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No 'going back' for Elon Musk after calling for Trump impeachment, says Steve Bannon

6:53am June 06, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Right-wing podcaster and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says Elon Musk "crossed the Rubicon" by calling for impeachment. He says the president should deal with feud as "national security issue."

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White House Says Public Can Do More To Resettle Additional Refugees

by Deborah Amos

Refugees working at a Connecticut moving company make their way in the U.S. with help from Americans who put up their own money. It's an approach that could become more common.

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Movement Grows For States To Give Back Federal Funds Owed To Foster Children

by Joseph Shapiro

When kids age out of foster care, they face high rates of unemployment and homelessness. An NPR investigation finds that many of these youths were entitled to federal funds that could have helped.

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Colorado Mayor Wants All Electric Car Chargers To Be Universal

by Sam Brasch

As more companies install private fast-chargers for their own electric car owners, there are fears of a frustrating patchwork of charging stations. One small-town mayor took on the issue.

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Republican Missouri Legislators Aim To Curb Voter Initiatives

by Jason Rosenbaum

As some Missouri activists use ballot initiatives to circumvent the legislature, GOP lawmakers are working to dismantle them, and make it more difficult to put issues up for a statewide vote.

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Health & Safety

AS U.S. COVID-19 Cases Drop, White House Urges Vaccinations

by Allison Aubrey

A look at the Biden administration's first 100 days of fighting the pandemic: the successes, ongoing struggles and lessons learned.

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Eleven Madison Park Revamps Menu To Be Entirely Plant-Based

One of the world's best restaurants — Eleven Madison Park in New York — is planning a big change. It is going all plant-based. No more Kobe beef. No more poultry or fish. So why now?

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News Brief: Migrant Families Reunite, COVID-19 Cases, Opioid Immunity

Separated migrant families begin to reunite in the U.S. The fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. starts to pay off. States mount a legal fight to block Sackler family's bid for opioid immunity.

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Young Renter Finds Living In A Senior Living Community Has Its Perks

Madison Kohout, 19, moved into an apartment in Arkansas sight unseen. She had moved into a senior living community. Her new place is affordable and spacious, and her neighbors are super quiet.

British Customers Outraged Over Photo Of Scones

The grocery store Sainsbury's showed a photo with a fruit scone smothered in cream and jam. The problem: the photo showed jam on top of the cream. Customers in Cornwall argued the jam must go first.

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Chicago's Release Of Police Shooting Videos May Change Foot Pursuit Policy

by Patrick Smith

The release of another police shooting video in Chicago raises questions about when and how officers should engage in foot chases. The goal is to have a new policy in effect before the summer.

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Health & Safety

With Surges, It's Hard To Stop Transmission Of COVID-19, Variants

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Dr. Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization about the state of the global vaccine rollout.

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World News

As India's COVID-19 Cases Rise, Americans Are Encouraged To Leave

by Lauren Frayer

The number of new COVID-19 cases in India has hit another record. Now the State Department is urging Americans to leave.

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