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Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery. They could have an abortion without a doctor, thanks to a tiny pill. That pill spawned a global movement, helping millions of women have safe abortions, regardless of the law. Hear that story on the network from NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media, wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's attempt to keep Harvard University's

international students from entering the country. The administration has accused Harvard of promoting anti-American values. NPR's Ryland Barton reports Harvard denies the allegations. The ruling halts Trump's proclamation earlier this week that banned foreign students with Harvard-sponsored visas from entering the country. It also extends an order that blocks Trump's attempt to revoke Harvard's eligibility to enroll international students.

Harvard argues the administration is singling out the university because the same international students would be allowed to enroll at a different campus. The school enrolls nearly 7,000 foreign students, about 27% of its total enrollment. Ryland Barton, NPR News. President Trump and his former ally, billionaire Elon Musk, have had a significant falling out. Musk wants Congress to reject a multi-trillion dollar tax cut and spending package, saying it will significantly inflate the deficit. Trump backs the bill and said he was disappointed in Musk's view. The back and forth between Trump and Musk yesterday turned personal and ugly.

Colorado state authorities have filed charges against the suspect in last Sunday's fiery attack on peaceful marchers in Boulder. Michael Doherty is the district attorney for Boulder County. The complaint and information contains 62 counts as to crimes committed against the victims and 118 counts total. They also include attempted first-degree murder charges. The suspect also faces a federal count of hate crimes offenses. Fif 15 people were injured in the attack. Israel says it is arming a private militia in Gaza

in order to undermine Hamas. And Piers Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv. Israel has confirmed that it has secretly transferred weapons to a Palestinian group in Gaza known as the Abu Shabab clan. An Israeli lawmaker opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaked the revelation, accusing Netanyahu of arming criminals. In a video, Netanyahu confirmed that Israel has made use of clans in Gaza that oppose

Hamas. Previously, the group is believed to have been involved in looting humanitarian aid. Now, its Facebook pages say it secures aid delivery. It also promotes anti-Hamas messages. Hamas is calling on Palestinians to oppose the Israeli-supported militia, accusing Israel of creating chaos in Gaza. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Israeli-backed group that is attempting to deliver food parcels in Gaza says it won't hand anything out again today. The U.S.-Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

did not give a reason why. It's been closed several times this week in the midst of great disorder. Gaza health authorities say numerous Palestinians have been killed near the sites. The U.N. says it's unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food. You're listening to NPR. Smoke from numerous Canadian wildfires continues to flow south. The National Weather Service has posted several air quality alerts in states from Minnesota to eastern Nebraska. The Washington Post reports that smoke has traveled thousands of miles. There are reports of hazy skies in

western Greenland and the Arctic archipelago. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached a new high for modern record-keeping. Scientists at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii say that for the first time, CO2 levels have exceeded the global benchmark. And Beers Jeff Brady has more. The concentration of carbon dioxide or CO2 has steadily increased since the Industrial Revolution. Humans burning of fossil fuels releases the greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. There, the CO2 acts like a blanket, warms the lower atmosphere, leading to more extreme

heat waves, droughts, flooding, and wildfires. The Mauna Loa Observatory is considered the global benchmark for monitoring CO2 concentrations. Levels peak every year in May in the Northern Hemisphere before for monitoring CO2 concentrations. Levels peak every year in May in the Northern Hemisphere before plants absorb CO2 during the summer growing season. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography says last month the concentration was 3.6 parts per million higher than a year ago. Jeff Brady, NPR News. Today is the 81st anniversary of D-Day. This was the start of the Allied operation in 1944 to land troops on the French shore

of Normandy. It began the last Allied assault on Nazi Germany. The operation had been kept secret until hundreds of thousands of Allied troops stormed the shore. There are commemorations today in Normandy. This is NPR. President Donald Trump is testing the power of the presidency in ways that are stressing global financial markets, federal courts and changing the United

States relationship with the rest of the world. What is Trump trying to do and is it working? Trump's Terms keeps you up to speed. It's a short podcast where we curate NPR's coverage of the Trump administration. Trump's Terms. Listen in the NPR app wherever you get your podcasts.