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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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In This Time Of Unease, Canadian Boy Sets Up Joke Stand

Instead of a lemonade stand, a six-year-old boy in British Columbia opened a joke stand at the end of his driveway. Here's a sample: What is red, white and blue? A sad candy cane.

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News Brief: Contact Tracing, Internet Voting, Airbnb Bookings

NPR surveyed the 50 states about their contact tracing capacity. Amid coronavirus, states expand Internet voting experiments — raising security fears. And, Airbnb bookings drop amid pandemic.

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Pandemic Forces National Security Officials To Consider Unexpected Threats

by Greg Myre

How do CIA officers do their work during the coronavirus? The pandemic is having a significant impact on how the intelligence community operates, and is prompting a hard look at the future.

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Health & Safety

New Normal: How Will Things Change In Post Pandemic World

by Allison Aubrey

These extraordinary times will eventually give way to a new normal. The newfound vigilance against contagion may signal the end of hugs, handshakes — and even salad bars.

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Returns To Work

by Frank Langfitt

Johnson urged everyone to adhere to the lockdown and be patient. The prime minister spent days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the coronavirus.

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Call For Public Health Investment In Next Congressional COVID-19 Aid Package

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Gottlieb, ex-head of the FDA, and Andy Slavitt, who led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, about the letter they wrote to Congress with a plan to reopen the U.S.

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Direct Cash Payments For COVID-19 Relief Are Susceptible To Fraud

by Tim Mak

As Congressional coronavirus relief money begins to reach some Americans, scam artists are targetting some of the nation's poorest residents.

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Remembering WNYC's 'Morning Edition' Host Richard Hake

Richard Hake, a longtime radio reporter and host for member station WNYC, died on Friday at the age of 51. He worked at WNYC for nearly 30 years.

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World War II Vet Refuses To Miss Out On Birthday Celebration

Lt. Col. Sam Sachs celebrated his 105th birthday. He was forced to call off his party, but appeared in an online video wondering how many cards he could receive. He got more than 6,000.

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More Georgia Businesses Allowed To Reopen After Friday's First Round

by Emma Hurt

Georgia has begun reopening its economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some business owners say they are able to do so safely while others say it's far too soon given the public health crisis.

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Poet Gioconda Belli On Nicaragua In The Time Of COVID-19

NPR's Noel King talks to Nicaraguan poet Gioconda Belli about how the country is handling the corornavirus pandemic. She likens the country's response to the outbreak as dark magical realism.

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Pentagon Considers Navy Request To Reinstate USS Roosevelt Captain

by Tom Bowman

Top Navy officials want to reinstate the commander of the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Pentagon officials are considering the Navy's request, but now there's word of a possible wider investigation.