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Wednesday April 2nd, 2025 evening edition

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Bice: Elon Musk group removes video from $1M winner after she says she got money to 'vote'.

Just how nervous is billionaire Elon Musk about allegations that he may be violating the state's bribery statute by paying people to vote?.

On Tuesday, Musk's super PAC, America PAC, pulled a video from X featuring $1 million giveaway winner Ekaterina Deistler in which she said she received the money, in part, to "vote."

"I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.".

But the video was taken down yesterday, and America PAC posted a new video of Deistler on X on Tuesday afternoon.

"I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, and now I have a million dollars.".

Elon Musk gives away two $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters Elon Musk held a rally to "get attention" for the Wisconsin judicial race. »

US sends three-person disaster response team to earthquake-stricken Myanmar after USAID gutted

Authored by abc.net.au
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On Sunday, the US embassy in Myanmar announced a contribution of up to $US2 million in aid.

Ms Bruce, the State Department spokesperson, said on Friday USAID had "maintained a team of disaster experts with the capacity to respond if disaster strikes".

"This [Myanmar response] is nothing like what the US has done in the past under Republican and Democratic administrations," he said. »

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, defying Elon Musk

Authored by nbcnews.com

Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, NBC News projects, allowing liberals to maintain their narrow majority on the battleground state’s highest court — and defying Elon Musk after he spent millions of dollars to oppose her.

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin launched a town-hall tour dubbed “People v. Musk,” on which surrogates including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz further bashed Musk and DOGE.

Liberals won a majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years in 2023. »

Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives

Authored by nationalgeographic.com

African giant pouched rats are not your typical New York City–style rodent.

Their body alone is generally longer than a 13-inch MacBook Air—and their tail is equally as long, if not longer.

“Not only are we saving people’s lives, but we’re also changing these perspectives and raising awareness and appreciation for something as lowly as a rat,” Fast adds. »

Trump Set To Announce Biggest Tax Increase On Americans In Decades

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If that figure is correct, that would make it the third biggest tax increase in U.S. history, at 2% of gross domestic product.

“It would be the largest peacetime tax increase in history and the third largest overall tax increase behind only the 1941 and 1942 revenue acts to fund WWII,” said Erica York, the Tax Foundation’s vice president of federal tax policy.

When the tariff, or import tax, is increased, that is passed along as a price increase to consumers. »