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Who will speak at Charlie Kirk’s funeral and what does his death mean for the MAGA movement?
Live from NPR News in Washington DC, I'm Dale Wilman. Thousands of Charlie Kirk's supporters are expected to attend his funeral at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona Sunday. It's been less than two weeks since the thirty one year old right wing activist was shot and killed. As M Pair Zelina Moore reports, many top Republican political leaders are set to deliver remarks.
Charlie Kirk was the co-founder of Turning Point USA. He was a close ally of President Trump and one of the most prominent young leaders within the MAGA movement. His assassination has reverberated across all levels of Republican politics, from the grassroots conservative space all the way to the White House. It's a connection likely to be emphasized at his funeral, where both Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance will speak. Supporters will also
Why did California ban face‑covering by law‑enforcement officers and how does it relate to recent immigration raids?
We'll hear from Kirk's widow, Erica Kirk, who on Thursday was named the new CEO of Turning Point and has vowed to keep her late husband's movement alive.
California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while they conduct official business. The law is a direct response to recent immigration raids in Los Angeles, where federal agents covered their faces during arrests. Newsom signed the measure into law on Saturday.
У нас the Soviet Union, it's just United States of America. And I'm really proud of the state of California and our state of mind. That we're pushing back against these authoritarian tendencies and actions of this administration.
Several fighter jets are accused of flying over the skies of NATO member state Estonia this week and pairs Charles Mayne's reports from Moscow.
Russia's defense ministry said three MiG fighter jets were on a scheduled flight from Northwest Russia to the exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea and never deviated from their dedicated flight path. NATO tells a different story.
What happened when Russian fighter jets entered Estonia’s airspace and how did NATO respond?
It says Alliance fighter jets scrambled to intercept the Russian planes after they entered Estonia's airspace for a full twelve minutes, in what Estonian authorities called an unprecedentedly brazen incursion. The incident comes just a week after New York. NATO fighter jets fired on more than twenty Russian drones spotted over the skies of member state Poland. Russia denied intentionally targeting that NATO member. The Western government suggests Russia was likely out to probe NATO's eastern defenses.
The White House is scrambling this weekend with efforts to clarify a new immigration policy that has been announced by President Trump. On Friday, Trump said the government will start charging a one hundred thousand dollar fee on visas for high skilled tech workers known as the H one B visa. Those who already have the visa became concerned that they may have to pay that fee, but the White House now says only new visa holders will be required to pay up. You're listening to NPR News. Gaza health officials say at least fourteen people were killed in Gaza City overnight in the latest round of strikes by Israel's military.
How will the new $100,000 fee on H‑1B visas affect high‑skilled tech workers and what does the White House say?
Israel is increasing its offensive against the city and is urging Palestinians to leave. UNICEF, meanwhile, says some life saving food destined for children has been stolen from its trucks in Gaza. The songwriter and singer Sonny Curtis has died. He was eighty eight years old. Curtis was best known for penning the hit I Fought the Law, as well as the theme song to the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Curtis died Friday near Nashville from a sudden illness, that's according to a post by his family on Facebook. And pairs Chloe Veltman has our remembrance.
Sonny Curtis wrote I Fought the Law in the late 1950s when he was a member of Buddy Holly's band The Crickets. It's since been covered by many artists including Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, and The Clash.
Curtis also wrote and performed Love Is All Around, the theme song for the Mary Tyler Moore show.
What are the latest developments in Gaza’s conflict and who was songwriter Sonny Curtis?
Yeah. Wrong. Sonny Curtis was born during the Great Depression to cotton farmers in Texas. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who will speak at Charlie Kirk’s funeral and what does his death mean for the MAGA movement?
0:00–0:46
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Why did California ban face‑covering by law‑enforcement officers and how does it relate to recent immigration raids?
0:46–2:01
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What happened when Russian fighter jets entered Estonia’s airspace and how did NATO respond?
2:01–3:08
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How will the new $100,000 fee on H‑1B visas affect high‑skilled tech workers and what does the White House say?
3:08–4:04
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What are the latest developments in Gaza’s conflict and who was songwriter Sonny Curtis?
4:04–4:39