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Inside The Times’s Reporting and Judgment Calls on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

We gathered some of the journalists closely involved to discuss how we approached coverage and to answer readers’ questions about it.

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Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University’s campus in Orem, Utah.
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Ousted C.D.C Chief Describes Tense Meeting With Kennedy

Dr. Susan Monarez told senators at a committee hearing on Wednesday that the health secretary had hurled false and hurtful accusations about the nation’s health agency.

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Dr. Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, detailed a tense meeting with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that led to her being fired.
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Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend

Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course.

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Protesters at the Singha Durbar, the seat of the Nepali government’s various ministries, as it burned in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday.
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Trump Says Having ‘a Little Fight With the Wife’ Should Not Count as a Crime

President Trump said that offenses that happen at home should not undermine his record of crime reduction in Washington.

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President Trump speaking on Monday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, where he made a series of false statements about the level of crime in the nation’s capital.
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RFK Jr., Rejecting Vaccine Data, Fuels Distrust of Public Health Agencies

By promoting suspicions about the institutions he oversees, critics say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing public health. He says he is pursuing transparency.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying before the Senate Committee on Finance on Thursday.
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Karina Milei, Argentina’s Mysterious First Sister, Captivates Nation After Audio Leaks

Karina Milei has become a lightning rod for corruption accusations even as her power and the loyalty of her brother, President Javier Milei, remain unwavering.

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Karina Milei, the sister of Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, is considered perhaps the second most powerful person in the country and helped catapult him to office.
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After Name Mix-Up, Online Rage Is Directed at Wrong C.E.O. in U.S. Open Hat Scandal

The chief executive of the Polish company Drogbruk was captured on video snatching a hat in front of a child. The head of Drog-Bruk, a different firm, is getting attacked. The executives also have similar surnames.

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Roman Szkaradek at his business in Poland on Tuesday.
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