99 m. ago Australia news LIVE: Polling shows support for Coalition has plummeted to new low; Kirk suspect not cooperating with authorities, says Utah governor

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2 h. ago Utah governor says accused killer of Charlie Kirk not cooperating

US investigators are still trying to determine accused gunman's possible motive for the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk.

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4 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect not cooperating with authorities, Utah governor says

While the suspect is not talking to the FBI, Robinson’s roommate - who was also a romantic partner - was helping with the investigation, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Sunday.

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5 h. ago Charlie Kirk suspect ‘was in romantic relationship’ with his transgender roommate

The suspect’s roommate is reportedly a biological man transitioning to become a woman, according to Axios, who cited six US officials familiar with the case.

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18 h. ago With Charlie Kirk’s death, the MAGA movement gains its first patron saint

While it’s easy to find condemnation for senseless violence, and feel sympathy towards Kirk’s wife and young children, it’s difficult to find empathy.

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22 h. ago How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics

When news broke that Taylor Swift was engaged, Charlie Kirk took to TikTok: “Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge,” he said in a video viewed 7.5 million times. It shows how Kirk harnessed the attention economy to build a political empire that has shattered the left’s grip on young voters.

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40 h. ago Hunter was asking Charlie Kirk a question. Then a shot rang out

The TikToker is the last person to speak to the MAGA activist before his assassination. At first, he thought the gunshot was a firecracker – until he saw the blood.

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44 h. ago Teacher’s pet to wanted man: Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s murder?

The man accused of shooting MAGA activist Charlie Kirk seemingly had a bright future ahead of him, as a well-liked and excellent student with no criminal history and a “great family”.

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44 h. ago ‘Battle cry’: Charlie Kirk’s widow speaks out after arrest of suspected assassin

The individual has been identified as Tyler Robinson, as officials provided details about inscriptions found on bullet casings with the rifle believed to have been used in the killing.

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51 h. ago Torn in the USA: How Charlie Kirk’s death exposed America’s extreme divide

America has been left reeling from the conservative activist’s assassination, and many are now frightened about what might come next.

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55 h. ago ‘Ladies and gentlemen, we got him’: Suspect in custody over Charlie Kirk shooting

The individual has been identified as Tyler Robinson, as officials provided details about inscriptions found on bullet casings with the rifle believed to have been used in the killing.

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57 h. ago ‘I think we have him’: Trump says suspect in custody over Kirk shooting

A suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been taken into custody, US President Donald Trump has told Fox News.

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63 h. ago Australia news as it happened: New footage of Charlie Kirk assassination suspect released; PM says Islamophobia an attack on Australia’s ‘core values’

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63 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s influence on Joel Jammal and Australian conservative Christian politics

Conservative Christian Joel Jammal says he greatly admired American conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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64 h. ago Facts secondary to overarching plot line as wild speculation about Kirk shooting abounds

Charlie Kirk’s death was immediately entangled in a miasma of deliberate falsehoods, honest mistakes and half-baked guesswork.

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66 h. ago Australia news LIVE: New footage of Charlie Kirk assassination suspect released; PM says Islamophobia an attack on Australia’s ‘core values’

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67 h. ago New footage shows suspect jumping off roof, fleeing Kirk assassination scene

The FBI released new surveillance showing the man they believe shot Charlie Kirk making his getaway in the moments after the MAGA activist was killed.

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68 h. ago The other brutal killing that shocked Americans (including Charlie Kirk)

Charlie Kirk spent the final hours of his life posting about the murder of a young woman - a crime that had, until his own assassination, become a flashpoint.

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68 h. ago ‘I love you brother’: For the Trumps, Charlie Kirk is a deeply personal loss

When the US president spoke of his “grief and anger” hours after Kirk’s assassination, it showed how seamlessly the MAGA activist had woven himself into the Trump family fabric.

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69 h. ago New images of Charlie Kirk assassination suspect released, high

The FBI released two images of a person of interest and asked the public to help its investigation into the fatal shooting of the conservative activist.

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