Jimmy Kimmel and free speech; MMRV vaccine; antifa : NPR

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In the present day's high tales ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night present has sparked a rising nationwide dialog about free speech within the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Folks have misplaced their jobs over feedback about Kirk. Kimmel's present was pulled off the air indefinitely after Federal Communications Fee Chairman Brendan Carr threatened retaliation in opposition to ABC over feedback Kimmel made throughout a monologue. President Trump yesterday mentioned that broadcasters that enable criticism of him ought to probably lose their license.

<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6956x3913+0+325/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc1%2F3caffb614c60bc3093229bae643c%2Fgettyimages-2235613676.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6956x3913+0+325/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fc1%2F3caffb614c60bc3093229bae643c%2Fgettyimages-2235613676.jpg" class="img" alt="Demonstrators hold signs as they rally to protest the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show outside the studio from where the show is broadcast in California on Sept. 18, 2025. Kimmel's late-night show was pulled from the air on September 17 hours after the U.S. government threatened to cancel broadcasting licenses because of comments the host made about the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk." loading="lazy"/> Demonstrators maintain indicators as they rally to protest the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!" present outdoors the studio from the place the present is broadcast in California on Sept. 18, 2025. Kimmel's late-night present was pulled from the air on September 17 hours after the U.S. authorities threatened to cancel broadcasting licenses due to feedback the host made concerning the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Chris Delmas/AFP through Getty Photographs disguise caption

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Chris Delmas/AFP through Getty Photographs 🎧 NPR's Tamara Keith tells Up First that the FCC holds important energy, together with having jurisdiction over mergers and the power to high quality stations and pull broadcast licenses. However one Democratic member of the FCC tells her that Carr cannot pull a license simply because the administration would not like a joke or criticism. Trump has been campaigning in opposition to Kimmel for months over his criticism of him, so he's thrilled with the present's suspension. Ilya Somin, a constitutional legislation skilled on the CATO Institute, knowledgeable Keith that authorities energy is getting used to weaponize speech. He defined that whereas the First Modification would not assure job safety, it does stop the federal government from making an attempt to have you ever fired for one thing you mentioned.

The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention's federal vaccine advisory committee voted yesterday to alter the present suggestions on the MMRV vaccine. The long-standing recommendation was to permit kids below 4 to obtain the vaccination, which is a mixture shot for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. The committee is now recommending that kids as an alternative get the MMR and chickenpox vaccines individually. In the present day, the committee is predicted to vote on altering suggestions for the Hepatitis B and COVID vaccines. The panel's votes nonetheless require remaining approval from the CDC director.

🎧 NPR's Pien Huang says the MMRV vaccine advice is a delicate change, as most youngsters already get these vaccines individually. However the change might imply that the combo shot would not be lined by Medicaid or the Youngsters's Well being Insurance coverage Program for teenagers below 4. Huang, who's attending the two-day assembly, says it has been uncommon. The 12 new members' method to the assembly is to problem years of established vaccine science by digging by outdated knowledge to search out proof of hurt for the vaccines. Trump mentioned on social media that he plans to designate antifa as a serious terrorist group. The president's declaration comes as high Republican leaders have recommended, with out proof, that antifa might have been concerned within the taking pictures demise of Kirk, NPR's Odette Yousef says.

🎧 The president has up to now referred to as for antifa's designation as a terrorist group, however his efforts failed largely as a result of antifa is just not a centralized nationwide group, in keeping with Yousef. There's a course of to designate teams as international terrorist organizations, however and not using a international connection, such a designation might infringe on People' First Modification rights. That is value being attentive to, Yousef says, as a result of the intentional enlargement of how the time period terrorist is utilized is already underway. This may be seen in how Trump referred to as for the designation of Mexican drug cartels as international terrorist organizations in 2020. His request wasn't fulfilled on the time, however is is now in his second time period. Image present <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+183/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F83%2Fd7cfddd043f1947dc97b42093c3e%2Fgettyimages-1229650219.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1688+0+183/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F83%2Fd7cfddd043f1947dc97b42093c3e%2Fgettyimages-1229650219.jpg" class="img" alt="The kākāpō is the world’s only flightless parrot. It’s come back from the brink of extinction, but its future in New Zealand depends on creating habitat without invasive predators. Here, a Kākāpō, a squat green and yellow parrot named Sirocco is seen at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Dunedin, New Zealand." loading="lazy"/> The kākāpō is the world's solely flightless parrot. It is come again from the brink of extinction, however its future in New Zealand is determined by creating habitat with out invasive predators. Yang Liu/Xinhua Information Company through Getty Photographs disguise caption

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Yang Liu/Xinhua Information Company through Getty Photographs New Zealand is planning to eradicate tens of millions of invasive animals that prey on the nation's uncommon birds, the kākāpō and the takahē. Neither hen can fly, which wasn't a problem tens of millions of years in the past when their solely predators have been raptors that hunt from the sky. Nonetheless, as soon as human settlers arrived, so did mammals that simply hunted and consumed these ground-dwelling birds. Since then, a lot of the nation's native birds have declined in numbers. To present them an opportunity, New Zealand is exploring new know-how, like automated traps that use synthetic intelligence to assist eradicate invasive predators by 2050. Whereas this is among the instruments the nation hopes will help in its mission, some conservation specialists say a full eradication is probably not achievable. See pictures and browse extra concerning the work being completed to guard the birds.

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Shane Brown/FX; Christopher Raphael/Prime; Apple TV+; Andrew Cooper/Netflix Take a look at what NPR is watching, studying and listening to this weekend:

🍿 Motion pictures: The brand new horror movie HIM stars Tyriq Withers as a soccer participant coaching along with his idol at a mysterious desert facility, the place he rapidly discovers that the value of greatness could also be too excessive.

📺 TV: From returning favorites like Apple TV+'s The Morning Present to new sequence like Peacock's The Paper, listed below are 12 titles so as to add to your watch record this fall.

📚 Books: There's a lot popping out of the publishing world this fall, together with a Tim Curry memoir and a thriller novel a few hacker who retires from her hacking methods till an issue reveals up at her entrance door. Listed below are 12 books to contemplate on your library maintain record.

🎵 Music: NPR's Music editor Sheldon Pearce says girl-group veteran Jade's debut album That is Showbiz Child! has a way that a specific amount of drama is likely to be connected to the journey of present enterprise.

🎭 Theater: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are starring within the Broadway revival of Ready for Godot. The play explores religion and the mysteries of existence as two buddies, Vladimir and Estragon, anticipate Godot, who might by no means present up.

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NurPhoto/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs/NurPhoto The Federal Commerce Fee filed a lawsuit yesterday in opposition to Ticketmaster and its dad or mum firm, Dwell Nation, alleging that they misled customers about ticket costs by scalpers to drive up resale costs.American Woman introduced Wednesday that its 2026 Woman of the Yr is Raquel Reyes, a 10-year-old Mexican American. She is from Kansas Metropolis, Mo., the place her household owns a Mexican-style popsicle store. (through KCUR)Earlier this 12 months, Juli Cobb ran out of fuel whereas in the course of a highway by a crowded homeless encampment below the freeway. Three males came visiting to assist her by transferring her automobile out of the highway, serving to to information site visitors round her and providing to fetch fuel. Cobb mentioned the generosity of her unsung heroes, who have been on the road attempting to outlive, has remained along with her.