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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. In Glendale, Arizona, tens of thousands are gathered to pay their respects to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated 11 days ago. Politicians, religious leaders, and key members of President Trump's cabinet spoke at the event lionizing the 31-year-old, including his widow, Erica. Hello. God bless all of you. for coming here from all over the world to honor and celebrate my Charlie. Vice President Vance just spoke, also praising Kirk. He transformed the face of conservatism in our own time,

and in doing so, he changed the course of American history. Turning point, USA is Kirk's conservative youth movement, and Erica Kirk takes over leadership of that group. She's vowed to continue her husband's legacy. President Trump is a moment. among tonight's speaker, he's scheduled to speak soon. Tomorrow, the United Nations Security Council is expected to discuss the most recent Russian incursions into NATO airspace. Terry Schultz reports this comes at the request of Estonia, whose airspace was violated last week.

Estonia wants the highest possible international visibility for the latest incursion. On Friday, three Russian Meg 31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland and remained there for 12 minutes before being escorted out by Finnish Swedish and Italian planes operating as part of NATO's new Eastern century mission. But the head of the Estonian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Marco Mikkelsen, says he fears a Russian plane will have to be shot down by NATO jets before Moscow stops the provocative behavior. We have to make sure that Russians will understand that this is not excluded.

NATO will hold a special meeting at Estonia's request on Tuesday. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Helsinki. The Department of Agriculture will end a food and security. survey that's been published every year since the Clinton administration. This amid steep cuts to USDA programs providing food to food banks for millions of struggling Americans. And Pierre's Jordan Marie Smith has more. Data from the annual household food security report helps nutrition and food policy experts work to end hunger in the U.S. The Trump administration says it's ending the survey because, quote, redundant, costly politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than

fearmonger. Some experts say that without that information, abating or ending hunger in the U.S. will become increasingly more difficult. Here's Crystal Fitzsimons, president of the Food Research and Access Center. The National Food Insecurity Survey is a critical, reliable data source that shows how many families in America struggle to put food on the table. The last report will be published by the Trump administration in October. NPR's Jordan-Marie Smith reporting. You're listening to NPR News. The first feature film made in Idaho was produced in 1919. After being lost in a Soviet vault for decades, it's now making a return to the big screen. Lauren Patterson from Northwest Public Broadcasting has more.

Told in the Hills is a western romance from the silent film era. It follows Jack Stewart, a man from a wealthy family who heads west and gets himself into trouble. The film was lost in the Soviet archives until a Boise State University professor, was able to get it back in 1987. Colin Manix is the executive director of the Kenworthy Theater in Moscow, Idaho. This is just the first stage of the process, so ultimately we'll have a Blu-ray DVD release, and we'd like to be able to tour the film throughout Idaho wherever there's interest in showing it.

Filmed in Kamiye, the production features more than 100 members of the Nesperse tribe. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Moscow, Idaho. Egyptians are outraged after a 3,000-year-old bracelet belonging to an ancient pharaoh was stolen from Cairo's Egyptian Museum and melted down for gold. Tourism and antiquities minister Sharif Fathi says it was stolen on September 9th while it was being prepared for an exhibit in Italy. Four suspects, including a museum restoration specialists, were arrested. Officials say the bracelet was funneled through dealers and eventually mount it down. The law sparked calls for improved security measures at the museum. US futures contracts are trading flat at this hour.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.