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What did Utah Governor Spencer Cox say about political violence to young Americans?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Utah Governor Spencer Cox delivered a message for young Americans about political violence after he announced there was a suspect in custody for the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. NPR Sage Miller has more.
Governor Cox spoke to a crowded auditorium at Utah Valley University.
To my young friends out there. You are inheriting a country where politics feels like rage. It feels like rage is the only option.
Cox, a Republican, encouraged young people to choose a different path, referencing a comment Kirk made before his death about how society has to get back to having reasonable agreement where violence is not an option.
Your generation has an opportunity to build a culture that is very different than what we are suffering through right now. На pretending differences don't matter. But by embracing our differences and having those hard conversations.
While Kirk could be a divisive figure, Cox and others have applauded his willingness to engage with those that disagreed with him.
How is Charlie Kirk’s widow planning to continue his activist work?
Sage Miller, NPR News.
Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow tonight, delivered her first public statement since the assassination of her husband in Utah Wednesday. Speaking on Fox News from the Turning Port Headquarters in US U turning point headquarters USA in Phoenix, she said the work of her husband and the work of the organization he founded will continue, and she encouraged young people to get involved.
The movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let that happen.
Why did a judge block the Trump administration’s new HUD funding conditions?
It will not die.
President Trump says he will attend Kirk's funeral, but arrangements have not been made public. A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's new conditions for funding to address homelessness. NPR's Jennifer Lutton reports the changes would restrict money to places that support Trump policies.
At stake is seventy-five million dollars to build supportive housing. The Federal Housing Agency HUD set new conditions based on things like immigration policies, transgender rights, and homeless camping bans. It would mean service providers in places like California, with the bulk of the country's unhoused population, could not even apply for the money. Two homelessness advocacy groups sued, alleging this is unconstitutional. Now a district court judge in Rhode Island has granted a temporary restraining order.
What are the demands of striking Boeing workers in the Midwest?
HUD did not respond to a request for comment. Homelessness is at a record high. Advocates say a key reason is the severe shortage of affordable housing. Jennifer Ludden in Pierre News, Washington.
Three thousand two hundred striking Boeing workers in the St. Louis area have rejected the company's latest contract proposal. It will extend the strike at three Midwestern plants that began on August the fourth. The union says the company did not meet the workers' demands for financial issues. This is NPR News.
Why is the U.S. reverting to the term “monkeypox” after WHO renamed it?
An immigration and customs enforcement official shot and killed a man today in the Chicago area. I said he was resisting arrest in the western Chicago suburb of Franklin Park. Authorities said as agents were attempting to make an arrest, the man tried to drive his vehicle into the agents and the agents opened fired. The suspect's car then dragged one of the officers, causing serious injuries. The Department of Homeland Security said the suspect was in the country illegally and had a history of reckless driving. In twenty twenty two, in the middle of the global pandemic monkeypox, the World Health Organization changed the disease's name to MPox. The US followed suit, but now US spokespeople have reverted back to the old term monkey pox.
MPR's Gabriella Manuel has more.
The term was retired because it was inaccurate, the virus does not come from monkeys, and because it was viewed as stigmatizing.
What terms did the EU and Microsoft agree on to settle the Teams antitrust probe?
Africans and gay men have been heavily impacted by the virus, and the word monkey has been associated with dehumanizing tropes. Bahuma Titanji is a physician at Emory University. She finds it baffling that the US is going back to the old name.
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Chapters
6 chapters
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What did Utah Governor Spencer Cox say about political violence to young Americans?
0:00–1:09
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How is Charlie Kirk’s widow planning to continue his activist work?
1:09–1:40
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Why did a judge block the Trump administration’s new HUD funding conditions?
1:40–2:29
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What are the demands of striking Boeing workers in the Midwest?
2:29–2:59
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Why is the U.S. reverting to the term “monkeypox” after WHO renamed it?
2:59–3:55
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What terms did the EU and Microsoft agree on to settle the Teams antitrust probe?
3:55–4:39