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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Protesters hit the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Friday after federal ICE agents carried out a series of immigration raids across that city. Three separate locations were targeted for the raids, including the city's fashion district. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she's investigating whether L.A. police were involved in the raid. We're going to have to figure out where we go. I told Chief McDonnell that I want to review all the tapes. I want to understand what the deployment of LAPD was and why.

And we need to get to the bottom of this. The protesters tried to stop the vans carrying the ICE agents from leaving the area and some people threw objects at the vehicles. The Supreme Court has handed down two big wins to the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency. As MPR's Shannon Bond reports, the court granted Doge access to sensitive Social Security data, while separately blocking a watchdog group from accessing Doge's internal records. The Supreme Court says Doge can access personal information held by the Social Security administration,

including Social Security numbers, medical and mental health records, and family court information. The order overturned lower court actions limiting that access. The Doge team has been amassing and consolidating data across federal agencies to further Trump administration goals, including immigration enforcement.

In a separate order, the court said Doge does not have to turn over documents to a watchdog group suing to unve the court said Doge does not have to turn over documents to a watchdog group suing to unveil information about Doge's activities. Despite the White House's claims of transparency, those have been largely hidden from public view. Shannon Bond, NPR News. The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump that started on the internet could eventually end up in space. As NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, observers are saying it could disrupt business between the government and Musk's firm, SpaceX.

SpaceX does a huge amount of work for the government, and the government spends billions on SpaceX. Tim Ferr is an analyst who follows the space industry. SpaceX counts on the U.S. government for a substantial part of its revenues. The government counts on SpaceX for critical launch services and many defense programs. Those defense programs include spy satellites and communications. Both Musk and Trump have threatened that relationship during their feud. Trump said he might cancel Musk's contracts.

Musk responded by posting that he decommissioned the SpaceX capsule used by NASA astronauts. He since deleted the post. Jeff Brumfield, NVR News. Kilmar, Obrego Garcia has been returned to the U.S. from an El Salvador prison. He was mistakenly deported from the U.S. in March. The Trump administration called his deportation an administrative error. Obrego Garcia has now been charged with transporting people who were in the U.S. illegally. Those charges come from a traffic stop made in 2022.

Stocks closed up across the board on Friday. You're listening to NPR News. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate the Education Department employees who were fired earlier this year. The firings were part of Trump's plan to dismantle that agency. The emergency appeal set a Boston judge exceeded his authority last month when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs of almost 1,400 people. It also put the broader plan on hold.

EMPOCs cases, previously known as monkeypox, continue to rise across many African countries. More than 64,000 suspected cases have been reported so far this year. MPR's Jonathan Lambert reports that the outbreak is most severe in Sierra Leone. That's where hospitals are struggling to keep up. More than half of all new EMPOCs cases reported last week were in Sierra Leone. That's where hospitals are struggling to keep up. More than half of all new EMPOX cases reported last week were in Sierra Leone. That's according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 15 people have died and there aren't enough hospital beds where patients with painful lesions and severe fever can be treated. The outbreak seems to be driven

primarily through sexual contact. Vaccines could help get cases under control, but Sierra Leone has so far received a tiny fraction of the vaccines shipped to Africa since the outbreak took off last year, nowhere near enough to slow the spread. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News. Texas beat Texas Tech Friday night 10-4 to win its first ever national title in the Women's College World Series. Mia Scott hit a grand slam and Teagan Coven pitched the win. Texas Tech's pitcher was pulled after one inning. After giving up five runs on five hits, she only threw 25 pitches before being

replaced. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.