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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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Politics & Government

Paul Manafort's Ex-Business Partner To Testify For A Second Day

by Ryan Lucas

Rick Gates testified Monday that he misled accountants and banks about the nature of Manafort's financial situation and that he did so at Manafort's direction. Gates is the prosecutions star witness

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Dan McAndrew is in the U.S. from Australia's New South Wales Rural Fire Service. Among the items he's stuffing his pack with are camping gear, a sleeping bag and a uniform. "We'll be wearing the local uniforms here so we fit in," he says. This isn't his f

Western Fire Crews Get An Assist From Australia And New Zealand

by Matt Guilhem

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World News

Iran's Economy Could Take A Big Hit After U.S. Reimposes Sanctions

by Peter Kenyon

The U.S. reimposes sanctions it lifted under the nuclear deal with Iran, and tells other countries they could be cut off from U.S. markets if they keep trading with Iran.

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Alex Jones' Infowars Site Accuses 'Big Tech' Of Censorship

by David Folkenflik

Social media sites have removed main outlets for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars website, citing repeated violations of policies against hate speech and glorifying violence.

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Politics & Government

Ex-Obama Official Ben Rhodes Reacts To Trump Tower Meeting

David Greene talks to Rhodes, an ex-deputy national security adviser, about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer, and what campaigns should know when meeting with foreign agents.

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Music & Culture

N.J. Woman Helps Country Music Star Keith Urban Purchase Snacks

Urban was trying to buy food at a gas station but was having a problem. A woman in line offered to pay for his snacks. After telling her his name was Keith, she said he looked a lot like Keith Urban.

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Wild rice grows along the edges of the Kakagon River in Wisconsin.

Climate Change Threatens Midwest's Wild Rice, A Staple For Native Americans

by Rebecca Hersher

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National

Wis. Church Plans To Turn Strip Club Into Community Space

Parishioners from the church in Marshfield struck up a friendship with a business nearby: a strip club. When the club's owner decided to sell, he knew the church wanted to build a community space.

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Economy

MoviePass Will Now Limit Subscribers To 3 Movies Per Month

David Greene talks to Wired magazine's Brian Barrett about the beleaguered movie theater subscription company instituting a cap on visits. It had offered unlimited movies for less than $10 a month.

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