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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Utah Governor Spencer Cox delivered a message for young Americans about political violence after he announced there was a suspect in custody for the assassination of conservative activist, Charlie Kirk. NPR Sage Miller has more. Governor Cox spoke to a crowded auditorium at Utah Valley University. To my young friends out there, you are inheriting a country where politics feels like rage.

It feels like rage is the only option. Cox, a Republican, encouraged young people to choose a different path, referencing a comment Kirk made before his death about how society has to get back to having reasonable agreement where violence is not an option. Your generation has an opportunity to build a culture that is very different than what we are suffering through right now. Not by pretending differences don't matter, but by embracing our differences and having those hard conversations.

While Kirk could be a divisive figure, Cox and others have applauded his willingness to engage with those that disagreed with him. Sage Miller, NPR News. Erica Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow tonight, delivered her first public statement since the assassination of her husband in Utah Wednesday. Speaking on Fox News from the Turning Point Headquarters USA and Phoenix, she said the work of her husband and the work of the organization he founded will continue and she encouraged young people to get involved. The movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let that happen.

they will not die. President Trump says he will attend Kirk's funeral, but arrangements have not been made public. A judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's new conditions for funding to address homelessness. NPR's Jennifer Lutton reports the changes would restrict money to places that support Trump policies. At stake is $75 million to build supportive housing. The federal housing agency HUD set new conditions based on things like immigration policies, transgender rights, and homeless camping bans.

It would mean service providers in places like California, with the bulk of the country's unhoused population, could not even apply for the money. Two homelessness advocacy groups sued alleging this is unconstitutional. Now a district court judge in Rhode Island has granted a temporary restraining order. HUD did not respond to a request for comment. Homelessness is at a record high. Advocates say a key reason is a severe shortage of affordable housing. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.

3,200 striking Boeing workers in the St. Louis area have rejected the company's latest contract proposal. It will extend the strike at three Midwestern plants that began on August 4th. The union says the company did not meet the workers' demands for financial issues. This is NPR News. In immigration and customs enforcement official shot and killed a man today in the Chicago area. ICE said he was resisting arrest in the western Chicago suburb of Franklin Park. Authority said as agents were attempting to make an arrest, the man tried to drive his vehicle into the agents, and the agents opened fired.

The suspect's car then dragged one of the officers causing serious injuries. The Department of Homeland Security said the suspect was in the country illegally and had a history of reckless driving. In 2022, in the middle of the global pandemic monkey pox, The World Health Organization changed the disease's name to M-Pox. The U.S. followed suit, but now U.S. spokespeople have reverted back to the old term monkey pox. NPR's Gabrielle Emanuel has more. The term was retired because it was inaccurate.

The virus does not come from monkeys and because it was viewed as stigmatizing. Africans and gay men have been heavily impacted by the virus, and the word monkey has been associated with dehumanizing tropes. Bahuma Tatanji is a physician at Eni. Emory University. She finds it baffling that the U.S. is going back to the old name. No one in the research community is clamoring for this. No one in the public health community is clamoring for this. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the change but did not respond to questions about why it was made. Gabriela Emmanuel and PR News.

The European Union and Microsoft agreed to term settling an antitrust investigation into the Teams app, the EU said today the commitment to unbursed. Bendell Teams was okay. I'm Dan Ronan, NPR News. Support for NPR. 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.