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Colleges face high stakes in responses to Republican outcry over staff comments on Charlie Kirk
At first, Clemson University took a stand for free speech. It condemned employees’ remarks that made light of Charlie Kirk’s death on social media, but the school said it was committed to protecting the Constitution. Three days later, under pressure from conservatives in the Statehouse, it fired one of the employees. As an outcry grew…
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder. The charge means Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted of killing Kirk last week at Utah Valley University in Orem, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of…
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities say
OREM, Utah (AP) — The man accused in the Charlie Kirk assassination had earlier expressed to family his opposition to the viewpoints of the conservative activist, the authorities said Friday in announcing an arrest in a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States. Tyler Robinson, 22, had become “more…
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Trump says ‘with a high degree of certainty’ that suspect in Charlie Kirk killing has been caught
OREM, Utah (AP) — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday in an announcement that appeared to represent a significant breakthrough in an investigation that captivated public attention and spanned nearly two days. “With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live…