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--:-- Ryland Barton: A federal judge has blocked President Trump from deploying the National Guard to Chicago for two weeks.
--:-- Ryland Barton: Also today, a federal appeals court heard arguments over a ruling that temporarily blocked Trump from sending the Guard to Portland.
--:-- Ryland Barton: The administration has mobilized troops amid immigration crackdowns in the cities. It says National Guard is necessary to protect ICE agents and federal property.
--:-- Ryland Barton: 200 U.S. troops will be heading to Israel to help monitor and implement the Gaza ceasefire.
--:-- Quill Lawrence: NPR's Quill Lawrence reports the troops will not be on the ground in the Gaza Strip.
--:-- Quill Lawrence: U.S. troops with expertise in logistics will set up a civilian military coordination center in Israel to help with the expected flood of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
--:-- Quill Lawrence: The narrow strip of land has been subjected to intense bombardment for two years as the Israeli army sought to eliminate Hamas after the October 7th surprise attack on Israel.
--:-- Quill Lawrence: That initial attack killed more than 1 people mostly Israeli civilians
--:-- Quill Lawrence: The ensuing war has killed more than 67 Palestinians according to Gaza health ministry also mostly civilians
--:-- Quill Lawrence: In a social media post the White House says troops under U.S. Central Command would coordinate with other nations in the region that will create an international stabilization force in Gaza, as outlined in President Trump's peace plan.
--:-- Quill Lawrence: Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
--:-- Greg Myrie: Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners may start going home within a few days as an initial step of the peace agreement.
--:-- Greg Myrie: There have been ceasefires between Israel and Hamas before.
--:-- Greg Myrie: NPR's Greg Myrie explains why this one might be different.
--:-- Greg Myrie: Trump put a lot more pressure on the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, more than he did when there was a ceasefire in January that collapsed, much more than President Biden did during his final year in office.
--:-- Greg Myrie: Trump got Netanyahu to agree publicly to this deal, and then they put the pressure on Hamas.
--:-- Greg Myrie: There was a lot of international support, particularly from Arab states like Egypt and Qatar, who work with Hamas.
--:-- Greg Myrie: And the Israeli and Palestinian publics were just exhausted.
--:-- Greg Myrie: There are strong majorities on both sides who wanted this war to end.
--:-- Greg Myrie: NPR's Greg Myrie reporting.
--:-- Ryland Barton: A shortage of air traffic control staff is delaying flights across the country during the government shutdown.
--:-- Ryland Barton: NPR Joel Rose reports flights into Newark New Jersey are facing lengthy delays today
--:-- Joel Rose: The Federal Aviation Administration says flights into Newark Liberty International Airport are delayed once again because of a staffing shortage
--:-- Joel Rose: The FAA has issued ground delays for multiple airports this week, including Nashville, Chicago O'Hare, Burbank, and more, in order to keep the skies safe.
--:-- Joel Rose: Nearly 11,000 certified air traffic controllers are required to work during the government shutdown, but don't get paid until it ends.
--:-- Joel Rose: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says there's been a noticeable uptick in the number of air traffic controllers calling out sick and suggested the government could fire controllers who don't come to work.
--:-- Joel Rose: Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
--:-- Ryland Barton: Wall Street took a slight dip today.
--:-- Ryland Barton: The S&P 500 fell three-tenths of a percent.
--:-- Ryland Barton: This is NPR News from Washington.
--:-- Ryland Barton: The U.S. purchased $20 billion worth of Argentina's currency, the peso, as the South American nation's economy continues to spiral into turmoil.
--:-- Ryland Barton: U.S. farmers and Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the move as a bailout, as Argentina has benefited from sales of soybeans to China amid President Trump's tariff war.
--:-- Julia Carneiro: Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a phone conversation with Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs today.
--:-- Julia Carneiro: Julia Carnero says it's a positive step after relations soured between the countries.
--:-- Julia Carneiro: Rubio and Brazil Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira agreed to meet in Washington soon to discuss both countries trade and economic relations following Monday conversation between President Trump and Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
--:-- Julia Carneiro: In the call, Lula asked Trump to reduce the 50% tariffs imposed on Brazilian goods and to lift sanctions on Brazilian authorities.
--:-- Julia Carneiro: U.S.-Brazil relations had nosedived in the wake of the former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial, seen by Washington as unjust.
--:-- Julia Carneiro: Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison.
--:-- Julia Carneiro: For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro.
--:-- Ryland Barton: A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit that rapper Drake brought against Kendrick Lamar's record label over the Not Like Us diss track.
--:-- Ryland Barton: Judge Jeanette Vargas rejected the lawsuit against Universal Music Group, saying the lyrics Drake claimed were libelous were opinion.
--:-- Ryland Barton: Drake took issues with allegations in the song that he's a pedophile.
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