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Who is suspected in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and what are the details?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The man accused of killing right wing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now in custody. Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced a twenty two year old was arrested ten PM local time. For allegedly assassinating Kirk as he was addressing a big crowd, including large numbers of young people, On the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Steve Futterman has the latest.
Tyler Robinson was arrested without incident. He turned himself into authorities just hours after officials released more detailed pictures of the man they said was their suspect. Utah governor Spencer Cox says Robinson's interest in politics had recently increased.
What did Governor Spencer Cox reveal about the alleged shooter’s background and residence?
Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson who stated that Robinson had become more political in recent years.
And a family member described a conversation they had about Charlie Kirk.
Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about why they didn't like him and the viewpoints that he had.
One of the bullet casings recovered had the inscription Hey Fascist Catch. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Oram, Utah.
How are Missouri lawmakers responding to President Trump’s call to redraw voting maps?
Governor Cox says the alleged shooter was living with his family in Washington County and was not a student at UVU. Missouri lawmakers have answered President Trump's call to help maintain the Republican majority in Congress. By redrawing the state's voting map for the midterm election next year. The state Senate voted twenty one to eleven to pass a map that would help a Republican candidate win a seat currently held by Democrats. The move is part of a nationwide race prompted by the President's call on Republicans to make more winnable voting maps. Usually states redraw their district maps early in the decade after the national census shows how many House seats each state has. Opponents in Missouri have vowed to block it in court or with a public referendum.
More than three hundred South Korean workers detained last week by US immigration authorities are now back home. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul the group.
Why were South Korean workers detained by U.S. immigration and what diplomatic steps are being discussed?
Was in Savannah, Georgia to set up a Korean invested electric vehicle battery plant.
The workers arrived by chartered flight at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul, where they were met by crowds of family and friends, officials and journalists, and a few demonstrators protesting U.S. treatment of the workers. The workers were accused of working illegally, many were in the U.S., on short-term visas that don't allow employment. To avoid a repeat of this problem, U.S. and South Korean officials say they'll discuss creating new visa categories and quotas. For skilled Korean workers. Images of Korean workers detained in handcuffs and shackles shocked South Korea and threatened to chill relations with a major U.S. ally and trade partner.
What does the latest University of Michigan survey say about U.S. consumer confidence and spending?
Anthony Kuhn in Piarnew's soul.
At the last check on Wall Street, the Dow was down more than two hundred points. This is NPR News. If you're feeling more anxious about the economy, you are not alone. A new survey from the University of Michigan shows consumer sentiment is at its lowest level since May. Mike Regan, managing editor at Bloomberg News, describes the impact on consumer behavior.
Worried about your job prospects uh in the near future. Um you're probably not gonna take on some big ticket purchases, plan a big vacation, that sort of thing. Though that sort of discretionary spending that really fuels the economy. Um that said, we're not really seeing that sort of dire follow-up in the actual uh consumer spending numbers just yet.
How will the new Apple Watch hypertension feature detect high blood pressure and who will benefit?
But that certainly is a concern when consumer uh confidence.
Mike Regan on NPR's Here and Now. A new way to monitor a rise in blood pressure is set to be released next week on Apple Watches. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports that the company's hypertension notification system will use data From the watch's heart sensors.
The optical heart sensor on Apple Watches will analyze how a user's blood vessels respond to heartbeats and can track this data over thirty days, then notify users if it detects signs of high blood pressure.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is suspected in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and what are the details?
0:01–0:45
2
What did Governor Spencer Cox reveal about the alleged shooter’s background and residence?
0:45–1:13
3
How are Missouri lawmakers responding to President Trump’s call to redraw voting maps?
1:13–2:08
4
Why were South Korean workers detained by U.S. immigration and what diplomatic steps are being discussed?
2:08–2:49
5
What does the latest University of Michigan survey say about U.S. consumer confidence and spending?
2:49–3:39
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How will the new Apple Watch hypertension feature detect high blood pressure and who will benefit?
3:39–4:38