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Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, during a Utah college event Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP President Trump condemned the left and the media for “demonizing” those they disagree with in a video message from the Oval Office after his close ally Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a Utah college campus event on Wednesday. Trump praised Kirk, who he has credited for helping…

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A witness who saw the moment Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday said the conservative activist had just begun debating someone about mass shootings and gun violence when the gunshot struck the 31-year-old in the neck.Raydon DeChene told CBS News she was among the crowd at Kirk’s event at Utah Valley University, standing near the Turning Point USA co-founder’s “Prove Me Wrong” outdoor tent, where he invites students to challenge his political and cultural views.”I was right up front,” DeChene said, who noted Kirk was, “ironically,” talking about gun control before he was shot.Suddenly, DeChene said she saw Kirk…

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Politics / September 10, 2025 Wide-open gun culture and hyper-polarization are bringing the “years of lead” to the USA. Ad Policy Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.(Tess Crowley / The Deseret News via AP) The assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old right-wing activist who led Turning Point USA, in Utah on Wednesday was horrifying and upsetting. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. His death was confirmed hours later by President Donald Trump and others. He was the father of two young…

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It was President Trump who announced that conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk had died after he was shot during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. The president, who was close to Kirk, praised his appeal to young Americans and mourned him in a social media post.”The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us,” Mr. Trump wrote…

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Washington — Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist and influential voice for young conservatives in the digital age, died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was 31. Kirk, a father of two, was shot as he was speaking to students at an event for Turning Point USA, an organization for young conservatives he co-founded in 2012. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” President Trump wrote. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired…

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Charlie Kirk stands in the Oval Office on May 28. The Turning Point USA founder played a pivotal role in rallying support for President Trump among young voters in last year’s election. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Charlie Kirk was barely old enough to vote when, at the age of 18, he launched Turning Point USA. The goal: build an organization for young conservatives that would represent for them what MoveOn.org meant for progressives. “This was in the midst of the Obama presidency in the suburbs of Chicago where Obama was very well liked,” Kirk…

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The Department of Labor’s internal watchdog is launching a review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) approach to collecting and reporting economic data.Laura Nicolosi, assistant inspector general for audit in the Labor’s Department’s Office of Inspector General, said in a September 10 letter to acting BLS commissioner William Wiatrowski that the watchdog will examine how the statistics bureau compiles and reports monthly inflation and jobs data. In the letter, Nicolosi pointed to the Labor Department recently announcing large downward revisions to its earlier estimates of payroll gains. BLS released figures on Tuesday showing that the U.S. labor market added more…

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Politics / September 10, 2025 In their social circle, Trump and Epstein were so identified as predators that the pair’s trafficking of young women would be instantly recognized as fodder for a joke. In their social circle, Trump and Epstein were so identified as predators that the pair’s trafficking of young women would be instantly recognized as fodder for a joke. Ad Policy Protesters hold signs during a news conference called by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 3, 2025.(Kayla Bartkowski / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The MAGA mediasphere has…

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Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University and the suspect is in custody, the school said in a statement.”Today at about 12:10 a shot was fired at the visiting speaker, Charlie Kirk,” Utah Valley University posted on social media. “He was hit and taken from the location by his security. Campus police is investigating, a suspect is in custody.”Kirk was speaking to students from an outdoor tent when he was shot. A Utah Valley University alert said a single shot was fired. The FBI is responding to the scene. Kirk…

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A megachurch leader has been federally charged for allegedly victimizing members of the Mexico-based church for decades, authorities announced Wednesday. Naasón Joaquín García, 56, is already serving more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young followers. The federal charges against him include counts of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, the U.S. Attorney for New York’s southern district said in a news release.A federal grand jury in New York returned the indictment alleging that García and five others exploited the church for decades to enable the systemic sexual abuse of children and women for the sexual gratification of García…

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