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--:-- Nora Rahm: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Police in Michigan say at least one person is dead, nine others injured after a shooting during a church service this morning. The church was also set on fire.
--:-- Brett Dahlberg: Authorities say they believe the suspect also started the fire that engulfed the Church of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles outside of Detroit.
--:-- William Renye: I described a chaotic scene that unfolded during the worship service. He drove his vehicle through the front doors of the church. He then exited his vehicle, firing several rounds at individuals within the church.
--:-- Brett Dahlberg: There were hundreds of people at the service, and I expect there will be more victims who are unable to escape the fire.
--:-- Nora Rahm: For NPR News, I'm Brett Dahlberg.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Mayor Eric Adams says he's withdrawing from the New York City mayor's race. The move announced on social media today shakes up a race that has been dominated by newcomer Zoran Mamdani.
--:-- Brian Mann: In a video posted on social media, Adams said he's dropping out after facing what he described as unfair investigations that made it difficult for him to raise money and campaign.
--:-- Brian Mann: Although this is the end of my re-election campaign, it is not the end of my public service.
--:-- Brian Mann: Last year, the U.S. Justice Department charged Adams with bribery and campaign finance offenses, later dropped by the DOJ under President Trump.
--:-- Brian Mann: With Adams out, Zoran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist who's led in the polls, faces a tighter contest against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
--:-- Brian Mann: Cuomo stepped down as governor in 2021 following a sexual misconduct scandal.
--:-- Brian Mann: In this race, Cuomo has sought to portray Mamdani as too far to the left.
--:-- Brian Mann: Republican Curtis Sliwa rounds out the three-way race.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.
--:-- Nora Rahm: President Trump says he's ordered troops to protect immigration and customs enforcement facilities in Portland, Oregon, and that he has authorized the use of, quote, full force.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: It's the latest instance of Trump threatening to deploy the military to a U.S. city.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: In a social media post Saturday, Trump called Portland, Oregon, quote, war ravaged, which is not the reality on the ground.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: Local officials in Oregon dispute Trump's claims that the city is unsafe or in need of troops and have been urging residents to remain peaceful.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: Trump has been making these kinds of threats against a variety of cities all democratically led for months now, including Washington D.C. where Trump has federal control and more than 2,000 National Guard troops have been stationed for more than a month.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorf: Legal experts worry that these continued threats and deployments are normalizing troops on U.S. streets and challenge longstanding laws that limit the role of America's military domestically.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Congressional leaders from both parties are expected at the White House tomorrow to meet with President Trump.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Unless Congress acts, the government will run out of money Tuesday night.
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--:-- Nora Rahm: President Trump is also meeting at the White House tomorrow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
--:-- Nora Rahm: They're to discuss a possible framework to end Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
--:-- Nora Rahm: International pressure is mounting to end the war.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Several Western allies have recognized a Palestinian state over Israeli objections.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: The medication Mifepristone was approved on this day 25 years ago.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: The food and drug review process was longer and more thorough than usual because of political opposition.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Mifepristone works by blocking progesterone, a hormone necessary for a pregnancy to continue.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: In medication abortion and miscarriage management, the pill is used in combination with another medication, mesoprostol, which causes uterine cramping.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Mifepristone was approved and in use in Europe for years before it became available in the U.S.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: There are continued legal efforts to curb access, and the Trump administration may try to do so through regulation.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: But reproductive rights advocates point out the safety and efficacy of the medication has been proven in more than 100 studies.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: According to the FDA, over the decades that it's been available, it's been used by nearly 6 million women.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Fat Bear Week is almost over.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The annual competition features the brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska to celebrate their success in getting fat before winter hibernation.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Voting is open at explore.org until Tuesday night.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Only one bear will be the champion.
--:-- Nora Rahm: I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
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