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Christian nationalists suggest that Charlie Kirk was killed for his religious and political beliefs, and some are calling for revenge. LA Times
VOA VIEW: The dangers of extremism.
Paramount is the first of the major movie studios to condemn the pledge. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Good for Paramount.
Radio and television stations, facing enormous budget holes, are pleading with NPR and PBS to lower their fees as they examine whether to drop national programming altogether. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The country is better off with out them.
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The diplomat will consult with Israeli officials about their coming military offensive in Gaza City, as President Trump’s efforts to end the Gaza war appear stalled. New York Times
Latin America’s largest nation is shaping up as a test case on how to defy President Trump. New York Times
VOA VIEW: B
Brazil is making a big mistake.
Drones in Poland and GPS jamming attributed to Russia have intensified a debate over whether the West should impose stiffer penalties for such “hybrid warfare.” New York Times
Electric vehicles on the used market often cost less than comparable gasoline models, making the technology affordable to many more buyers. New York Times
Lawmakers may soon boost funding for their own security as concerns about political threats rise after the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. Washington Times
Around 50 college campuses across the country have been deluged in recent weeks with hoax calls about armed gunmen and other violence, laying bare the challenges of detecting fake threats quickly to prevent mass panic. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Times are coming to a recking.
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President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and summer. Washington Times
Leaders of a Georgia-based church with congregations in five states have been charged by federal prosecutors with swindling millions of dollars in veterans' benefits from parishioners serving in the military. Washington Times
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, speaks out for the first time since her husband's death on Wednesday. CBS
VOA VIEW: Very calm and direct.
Missouri is the third state to seek to redraw its congressional maps ahead of next year's midterms. CBS
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X's AI chatbot Grok, the AI-search engine Perplexity and Google's AI summaries all provided false information in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination. CBS
VOA VIEW: AI is questionable.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is the latest violent incident to spark safety concerns for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. As congressional members head home for the weekend, some have canceled outdoor events, and others are reviewing security practices. Nikole Killion reports from Washington. CBS
VOA VIEW: We have to be brave.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but has so far held off from doing so. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It's about time.
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Apple, Google and Meta are capitalizing on advancements in AI to bring new translation features to their latest hardware devices. CNBC
The report says officials plan to include the claim in a presentation next week to a key vaccine panel that advises the CDC on shot access and coverage. CNBC
Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are preparing to take their rivalry to the next frontier of weight-loss medication: pills. CNBC
VOA VIEW: We have to see.
Wireless carriers in China must obtain regulatory approval before they can sell devices with an eSIM, the company said. CNBC
Tyler Robinson's family played a role in helping turn him in to police as the suspect in conservative speaker Charlie Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University. FOX News
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A physics teacher and horror author has been suspended by the Naples Central School District after posing in a photo posted to Facebook in a T-shirt with "is he dead yet?" on it. FOX News
VOA VIEW: She is a total idiot.
College students recount the shocking assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk, describing panic and security concerns at the campus event. FOX News
The U.S. Naval Academy is on lockdown after a midshipman who had been kicked out of the school returned to campus armed with a weapon, multiple sources told Fox News. FOX News
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Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has the final say on a congressional redistricting map that would split an existing House district seat held by a Democrat. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted two U.S. diplomats at the presidential palace in Damascus on Friday to address ISIS threats and regional stability. UPI
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and the United Kingdom to address security matters in Gaza and globally from Saturday through Thursday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Israel must be protected.
Tropical Storm Mario, a small cyclone, is strengthening off the west coast of Mexico Friday. It's about 20 nautical miles off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico. UPI
The Qatari prime minister will be at the White House on Friday before a summit between Arab states in regard to Israel's attack on Qatar's capital city of Doha. UPI
The United Nations General Assembly voted to back a Palestinian government without Hamas as part of a compromise. Israel and the United States voted against it. UPI
VOA VIEW: The US and Israel did right.
President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to Memphis. UPI
Russia's oil-producing machine was the principal target of an overnight Ukrainian assault with hundreds of drones. Moscow claimed it shot most of them down. UPI
VOA VIEW: Good for Ukraine.
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Typical Biden stupidity. The Biden administration quietly eliminated the top testing threshold for the highest-performing applicants seeking to become air traffic controllers, an internal slide seen by The Post confirms.
In 2023, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials scrapped the previous “best qualified” tier for candidates who scored 85% or above on the Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) exam in favor of a “well qualified” threshold for applicants who scored at least 80%. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed the change to The Post’s Miranda Devine on the latest episode of “Pod Force One,” out now. FAA “They lowered the standard from 85% to 80% to be best qualified … to get these young people into the academy,” Duffy said, referring to the FAA training school in Oklahoma City.
Since the Trump administration took office, Duffy claimed, “we’re getting the best scores in the academy first.” “In two months after you take the entrance exam, we’re getting you into the academy. And what we’re doing is, if you’re at 98% on that test [or] 94 [%], you are going to take the top slots as slots become available.” Once air traffic control candidates graduate from the academy, Duffy said, “it takes them, depending on where they’re at, if they’re in a not-so-busy airspace, they can be certified in a year.
Under Duffy’s watch, the FAA has instituted a revised version of the prior ATSA grading system Applicants are now separated into four tiers: “Best-qualified” for scores of 90% or more, “well-qualified” for scores between 85% and 89%, “qualified” for scores between 70% and 84%, and “not referred” for scores under 70%.
