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Before talking to computational social scientist Sandra Matz, I asked her to spy on me. I did some snooping around your online life yesterday night, which was extremely fun to do. Our lack of digital privacy, especially in the age of AI, and what we can do about it. I'm Manusha Zomorodi. That's on the TED Radio Hour Podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. For a second straight day in Southern California, there have been major actions by federal law enforcement and an administration official says 2,000 California National Guard troops will be deployed to LA. More from Steve Futterman.

Agents moved in at another Home Depot. Some of their focus was on day laborers who often gather outside the store looking for work. As word spread on social media of the raid, protesters showed up. There were some confrontations. Objects were thrown at a US Marshal's bus carrying some of those detained. Agents responded with flashbangs and tear gas.

One of the protesters, Maya Malika, blames President Trump. What we're facing right now is Trump's armed Gestapo because this is the future. We're just seeing a glimpse of the future that Trump wants to implement. The acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons, is defending the actions here, claiming that some of the people arrested included dangerous criminals. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Paramount, California. President Trump today told NPC News he's not prepared to talk to his former ally, Elon

Musk, and assumes their relationship is over. NPR's Stephen Fowler tells us the ongoing feud could have real-world implications for both Musk and the U.S. government. In the middle of that social media spat on Thursday, Trump threatened to end Musk's contracts. Musk threatened to decommission the Dragon capsule, but either one of those actions would seriously cripple both Musk's companies and the federal government. I mean, the government subsidy piece is a big part of Musk's wealth that in turn allowed him to buy social media site

X and donate about a quarter billion dollars to help send Trump to the Oval Office last year. NPR's Stephen Fowler reporting. Hospital officials in Gaza say at least eight people were killed today attempting to reach food distribution sites set up by a private U.S.-run group backed by Israel. Military officials say warning shots were fired. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed approaching the new food site during its first two weeks in operation. NPR's

Kerry Kahn has more. The latest shootings near the new food sites occurred early Saturday morning in southern Gaza. Palestinians head to the sites early, hoping to get food before parcels run out. Younes Ahmed told NPR he approached one of the sites at 4 30 a.m. but the crowd was hit by pepper spray from guards he says were Americans. And then the army started shooting at us he said. He went to another site but was told only women would get food. Nasser Hospital says it received eight people killed by gunfire at the site. Israel's army says it is aware of reports of

casualties and that its troops fired warning shots at, quote, suspects that posed a threat. The UN says Israel has weaponized vital aid in Gaza. Kari Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR News. In Rome this weekend, tens of thousands of people showed up to march against the war in Gaza. The demonstrators called on the Italian government to acknowledge the humanitarian crisis and raise its voice against the continued fighting. The fourth week of the Shonkom sex trafficking trial concluded in New York City with testimony

from an alleged victim. This report by NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento contains mentions of sex. A woman who testified under the pseudonym Jane to protect her identity spent much of Friday morning crying on the witness stand. She told the court that soon after she began dating Combs in 2021, he asked her to participate in sexual encounters with male escorts. The woman agreed at first, but she said she later made it clear to Combs that she didn't want to keep having these quote, hotel nights.

Jane said they would often involve staying up 20 to 30 hours straight, taking multiple doses of drugs. According to Jane, Combs paid her rent. When she pushed back on the hotel nights, she said he repeatedly brought up those payments. Combs' attorneys have said this was a consensual relationship, not sex trafficking. Isabella Gomez-Armiento, NPR News. French President Emmanuel Macron is slated to visit Greenland in a week, according to the Danish prime minister's office.

The visit comes amid President Trump's stated designs on the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Greenland is rich in resources and strategically located. Macron will be joined by the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, and hosted by Greenland's new Prime Minister, Jens Frederik Nielsen. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington. This message comes from NYU Langone. The NYU Langone Health App gives you access to your Skivoni, NPR News, Washington.