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It Could Happen Here - Charlie Kirk’s Assassination: Sorting Fact from Fiction

Robert and Garrison discuss the memes, disinformation, and conflicting theories surrounding the political orientation of the Charlie Kirk assassin. Groyper? Antifa? Or just Reddit? 

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Global News Podcast - Israel calls Spanish PM ‘a disgrace’ after pro-Palestinian protest

Israel is angry at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's support for pro-Palestinian protests which ended the Vuelta cycle race. Mr Sanchez said he was proud that 100,000 demonstrators opposed to Israeli participation had turned out. Also: The governor of Utah says the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk isn't cooperating with authorities, and the brother of Jeffrey Epstein's most vocal victim speaks out.

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 106. Maple Syrup

Pure maple syrup can be five times as expensive as “pancake syrup,” but maple farmers — and breakfast connoisseurs — say it’s worth it. Zachary Crockett pours it on thick.

 

 

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PBS News Hour - World - News Wrap: Utah Gov. Cox shares more details about suspected Kirk shooter

In our news wrap Sunday, Utah’s governor shared new details about the suspected shooter in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the airspace around Poland is being closely monitored after last week’s Russian drone incursion, a few hundred Ebola vaccines reached southern Congo amid an outbreak, and Qatar hosts a summit to consider a response to Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in the country. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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PBS News Hour - World - Southern Lebanon residents describe hardships under Israeli military occupation

As it intensifies its war in Gaza, Israel also remains in a simmering conflict on its northern border with Lebanon. Under a ceasefire agreement, Israel was supposed to withdraw from the area in January. But its military recently expanded its presence, saying that Hezbollah was in violation of the terms and an active threat. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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PBS News Hour - World - The key issues that drove Gen Z protests that toppled Nepal’s government

Nepal finds new calm this weekend with the appointment of an interim prime minister, following an extraordinary week of violence. More than 70 people died after anti-corruption protests led to police clashes and government buildings being set aflame. Lisa Desjardins speaks with Alex Travelli, a South Asia business correspondent for The New York Times, about the situation in Kathmandu. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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PBS News Hour - Health - Comedians use laughter as a new tool for suicide prevention

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, claiming more than 49,000 lives in 2023 alone, according to the latest CDC data. One organization has found an unconventional tool to combat those grim numbers: laughter. Lisa Desjardins speaks with Brad Bonar Jr., founder of the 1 Degree of Separation suicide prevention program, for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Newshour - US Secretary of State visits Israel as IDF destroys more Gaza City buildings

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting to discuss the war in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas members in Qatar. His visit comes as Israeli forces continue to destroy residential buildings in Gaza City, forcing thousands to flee ahead of an expected ground offensive to seize the city.

Also on the programme: We hear from an American city sitting on the border between two US states with opposing abortion laws three years on from US citizens losing their constitutional right to abortion nationwide; and we'll speak to one of the organisers of the protests in Nepal about why she is backing the country's interim prime minister.

(Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City on September 14, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool)