Today’s facts 09-16-2025

Today’s facts …

At least 13 people were wounded, five critically, in two shootings at Minneapolis homeless encampments overnight. They were the city’s fourth and fifth mass shootings in three weeks, following an Aug. 27 school attack that killed two children and injured 21.

Robert Redford has died at 89.

Charlie Kirk did say executions should be “public, quick, and televised,” and claimed that for children, watching executions can serve as an “initiation.” Kirk did not specify a particular age.

Tyler Robinson’s father, Matthew Robinson, is not donating a $1.15 million reward to Kirk's family.

Robinson has a virtual court hearing today.

Most public shootings with four or more victims were committed by men; only 2% involved women and less than 1% involved transgender people over the past decade.

The Ford F-150 Lightning earned a poor safety rating, while the BMW i4, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Tesla Cybertruck, and Volkswagen ID.Buzz received top marks in crash and pedestrian tests.

The Air Force has started upgrading a 747 jetliner that Qatar donated to the US.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr rejected the idea that the government should crack down on social media posts following Kirk’s assassination.

The unreleased Epstein files remain withheld.

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Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

Elon Musk did not fire 2,000 people at X over a joke mocking Kirk.

Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, Anyma, and Justin Bieber will headline Coachella 2026.

Costco is recalling bottles of store-brand Prosecco because they could shatter without warning.

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