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On Friday morning, the police in Utah said they had arrested a suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, ending a manhunt that had stretched over 33 hours.
In this special episode of The Daily, we break down what we know about the suspect, and how the assassination of Mr. Kirk may be a turning point for the conservative movement.
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In last week’s episode of the Book Review podcast, host Gilbert Cruz and his fellow editor Joumana Khatib offered a preview of some of the fall’s most anticipated works of fiction. This week they return to talk about upcoming nonfiction, from memoirs to literary biographies to the latest pop science offering from the incomparable Mary Roach.
Books discussed in this episode:
“All the Way to the River,” by Elizabeth Gilbert
“Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival,” by Stephen Greenblatt
“Mother Mary Comes to Me," by Arundhati Roy
“Poems and Prayers,” by Matthew McConaughey
“The Tragedy of True Crime: Four Guilty Men and the Stories That Define Us,” by John J. Lennon
“We The People: A History of the U.S. Constitution," by Jill Lepore
“Electric Spark: The Enigma of Dame Muriel,” by Francis Wilson
“Joyride: A Memoir," by Susan Orlean
“Next of Kin,” by Gabrielle Hamilton
“Paper Girl,” by Beth Macy
“Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America,” by Jeff Chang
“Book of Lives," by Margaret Atwood
”The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding,” by Joseph J. Ellis
“History Matters," by David McCullough
“The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II,” by David Nasaw
“Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor,” by Christine Kuehn
“Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy," by Mary Roach
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We look at the hunt for the killer of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and at the political fallout of his assassination.
Nicholas Bogel-Borroughs, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, discusses why the police are struggling to answer basic questions about the shooter. And Alan Feuer, who covers extremism and political violence, discusses how the assassination might become a turning point for the conservative movement.
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Charlie Kirk, the conservative organizer, activist and media mogul, died on Wednesday after being shot during an appearance at Utah Valley University.
Mr. Kirk brought millions of young Americans in to the Republican Party, and to the ballot box for Donald Trump.
Robert Draper, who profiled Charlie Kirk for The New York Times Magazine, discusses Mr. Kirk’s improbable rise to power, his stunning assassination, and his controversial legacy.
Guest: Robert Draper, a Washington, D.C.-based journalist for The New York Times.
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For months, President Trump has tried to dismiss questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, notably denying that he had been the author of a lewd birthday message to the financier and sex offender.
On Monday, Congress released the message — and many more like it.
David Enrich, a deputy investigations editor at The Times, explains how the book, and an investigation into Mr. Epstein’s finances, reveal how Mr. Epstein leveraged his rich and powerful friends to fund a yearslong criminal conspiracy.
Guest: David Enrich, a deputy investigations editor for The New York Times.
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Over the weekend, Russia bombarded Ukraine with the largest drone assault in the war thus far.
It’s the latest in a relentless Russian offensive that keeps escalating, despite President Trump’s efforts to negotiate peace.
Anatoly Kurmanaev, who covers Russia for The Times, discusses the economic war machine that’s driving Russia’s success on the battlefield, and making it so hard for anyone to get President Vladimir V. Putin to back down.
Guest: Anatoly Kurmanaev, a reporter for The New York Times, covering Russia and its transformation following the invasion of Ukraine.
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One month after sending the National Guard into Washington, D.C. saying they would fight crime there, President Trump is so pleased with the results that he is discussing how to put federal troops onto the streets of cities across the country — from Chicago to New Orleans. It’s a potentially dramatic expansion of what has already become an unprecedented military deployment on domestic soil.
Today, we hear from residents of Washington about what life is like with the National Guard in town.
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As kids across America head back to school, Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, is thinking about the books he read when he was in school.
On today’s Sunday Special, Gilbert talks with the Book Review editor Sadie Stein and the author Louis Sachar (“Wayside School” series, “Holes”) about the books they read when they were students, and ways to encourage young readers today to keep reading.
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10 Books for Kids Starting Preschool
12 Books for Kids Starting Kindergarten
15 Books for Kids Starting Middle School
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The author and podcaster wants to apply her old ideas about vulnerability and empathy to the workplace.
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