1 hour ago Trump shares call for media ‘accountability’ with ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ after shooting

Trump shares viral video to rename Smith‑Mundt Act to ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ following right-wing activist’s assassination

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5 h. ago They witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the grief

Students who witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University are reckoning with trauma and grief

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11 h. ago Assassination in Utah, school shooting in Colorado: one day in US gun violence

Reaction to the shocking killing of Charlie Kirk has largely overlooked the obvious: the country is awash with guns and people prepared to use them on fellow AmericansAt 12.23pm on Wednesday, as the rightwing influencer and provocateur Charlie Kirk was addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University, a single shot rang out. He was struck fatally by a bullet in the neck, sending thousands of screaming students scattering in all directions and propelling the country into a new and dangerous crisis.Exactly one minute later, at 12.24pm, about 450 miles to the east in Colorado, a 911 call came in to first responders in the mountain town of Evergreen. A 16-year-old student had opened fire with a revolver on high school grounds, critically injuring two fellow students before turning the handgun on himself. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Minneapolis suburb's candidates campaign amid fear and violence after political assassinations

As the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, two candidates are vying for a legislative seat left open by another political attack in Minnesota

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14 h. ago Students traumatised by Charlie Kirk shooting videos, with teachers and parents lost for words

The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sent shockwaves through schools worldwide

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17 h. ago Charlie Kirk's wife Erika shares incredibly heartbreaking last moments with her slain husband as she collapses onto his casket

Erika Kirk shared the deeply personal footage showing her gently stroking her husband's hand as she sits beside his body, which was dressed in a dark suit and red tie.

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17 h. ago Charlie Kirk suspect 'may not have acted alone' as cops investigate 'man on phone'

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been arrested in connection with the shooting of right-wing mouthpiece Charlie Kirk, and now cops are investigating whether the suspect may have had an accomplice

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17 h. ago Ronaldo’s sudden interest in return to US is World Cup Trump card that Fifa craves | Barney Ronay

Portugal star will hand Gianni Infantino the perfect publicity coup if he does play in America for the first time in more than 10 years, having already begun cosying up to Donald TrumpIs it still safe to stage the World Cup in the United States? After more headline evidence this week of the extreme nature of American gun violence, some may conclude that the answer is no. Nine months out from the opening game, it is now almost impossible to ignore this. But believe it or not statistics suggest more than 300 people will have been shot in America last Wednesday alone.The same number will also be shot on Friday, Saturday, every day next week, and every day of World Cup year. On average 127 of these unnamed, largely non-famous people not called things such as the superstar influencer Charlie Kirk will die each day. Within this, youth gun deaths will be both alarmingly high and a register of social injustice: a disproportionate 46% of all young people shot will be black. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Charlie Kirk's devastated wife Erika breaks silence with emotional first statement

Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, made her first public remarks since her husband was assassinated, but her speech was plagued by technical glitches

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26 h. ago Inside the hellhole jail where Charlie Kirk's suspected killer Tyler Robinson could live out his days before facing the firing squad

The Utah jail where Tyler Robinson will likely live out his days if convicted of Charlie Kirk's murder has been riddled with problems since it opened three years ago.

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27 h. ago Utah student who had last conversation with Charlie Kirk speaks out

Charlie Kirk was shot as he was debating with Hunter Kozak, a 29-year-old philosophy and mathematics education student and Democrat-supporting content creator

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30 h. ago How Charlie Kirk suspect used video game references as roommate exposed Discord chat

The suspect arrested in connection with the shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk has been named as 22 year old Tyler Robinson, who was turned in by his father

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30 h. ago Utah Governor praised powerful speech on Charlie Kirk suspect speech alongside Kash Patel: 'We got him'

Americans praised Utah Governor Spencer Cox for his honesty and transparency as he addressed the nation Friday with a powerful speech honoring the life of Charlie Kirk.

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30 h. ago Tyler Robinson 'spoke about Charlie Kirk with family' at dinner before shooting

Tyler Robinson mentioned that Kirk was coming to Utah Valley University during a family dinner prior to the shooting, saying that 'Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate,' officials said

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35 h. ago Donald Trump says 'with high degree of certainty' suspect in Charlie Kirk killing caught

The US President has said there is 'a high degree of certainty' that the person caught is the 31-year-old's killer

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35 h. ago Oxford Union president who posted 'loool' about the murder of Charlie Kirk is a left

Oxford student George Abaraonye, 20, who sparked uproar with his gloating reaction to the Charlie Kirk shooting, won his place with just ABB grades - before being voted the Union President.

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36 h. ago Donald Trump says ‘with a high degree of certainty’ that Charlie Kirk suspect caught

The right-wing commentator was shot dead as he spoke to a crowd gathered at Utah Valley University

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36 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting latest: Trump says ‘with high degree of certainty’ suspect is in custody

President makes remark during interview with Fox News at their studio in New YorkHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s shocking killing sets the stage for a federal crackdown | Moustafa Bayoumi

Maga leaders blame a mythically powerful left for political violence. Now, they are bent on destroying anyone who opposes themI disagreed with Charlie Kirk on pretty much everything, but his shocking and morally repugnant assassination is deeply concerning, and not just because it’s another example of the lethality of our politics. Kirk’s killing is also sending prominent conservatives on a warpath, setting the stage for a dangerous expansion of federal government repression.Kirk was a social media megastar and the founder of Turning Point USA, the foremost rightwing youth organization in the country. His political positions were to the far-right, and his language was often combative, to say the least. He called Martin Luther King, Jr “awful” and said “we made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s”. He believed in the so-called great replacement theory, which asserts that elites are encouraging mass migration to undermine white people in western countries. ...

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39 h. ago 'Trans ideology' linked assassin is 'no amateur': Hunt for athletic Charlie Kirk gunman limped to campus with rifle hidden in his jeans, escaped with dramatic leap from building and vanished

Authorities have released new information about the suspect, describing him as a college-aged male with a high level of proficiency in handling firearms and a likely familiarity with the university campus.

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