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What happened at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service and who attended?

Corva Coleman 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump and other members of his cabinet eulogized conservative activist Charlie Kirk yesterday at a huge memorial service. It was held at an NFL stadium just outside Phoenix. Tens of thousands of people attended. Kirk's widow, Erica, gave a powerful statement during her remarks in the service.

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I forgive him.

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President Trump noted that Charlie Kirk wished his opponents well, but with a smile Trump said quote, I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them. Palestinian officials in the Israeli occupied West Bank are thanking world leaders for officially recognizing the state of Palestine. Yesterday, Australia, Britain, and Canada said they will formally recognize the state. Several other countries are soon expected to follow, and Pierre Kerry

Kerry Kahn 1:00

Kahn 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.

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It will never happen as long as these rights are violated.

Which countries have officially recognized a Palestinian state and why does it matter?

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As long as we are not seen as human beings worthy of living. And worthy of our country.

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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. Carry Khan in Pierre News Tel Aviv.

Corva Coleman 1:48

World diplomats are gathering in New York for the annual opening of the UN General Assembly this week. The topic of a Palestinian state, as well as Israel's war in Gaza, are expected to be discussed. The agriculture department says it will end a food insecurity survey. NPR's Jordan Marie Smith reports it's been published every year since the Clinton administration.

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Data from the annual household food security report helps nutrition and food policy experts work to end hunger in the US. The Trump administration says it's ending the survey because quote

How will the upcoming UN General Assembly address the Palestinian statehood issue and the Gaza conflict?

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Redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger. Some experts say that without that information, abating or ending hunger in the US will become increasingly more difficult. Here's Crystal Fitzsimons, president of the Food Research and Access Center. The National Food Insecurity Survey is a critical reliable data source that shows how many families in America struggle to put food on the table. The last report will be published by the Trump administration in October using data from 2024, according to the Associated Press. Jordan Marie Smith, NPR News. This is

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NPR. The trial continues today in Florida of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year. Suspect Ryan Ruth is defending himself. He's expected to begin his defense today. He is pleaded not guilty. About one in six prisoners in the United States is older than fifty-five, a higher share than ever before.

Why is the Trump administration ending the annual National Food Insecurity Survey?

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That's according to new data out today on America's aging prison population. George Hale of Member Station WFIU has more.

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Researchers at the ACLU and UT Austin's public affairs schools surveyed incarcerated populations from all 50 states. They found older prisoners make up about fifteen percent today and could be closer to a third by the end of the decade. All that growth raises costs and creates challenges for security because older prisoners need more of it, says ACLU Prison Policy Project Director David Fatty. They're at risk in all kinds of ways, including um Extortion and mistreatment and abuse. The report recommends reducing elderly prison populations by repealing, quote, extreme sentencing laws and expanding compassionate release. For NPR News, I'm George Hale in Bloomington, Indiana. Today

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is the autumnal equinox. It signals the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, and in the Southern Hemisphere it's the vernal or spring equinox. The National Weather Service says it means there'll be about an equal amount of sunlight and darkness at all latitudes today.