Details Emerge On Alleged Gunman, Rumors Impact Community, Rupert Murdoch's Empire

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🗓️ 17 September 2024

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Before his alleged attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, a gunman had a different attention-grabbing cause. Ryan Wesley Routh said he was recruiting soldiers for Ukraine. Springfield, Ohio, which has been in the news after Trump and his running mate promoted a false story about immigrants, has canceled a festival celebrating cultural diversity. And Rupert Murdoch aims to change his will to affect who controls Fox News.

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0:00.0	Before his alleged attempt to kill the former president, a gunman had a different
0:07.3	attention-grabbing cause.
0:08.7	Ryan Ruth said he was recruiting soldiers for Ukraine.
0:11.9	What do people who try to help Ukraine think of him now?
0:14.8	I'm A Martinez with Steve Insky,
0:16.7	and this is a first from NPR News.
0:19.6	Springfield, Ohio,
0:22.8	canceled a festival celebrating cultural diversity.
0:25.7	The governor sent state troopers to guard schools responding to dozens of threats,
0:29.8	and each came after former President Trump and his running mate promoted a false story about immigrants.
0:34.8	What's life like when your city becomes a campaign prop?
0:37.4	Also Rupert Murdoch aims to change his will to affect who controls Fox News.
0:43.2	Why are his children fighting in court?
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