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Support for NPR and the following message come from the Kauffman Foundation, providing access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity, regardless of race, gender, or geography. Coffman.org Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Rowan. Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk has died, shot at a college campus in Utah. As NPR Stephen Fowler reports, the 31-year-old helped usher in an age of in-your-face conservative politics that resonated with young voters, especially young men.

Charlie Kirk was well known as an energizing speaker and organizer, getting young conservatives registered to vote and ultimately activating a key demographic for a party that has struggled with young people. At 18, he co-founded Turning Point USA as a college campus free speech organization. I had the crazy and wild idea. I want to try to start a youth organization to try and save Western civilization. It evolved into an empire with annual summits, faith leader outreach, and successful media platforms. Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University at what was supposed to be the start of a 15-campus American comeback tour when he was shot. Stephen Fowler, NPR News. Kirk was shot as he was taking questions from the audience about gun violence in the United States.

In Florida, a state appeals court has ruled a ban on the open carry of firearms there is unconstitutional. From member station WUSF, Douglas Seoul reports. Florida has long banned openly carrying guns in public, except for activities like hunting. But Florida's First District Court of Appeal ruled the restriction is not compatible with the Second Amendment. Lewis Valdez, Florida State Director of Gun Owners of America, is rejoicing. A Republican supermajority legislature has failed to repeal this unconstitutional act for years now. The open-carry ban has survived past legal challenges. Citing opposition from law enforcement, state lawmakers have refused to undo it, despite pressure from Governor Ron DeSantis.

The ruling is not immediately final, but Florida's Attorney General, who can request a rehearing, says he supports the court's decision. For NPR news, I'm Douglas Sol in Tallahassee. A charter plane from South Korea arrived in Atlanta State to bring home hundreds of detained workers who were swept up in a federal immigration raid. Martin Hyde from Station W.A.B.E. and Atlanta reports. Hyundai has said it's investing $26 billion in the United States for the next three years. Troy Stangrun is the former director of the Hyundai Motor Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy. He says the raid on the auto plant could jeopardize future investments. We're going to see not just Korean firms, but I think.

foreign firms more broadly, be more cautious about their workers are sending to the United States to try and help set up facilities. He says South Korea has also committed to investing billions more into the U.S. Meanwhile, some companies are asking workers to avoid traveling to the U.S. There is no clear timetable for the release of detained South Korean nationals. For NPR news, I'm Marlon Hyde in Atlanta. And you're listening to NPR News. Critics of the new Make America Healthy Again or Maha strategy on children's health say there's a disconnect between what the movement is pushing for and what the administration is agreeing to do.

NPR's Alison Aubrey reports. A Maha report in May pointed to alarming levels of chemical exposure in some kids and studies of potential harm. But the administration's final strategy reads like an endorsement of the status quo, according to pediatrician Philip Landrigan of Boston College. This report says almost nothing about toxic chemicals and their effects on human health. It seems like a complete break from what Secretary Kennedy talked about it. During the campaign, Kennedy talked about limiting pesticides in food.

The Environmental Working Group points to industry influence. Farm Group support the new strategy, thanking the Commission for meeting with farmers and developing smart strategies. Alison Aubrey and PR News. The Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, said today it's cutting 9,000 jobs, 5,000 are in Denmark. The company is the maker of the weight loss drug Wagovi. It said the cuts will strengthen its focus for growth opportunities in obesity and obesity and medications, and the estimated $1.2 billion in savings would be spent on additional

research and development for other treatments for obesity and diabetes. Novor Nordes makes Ozampic a widely used diabetes drug also used for weight loss. The Labor Department Thursday morning releases its August Consumer Price Index report. It will give economic policymakers the idea of where the inflation is at in the United States. I'm Dan Ronan, NPR News in Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit wise.com. T's and Cs apply.