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Who was Charlie Kirk and why is his murder drawing national attention?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. In Glendale, Arizona tonight, thousands of people are gathered remembering slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, including President Trump, who denounced the murder, saying Kirk was violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice, for God and country, for reason and common sense.
He was violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice, for God, country, for reason and for common sense.
Kirk's widow Erica fought back tears as she gave an emotional speech about her late husband who was killed eleven days ago. But she says
that man
Young me.
I forgive him. Erica Kirk is taking over Charlie's post at the organization he created, Turning Point Media. Palestinian officials in the Israeli occupied West Bank are thanking world leaders for officially recognizing the state of Palestine.
What is the significance of recent recognitions of a Palestinian state by multiple countries?
Today Britain, Australia, and Canada said they would formally recognize it ahead of a UN meeting tomorrow, where France and Portugal say they will do the same. And Pierce Kerry Khan has more.
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Farsan Agabikian applauded the declarations but said to believe there can be peace and security in the region without an independent state of Palestine is quote a delusion.
It will never happen as long as these rights are violated. As long as we are not seen as human beings worthy of living. And worthy of our country.
There are no public commemorations planned in the Israeli occupied West Bank. Many say with the war in Gaza still raging and the death toll surpassing sixty five thousand, there is little to celebrate. Israel's prime minister said recognizing Palestinian statehood is a quote reward for Hamas' terrorism.
How are lower interest rates and the Federal Reserve’s actions affecting Wall Street and the housing market?
Kerry Khan in Pierre News Tel Aviv.
Wall Street ended last week riding the high of lower interest rates, but this week could bring it back to reality. MP's Maria Aspen has more.
The Federal Reserve has lowered the cost of borrowing for the first time this year as it wrestles with signs of weakness in the job market. But investors are thrilled. U.S. markets ended the week at record highs. Now Wall Street will be listening closely for more clues about how the economy is doing. On Wednesday, the government will release an update on how many new homes were sold in August.
Why is the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral a historic moment for France?
With economists expecting a slight slowdown from a month earlier. And on Thursday, Costco will report its quarterly financial results, which could shed some light on how shoppers are dealing with tariffs and rising grocery prices. Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York.
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News from Washington. The towers of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral officially reopened to the public this weekend. And Piers Eleanor Beardsley reports French President Emmanuel Macron climbed the steps to the Belfry nearly six and a half years after much of the church was destroyed in the twenty nineteen fire.
The cathedral opened for mass last December. Officials say the Gothic bell towers were perhaps minutes from collapsing in the fire, but they held. Now, climbing to the top of them has been reimagined.
What are the projected impacts of Hurricane Gabriel on Bermuda, the U.S. East Coast, and Europe?
The decor, the lighting, and the route between the north and south towers. A new double helix staircase allows visitors to pass each other while climbing the 424 steps to the top, some 226 feet above the ground. The number of visitors has also been reduced for a more comfortable experience. The largest bell of Notre Dame is located in the South Tower, Emmanuel Le Bourdon was cast in sixteen eighty three and weighs thirteen tons, including its one thousand pound clapper, Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre Neuse, Paris.
Gabrielle is now a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of seventy five miles an hour. The National Hurricane Center says the storm will pass east of Bermuda, and forecasters say it could further strengthen this week into a major storm. Although direct impact to the U.S. are unlikely at this time, Acuweather says rough surf and dangerous rip currents will be possible along the East Coast in the coming days. By the end of the week,
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Who was Charlie Kirk and why is his murder drawing national attention?
0:01–1:03
2
What is the significance of recent recognitions of a Palestinian state by multiple countries?
1:03–1:59
3
How are lower interest rates and the Federal Reserve’s actions affecting Wall Street and the housing market?
1:59–2:37
4
Why is the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral a historic moment for France?
2:37–3:31
5
What are the projected impacts of Hurricane Gabriel on Bermuda, the U.S. East Coast, and Europe?
3:31–4:38