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What happened in the court hearing of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk?
Live from MPR News in Washington. I'm Giles Snyder. The first court hearing for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk wrapped up a short time ago. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson appeared virtually from a county jail where he will remain without bail.
Bottle Hill today, he faced sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as MPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
Over the more than four hour hearing, Democrats accused Patel of politicizing the Bureau and pressed him on his firing of FBI agents, including some of the most senior and lauded agents at the Bureau. Here's New Jersey Democrat Corey Booker.
I believe you're failing failing as a leader. А не юр фалір доз харіс іплікації. For the safety and security of Americans and our families.
He said that the FBI has helped bring down violent crime since he's been in charge, and Patel denied that anyone has been fired from the FBI for improper reasons. Ryan Lucas, NPR News,
Washington.
Why did Democrats accuse Patel of politicizing the FBI during the Senate Judiciary hearing?
Israel dismissing the report, which comes as Israel began its ground offensive in Gaza City. Today, here's NPR's Michelle Kelluman.
The head of the Commission of Inquiry, which was set up by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, laid out a long list of atrocities in Gaza. And Navi Pile said the killings, the aid blockages, and forced displacement amount to
genocide. has committed genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and that it is continuing With that genocide.
Israel called the report libelous and accused Pele and the other investigators of being proxies of Hamas. She says she wished the Israelis would cooperate or at least tell the commission where the report was wrong on the facts. Michelle Kellaman, NPR News, the State Department.
Legendary actor Robert Redford has died. He was eighty nine years old. His decades long career included unforgettable performances in films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Out of Africa. MPR's net of Ulibi reports
Robert Redford was way more than one of the most handsome men in history. Here he is melting Barbara Streisand in the film The Way We Were from nineteen seventy three. Can I ask you a personal question? Sure. Do you smile all the time?
No.
How did the UN‑appointed commission describe alleged genocide in Gaza?
No.
No as an actor, Redford was more understated than his good looks would suggest. He transformed Hollywood's independent film scene with his Sundance Institute and Festival. And Robert Redford was a producer, director, and ardent environmentalist. Netto Ulibi, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. President Trump is giving the popular social media app TikTok time to complete a deal that would keep it available in the U.S. He has formally extended the deadline to December sixteenth, the fourth time he has bypassed a federal law requiring the app's Chinese owner to sell TikTok assets to an American company or face a ban. Yesterday Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would discuss TikTok on Friday. The Georgia prosecutor who brought criminal charges against President Trump and eighteen others has been permanently barred from continuing the case. Sam Greenglass of Member Station WABE reports from Atlanta the ruling from the Georgia Supreme Court makes it even less likely that Trump will ever face trial in Georgia for attempting to undermine the twenty twenty election.
In a 4-3 decision, the Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear Fulton County District Attorney Fawnie Willis's appeal of a lower court ruling disqualifying her. The Georgia Court of Appeals found Willis had to be removed from the prosecution because her relationship with a special prosecutor she hired created an appearance of impropriety. Now it'll be up to the director of the Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor. Willis says she hopes that.
What is Robert Redford’s legacy in film, the Sundance Institute, and environmental activism?
That person will have the courage to do what the evidence and the law demand. Trump called it a great decision and said Willis should be jailed.
Alice wing star Paige Beckers is the WNBA's rookie of the year.
What are the latest developments in the TikTok deal and the Georgia election‑case ruling?
The vote from sports writers and broadcasters overwhelmingly in her favor.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened in the court hearing of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk?
0:00–1:18
2
Why did Democrats accuse Patel of politicizing the FBI during the Senate Judiciary hearing?
1:18–2:36
3
How did the UN‑appointed commission describe alleged genocide in Gaza?
2:36–4:09
4
What is Robert Redford’s legacy in film, the Sundance Institute, and environmental activism?
4:09–4:32
5
What are the latest developments in the TikTok deal and the Georgia election‑case ruling?
4:32–4:38