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Who was Erica Kirk and what did she say after Charlie Kirk’s tragic death?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Duahlisa Kowtau. Erica Kirk, the wife of Turning Point USA co founder Charlie Kirk, spoke publicly for the first time last night after escorting the body of her husband home to Arizona from Utah. She first thanked law enforcement, who she said acted bravely to make sure that there were no other victims on that terrible afternoon. Then she thanked the people locally and globally who quote have shown their love for Charlie. In an emotional address she said Charlie loved life.
He loved his life. He loved her. America? He loved nature, which helped him always bring him closer to God.
Why did Utah officials arrest a suspect and call for national unity after the shooting?
He loved the Chicago Cubs. And my goodness, did he love the Oregon Ducks? want me to say go ducks, so I have to since they play on Saturday. So go ducks.
Addressing those responsible for her husband's death, she added No one will ever forget my husband's name, and I will make sure of it. A twenty-two-year-old suspect is now in police custody in connection with Wednesday's shooting of Charlie Kirk from Utah Steve Futterman reports.
As he announced that authorities had arrested the suspect, Utah Governor Spencer Cox made a call for national unity.
This is our moment. Um do we escalate or do do we find an off ramp?
Although authorities have not shared a motive, Cox said a family member told investigators that Tyler Robinson had become more interested in politics in recent years and had criticized Charlie Kirk's views, which he said were hateful.
What prompted the UN Security Council emergency meeting over Russian drone incursions?
The Utah governor said political differences should not lead to violence.
It's a choice, it's a choice, and every one of us gets to make that choice.
Formal charges are expected next week when Robinson is due in court. For MPR News, I'm Steve Federman in Orem, Utah.
The UN Security Council met in an emergency session Friday to discuss the incursion of nearly 20 Russian drones into its airspace during an attack on Ukraine this week. En p's Michel Kalaman reports
even as president Trump seemed to give credence to Russia's claims that the incursion was an accident. His administration joined Western allies in a statement read out by Polish секретарів стати Марчін Босачкий.
Ви такі с опортуні тюрите. Our call on the Russian Federation To immediately r cease its war of aggression against Ukraine.
How did Illinois officials respond to the fatal ICE shooting of a Mexican father?
Russia says Poland has not provided evidence and dismissed the story as political clickbait. Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea criticized Russia for intensifying its bombing campaign after Trump hosted Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Michelle Kellaman, NPR News, Washington.
And you're listening to NPR News from New York City. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and immigrant rights groups are asking for accountability after a thirty-eight year old father from Mexico was fatally shot by ICE officers yesterday near Chicago. Immigration and customs enforcement said Silverio Via Gas Gonzalez resisted arrest. And attempted to drive a car into officers in a suburb of Chicago. An ICE agent was apparently dragged and severely injured in that incident, but is in stable condition. The Department of Homeland Security later told NPR social media videos and activists encouraging illegal aliens to resist law enforcement not only spread misinformation but also undermine public safety. In twenty twenty two, in the middle of a global outbreak of monkeypox, the World Health Organization changed the disease name to M Pox.
Why is the U.S. reverting to the term “monkeypox” after WHO renamed it?
The US followed suit, but now US spokespeople have reverted to the old term monkeypox, and Pierre's Gabriel Emmanuel reports on why.
The term was retired because it was inaccurate, the virus does not come from monkeys, and because it was viewed as stigmatizing. 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.
No one in the research community is clamoring for this, no one in the public health community is clamoring for this.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who was Erica Kirk and what did she say after Charlie Kirk’s tragic death?
0:01–0:44
2
Why did Utah officials arrest a suspect and call for national unity after the shooting?
0:44–1:41
3
What prompted the UN Security Council emergency meeting over Russian drone incursions?
1:41–2:36
4
How did Illinois officials respond to the fatal ICE shooting of a Mexican father?
2:36–3:50
5
Why is the U.S. reverting to the term “monkeypox” after WHO renamed it?
3:50–4:39