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in McFarland, south of Madison, and drove her down a freeway in a high-speed police chase until he finally stopped near Beloit. Dane County sheriff’s deputies said the man ... More

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  • California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Controller John Chiang said on Wednesday. There had been some ... More

  • NY lieutenant governor proposes deficit plan

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state may need a dose of the same medicine that saved New York City from a near bankruptcy in the 1970s as the state struggles with a five-year, $60 billion structural deficit, Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch said on Wednesday. Ravitch ... More

  • Walmart returns items to shelves after lost sales

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has put roughly 300 items back on its U.S. store shelves after the retailer said it "disappointed" customers by not stocking certain products. "We did discontinue some things that people didn't buy very often, but were aggravating ... More

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  • Biden appeals for no delay in Mideast peace talks

    TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin. "The most important thing is for these talks to go forward and go forward ... More

  • We don't want proxy wars in Afghanistan, Karzai says

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghanistan does not want a proxy war between Pakistan and India or anybody else fought on its soil, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday during a visit to Pakistan. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan are vying for influence in Afghanistan, complicating U ... More

  • Greek workers strike as anger at austerity grows

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport in the second nationwide walkout in a fortnight in protest against austerity plans. Under pressure from markets and European Union partners, the government unveiled ... More

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  • Obama taps Boeing, Xerox chiefs for Export Council

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, anxious to spur growth and tackle unemployment, will tap two top U.S. executives on Thursday to spearhead his drive to boost U.S. exports, the White House said. Obama, who pledged in his State of the Union address to ... More

  • U.S. will negotiate hard with Boeing: Gates

    (Reuters) - The United States will negotiate carefully with Boeing to build the next generation of tanker aircraft, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday. Gates said a rival's withdrawal from the multibillion dollar competition should not create further delays. "We will certainly ... More

  • Toyota hands over 2006 dissident memo to U.S. panel

    By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Thursday it has handed over to a U.S. congressional committee a letter sent to its management by a splinter union in 2006 seeking reforms to improve safety after a recall crisis at ... More

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  • Airlines recovering strongly, still in red: IATA

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Airlines are recovering strongly from the crisis, as passengers, freight and pricing power return, the airline industry association IATA said on Thursday, halving its forecast for a 2010 loss. With capacity for both passengers and cargo hitting record levels at the end of ... More

  • U.S. warns EU of rift over fund regulation: report

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has written to the European Commission warning that plans to regulate hedge funds and private equity firms could cause tensions with Washington, the Financial Times reported. Citing a letter but not quoting from it directly, the Financial ... More

  • HSBC says Swiss data theft affects 24,000 accounts

    LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - HSBC <HSBA.L>, Europe's biggest bank, said a theft of data by a former employee affected up to 24,000 Swiss client accounts, dealing a hefty blow to the reputation of its private bank. The bank had previously said "less than ... More

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  • FIL makes donation to help rebuild dead luger's house

    BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Luge Federation (FIL) has donated 10,000 euros to the family of the Georgian luger who died at the Vancouver Olympics to help rebuild their house which was destroyed by fire. Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed on February 12. when he ... More

  • The name's Schumacher, Michael Schumacher

    MANAMA (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton may dream about being cast in the role of James Bond, but seven-times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher said Thursday the role was already his. "I am probably James Bond because I did my seventh title in the 700th grand prix ... More

  • South Korean teenager Noh earns Open place

    KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - South Korean teen-ager Noh Seung-yul booked a place at his first major championship when he finished tied for second at the British Open international final qualifying (Asia) Thursday. The 18-year-old fired a four-under-par 68 to finish the 36-hole event on 10 under ... More

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  • FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link

    BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures. The Food and Drug Administration issued its statement following the publication of case reports of ... More

  • Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough

    LONDON (Reuters) - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists said on Thursday. German researchers said that over 10 years ... More

  • U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat

    VIENNA (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday. The United States is ... More

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  • SpaceX aborts rocket engine test

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space Station. The test was aborted two ... More

  • Scientists say UK risks losing innovation edge

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain risks decades of slow economic decline unless it invests heavily in research, which at the moment is one of the country's few genuine areas of economic competitive advantage, leading scientists said on Tuesday. The Royal Society, an influential science academy whose ... More

  • Big Bang experiment may reveal dark universe: CERN

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Dark matter, which scientists believe makes up 25 percent of the universe but whose existence has never been proven, could be detected by the giant particle collider at CERN, the research center's head said Monday. Rolf-Dieter Heuer told a news conference some ... More

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  • Digital mirror: fashion brands convey glamour online

    By Marie-Louise Gumuchian MILAN (Reuters) - With videos of catwalk shows, pictures of glamorous models and a catalog of chic products, luxury brands are creating "digital mirrors" online as they turn to the internet to tap into growing e-commerce demand. The traditional print advert in a ... More

  • Virgin Media to trial broadband over telegraph poles

    LONDON (Reuters) - British cable operator Virgin Media is testing a new technology to deliver ultrafast broadband over telegraph poles which could allow it to extend its reach to another 1 million homes. Virgin, which is looking to cement its advantage in delivering faster broadband over ... More

  • Opera rolls out mobile browser for Android

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - Opera Software unveiled on Thursday a version of its Mini mobile browser for use on cellphones running on Google's Android software. Opera Mini is the world's most widely used browser on cellphones, ahead of Apple's iPhone browser, as Opera benefits ... More

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  • ABC places "Trust" in Mark Burnett game-show pilot

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mark Burnett is back in the game-show business, two months after one of his projects was scuttled by Fox amid allegations that it might have been rigged. The man behind "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" has received a pilot order from ABC ... More

  • Steve Martin watching birds in "Big Year" comedy

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Steve Martin's big year is getting even bigger. The recent Oscar co-host and Grammy winner is in negotiations to go bird-watching in "The Big Year" alongside Jack Black and Owen Wilson. The Fox comedy, which starts filming in May in ... More

  • Clint Eastwood eyes J. Edgar Hoover project

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Clint Eastwood is lining up his next directing project, a biopic of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, the nation's No. 1 crimefighter for almost 50 years. Hoover was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, having headed its predecessor agency ... More

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