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Why are prosecutors seeking the death penalty for Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the man who's charged with murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk. KUER's Martha Harris reports on the suspect's initial court appearance.
Tyler Robinson appeared virtually from the Utah County Jail. He is being held there without bail. Robinson sat silently in front of a white wall, except when he said his name. In the brief hearing, a Utah judge read Robinson the seven charges against him. Robinson nodded as the judge talked to him but did not show much emotion. He has been charged with aggravated murder.
How are House Republicans planning to increase security funding for lawmakers after the Kirk murder?
Prosecutors have filed their intent to seek the death penalty. The judge said, that a defense lawyer will be appointed to represent Robinson because of his financial circumstances. The judge also approved a protective order from Charlie Kirk's widow, Erica Kirk. This prohibits Robinson from contacting her. For NPR News, I'm Martha Harris in Provo, Utah.
U.S. lawmakers are becoming more concerned about their own safety following the murder of Charlie Kirk. As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, House Republicans are proposing to boost security spending by thirty
What evidence shows Russian‑backed camps are militarizing Ukrainian children?
Million dollars.
The $30 million is included in a stopgap bill to fund the government that GOP leaders hope to approve later this week to avoid a government shutdown. There are existing programs for security for members, including one that piloted in July that increases member security funds from $150 a month to $5,000 a month, but that is expiring at the end of September. The U.S. Capitol Police told NPR its agents are on track. contract to work through roughly fourteen thousand threat assessment cases by the end of the year, a significant uptick from years past. Barbara Sprunt and Pier News, the Capital.
Researchers at Yale University are accusing Russian authorities of militarizing children kidnapped from Ukraine. The story from MPR's Joanna Kakissis in Kyiv.
Why are thousands of Palestinians fleeing Gaza as Israeli forces launch a major ground operation?
Investigators at the humanitarian research lab at Yale School of Public Health say they have found more than two hundred camps where Ukrainian children as young as eight are taught Russian patriotic education and combat skills.
They're giving them actual training and grenade throwing. And in one case, we know they're involved in the manufacture of drones.
Nathaniel Raymond is the director of the humanitarian research lab.
They are in a training pipeline that has tactical scenarios and curricula that lead only to one conclusion. They're not taking them to paratrooper jump school to make them mole cops.
Investigators used open source evidence and high resolution satellite images to locate the camps. Joanna Kakisis NPR News Kyiv.
Thousands of Palestinians began streaming out of Gaza City Tuesday as Israeli forces began a major ground defense.
How is London‑based GSK planning to invest $30 billion in U.S. research, development, and supply‑chain projects?
The operation is being called the largest since the war in Gaza began nearly two years ago. This is NPR. London based drug maker GSK says it plans to invest thirty billion dollars in the United States over the next thirty years. G S K says the money will be used in research and development and or supply chain infrastructure. The projects are to include a factory in the Philadelphia suburb of Upper Marion Township. The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Fulton County District Attorney. Bonnie Willis sought to challenge her removal from the election interference case against Donald Trump and several co defendants. But an appeals court ruled she could not oversee the case because of the appearance of impropriety, stemming from her romantic ties to a special prosecutor she hired.
What legal battles and tributes are surrounding the Georgia election case and the death of Robert Redford?
That ruling is being upheld by Georgia's highest court. Fans are mourning the death of Robert Redford, the veteran actor, director, and producer has died at the age of eighty nine. Here's Redford speaking in two thousand two after receiving a lifetime achievement award for creating the Sundance Film Festival. I've
spent most of my life just focused on the road ahead. I've Not looking back. But now tonight I'm seeing in the rearview mirror that there's something I've not thought about called history.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are prosecutors seeking the death penalty for Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer?
0:02–0:38
2
How are House Republicans planning to increase security funding for lawmakers after the Kirk murder?
0:38–1:10
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What evidence shows Russian‑backed camps are militarizing Ukrainian children?
1:10–1:57
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Why are thousands of Palestinians fleeing Gaza as Israeli forces launch a major ground operation?
1:57–2:51
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How is London‑based GSK planning to invest $30 billion in U.S. research, development, and supply‑chain projects?
2:51–3:41
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What legal battles and tributes are surrounding the Georgia election case and the death of Robert Redford?
3:41–4:39