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Who is charged with the murder of activist Charlie Kirk and what evidence has emerged?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been formally charged with aggravated murder and could face the death penalty. NPR Zodet Yusuf reports investigators are learning more from the roommate of twenty-two year old Tyler Robinson as they try to determine a motive.
The really new information came from text messages that Robinson allegedly exchanged with his roommate. Authorities say this individual was a male transitioning to female, and that they had also been Robinson's romantic partner. Um, authorities also say this person has been fully cooperating with the investigation. But Gray shared information about a note that Robinson allegedly left behind for this roommate saying, quote, I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it. That's M PR
Zodet Youssef reporting. Hospital officials in Gaza City say more than one hundred people have been killed in Israel's latest offensive.
What is the humanitarian situation in Gaza as Israel opens new evacuation routes?
NPR's Carrie Con reports roads are jammed as hundreds of thousands of people try to leave the area.
Israel's military says it is opening another road out of Gaza City for 48 hours. Images of the exodus show a single coastal road clogged with packed vehicles, along with entire families walking south in the searing sun. The military continues to drop leaflets, ordering people to leave immediately, even if they must on foot. The military has not said how people in hospitals, incapacitated, or the elderly will be Evacuated. The heads of more than 20 major aid agencies working in Gaza called on world leaders to intervene in what they say is an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. A UN commission this week concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israeli officials have called that a fabrication.
How are AI chatbots affecting teens’ mental health according to the Senate hearing?
Kerry Con NPR News Tel Aviv.
The potential dangers of AI chatbots and their impact on kids were the focus of a Senate hearing yesterday. NPR's re-2 Chattergy reports, parents testified about how their children's mental health suffered while using the apps.
Matthew Rain and his wife Maria have four children. Their son Adam was only sixteen when he died by suicide earlier this year. Matthew Rain told the Senate subcommittee that he had no idea until after Adam's death that Chat GPT had become the teenager's closest confidant, encouraging his suicidal thoughts and isolating him from his family.
Chat GPT told them. That doesn't mean you owe them survival. You don't owe anyone that
he said the Chadbot had also offered to write Adam's suicide note.
Why is the former CDC head testifying before Congress about vaccine pressure?
Rain has filed a lawsuit against the creator of Chad GPT, OpenAI. Read the Chatterji and PR News.
This is NPR News in Washington. The former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will testify on Capitol Hill today. Susan Menares will go before a Senate committee, her first public appearance, and she was pushed out of her position by the agency. Menares is expected to tell lawmakers that she was pressured to support new vaccine recommendations from a CDC advisory panel before reviewing the scientific evidence. The first feature of film That made in Idaho was produced in nineteen nineteen. After being lost in a Soviet vault for decades, it's now making a return to the big screen.
What is the story behind the lost silent‑film “Told in the Hills” and its Idaho revival?
Lauren Patterson from Northwest Public Broadcasting reports.
Told in the Hills is a Western romance from the silent film era. It follows Jack Stewart, a man from a wealthy family who heads west and gets himself into trouble. The film was lost in the Soviet archives until a Boise State University professor was able to get it back in 1987. Colin Mannix is the executive director of the Kenworthy Theater in Moscow, Idaho. This is just the first stage of the process, so ultimately we'll have a a Blu-ray DVD release and we'd like to be able to tour the film throughout Idaho wherever there's interest in showing it. Filmed in Cameoe, the production features more than one hundred members of the Nez Perse tribe. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Moscow, Idaho.
Costco has issued a recall for its bottles of Kirkland brand Proseco, warning they could shatter without warning.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who is charged with the murder of activist Charlie Kirk and what evidence has emerged?
0:01–1:04
2
What is the humanitarian situation in Gaza as Israel opens new evacuation routes?
1:04–1:54
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How are AI chatbots affecting teens’ mental health according to the Senate hearing?
1:54–2:48
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Why is the former CDC head testifying before Congress about vaccine pressure?
2:48–3:35
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What is the story behind the lost silent‑film “Told in the Hills” and its Idaho revival?
3:35–4:38