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The Wareham Wire.

The news, read straight, three times a day from Travelers Rest, South Carolina. With Steve Wareham.

Latest · Thursday 22 October 2026

Morning Newsbreak

The midterm trail heats up with Trump and Obama both stumping; the U.S. and Israel plan for a possible strike on Iran after the midterms, NPR reports; Musk floats a SpaceX–Tesla merger; markets open red with oil over $112; and at home, Scoundrel keeps Greenville's Michelin star, Lil Wayne plays Bon Secours Saturday, and United Way opens ALICE grants. Plus a birthday at the desk.

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  1. Thursday 22 October 2026 · 4:15

    Morning Newsbreak

    The midterm trail heats up with Trump and Obama both stumping; the U.S. and Israel plan for a possible strike on Iran after the midterms, NPR reports; Musk floats a SpaceX–Tesla merger; markets open red with oil over $112; and at home, Scoundrel keeps Greenville's Michelin star, Lil Wayne plays Bon Secours Saturday, and United Way opens ALICE grants. Plus a birthday at the desk.

    Read by Steve’s voice clone from his own script.

  2. Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 5:57

    Evening Newsbreak

    Oil at its highest since May as the Houthis claim strikes on Saudi oil sites; the President on the road two weeks out; Zelensky meets Witkoff in Oslo; a new fraud whistleblower program; three measles deaths this year; South Carolina's early vote and the President's Pendleton rally; Alberta stays in Canada; and around Greenville, from Greenville Reels.

    Read by Steve’s voice clone from his own script; he closes it in his own voice.

  3. Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 11:14

    Morning Newsbreak

    Ukraine's weekend of missiles and drones, the strike on the park in Nova Vodolaha and the sanctions waiver from Washington; France fills its jails; fourteen days to the midterms; Alberta votes to stay in Canada; the Market Minute; and the 49ers hold off Washington.

  4. Monday 19 October 2026 · 4:00

    Evening Newsbreak

    Ukraine and the sanctions waiver, a narrow market rally, the fifteen-billion-dollar midterm, France's crisis, Alberta's vote, a word from the checkout line, and the night in sports.

  5. Monday 19 October 2026 · 3:44

    Midday Newsbreak

    The first episode: Washington eases Russia sanctions as Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg; the midterms pass fifteen billion dollars; France's protests reach the Louvre; Miami takes No. 1 in the AP Top 25.

    Read by Steve’s voice clone from his own script; he closes it in his own voice.

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