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What are the details of the alleged Utah assassination plot against Charlie Kirk?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Authorities in Utah say they're preparing charges against a twenty two year old man accused of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week. NPR's Bobby Allen reports Tyler Robinson is being held without bail in a county jail.
Law enforcement apprehended Robinson following a tip received from a member of Robinson's family. As a young man, Robinson excelled in school and received a college scholarship, but dropped out after one semester. Offline, he grew up in a small Utah town where hunting was commonplace. Online, he spent a lot of time in corners of the internet that celebrate edgy and trollish humor. Whatever led to Robinson allegedly targeting Kirk, it should shock Americans. Conscience, says Utah Governor Spencer Cox.
Why do Utah officials say the attack on Charlie Kirk is an attack on American ideals?
It is also much bigger than an attack on an individual. It is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the American experiment. It is an attack on our ideals.
Authorities have vowed to seek the death penalty against Robinson. Bobby Allen in PR News, Oram Utah.
Louisiana health officials say the state is experiencing the worst outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in thirty-five years. As NPR is Selena Simmons Duffin reports, one of the state's senators is now asking for help from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
How severe is the pertussis outbreak in Louisiana and what is the federal response?
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is a physician and he chairs the HELP Committee, which oversees the Department of Health and Human Services. Cassidy cast a key vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, despite voicing concerns about Kennedy's history of anti-vaccine activism. A letter from Cassidy to Kennedy this week hints at a growing rift. Cassidy lays out the scope of the pertussis outbreak and his state: two babies have died. He says the DTAP vaccine is safe and effective and it protects babies against dying from protussis. Cassidy goes on: quote, I ask that you publicly reaffirm your support for the DTAP vaccine and says Kennedy's public support. will save lives.
What happened during the ICE officer shooting in Chicago and its broader implications?
HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
The Department of Homeland Security says an ICE officer shot and killed a man in the Chicago area yesterday. A statement says as officers were attempting to detain him, he drove his car at them, one fired at him after being dragged by his vehicle. He's in stable condition.
It it's just crazy that this is what it's getting to, you know, this is Um, for someone had to flee for their lives and then in the process lost their life and then someone else Got hurt in the process where you know not is n it doesn't look good on either side.
The man who died was identified as a thirty eight year old cook from Mexico.
How are protests and political tensions evolving in Nepal and the UK this week?
You're listening to NPR News in Washington. Calm is returning to Nepal after days of protests after the appointment of an interim prime minister. New elections will be held March 5th. The demonstration started Monday over a social media ban and turned violent. At least fifty-one people died. A controversial far right activist in the UK is using the assassination of Charlie Cook as a To mobilize support for what's expected to be Britain's largest far right demonstration in decades, Vicky Barker reports.
Ahead of Saturday's march and rally in central London, the anti-immigrant anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson posted a photo of Charlie Kirk, superimposed above the US and UK flags. Speakers at his Unite the Kingdom event include former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, as well as far right politicians from Germany and Poland.
What commemorations took place in Nagasaki and what is their significance today?
A counter demonstration by the group Stand Up to Racism was taking place a few hundred yards away. More than sixteen hundred police officers have been assigned to keep the groups apart, and Scotland Yard has reassured Muslim Londoners that officers would be on hand to make sure they feel safe. For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker in London.
A ceremony was held today in Nagasaki, Japan, at the site of a World War II prison camp. Dozens of people came from the Netherlands.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the details of the alleged Utah assassination plot against Charlie Kirk?
0:00–0:47
2
Why do Utah officials say the attack on Charlie Kirk is an attack on American ideals?
0:47–1:24
3
How severe is the pertussis outbreak in Louisiana and what is the federal response?
1:24–2:09
4
What happened during the ICE officer shooting in Chicago and its broader implications?
2:09–2:55
5
How are protests and political tensions evolving in Nepal and the UK this week?
2:55–3:52
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What commemorations took place in Nagasaki and what is their significance today?
3:52–4:39