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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The Trump administration says it's sending 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles where two days of demonstrations have led to unrest in the southern part of that city. The demonstrations began on Friday as ICE raids in Los Angeles resulted in the arrest of 118 immigrants. Border Patrol agents used tear gas as some protesters threw objects at them. Alexa Rodriguez was at the protest. I think it's much needed. It's a peaceful protest.

We're just trying to share our minds and express what it really is. Rodriguez also said immigration is a sensitive topic, but it's important to fight for what she thinks is right. President Trump told NBC News Saturday that he is not prepared to talk to his former ally Elon Musk and assumes that their relationship is over. An online feud between the two men this week meanwhile could have real-world implications for Musk's business empire. MPR Stephen Fowler explains the complicated relationship. SpaceX is a big NASA contractor. Tesla's

success comes in part from low interest federal loans, and Musk's businesses have received tens of billions in public funds from the federal government. After the billionaire criticized the president's so-called one big beautiful reconciliation bill, Trump floated canceling contracts with Musk's companies. But those entities play crucial roles in parts of the government's functions. For example, more than 80 percent of everything on earth that went into space last year did it aboard a SpaceX rocket. Stephen Fowler, NPR News.

Hundreds of mayors from coastal cities across the world gathered in Nice, France on Saturday, ahead of a UN Ocean Summit taking place next week. As NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports, scientists say a billion people in coastal areas could be threatened by rising seas by 2050. The mayor of Nice brought the world's coastal mayors together to put pressure on heads of state and policymakers that will attend the summit. The mayors hailed from developing and developed nations from Africa and the Pacific to the fjord city of Bergen, Norway. Things are changing and at a rapid pace.

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell was there. To adapt we have to learn from one another, meaning other cities, push for stronger collaboration and partnerships that we need to even demonstrate to the people of the United States that this is real. It's not clear if the Trump administration will send someone to represent the U.S. at the summit. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Nice, France. Israel's military has retrieved the body of a Thai agricultural worker

who was captured during the Hamas raid on Israel in October of 2023 and later killed. Israel's government says Nara Pongpinta was seized from a kibbutz. Israel's military offensive in Gaza meanwhile continues. The Gaza Health Ministry says the latest fighting has killed at least 95 people in the past 24 hours. This is NPR News. The third leg of the Triple Crown was run in Saratoga Springs, New York on Saturday for the second year in a row. Aaron Shalalavene of Member Station WAMC has our reports. Saratoga Racecourse hosted the Belmont Stakes again this year as its downstate home undergoes a half-billion dollar renovation.

The 157th running of the Test of the Champion was a mile and a quarter instead of its typical mile and a half length. Early favorite Sovereignty, who claimed victory in the Kentucky Derby, beat out Preakness Stakes winner journalism by three lengths. While it eliminated the possibility of a triple crown, trainer Bill Mott stuck by his decision to not run So in the Preakness. I think it was the right thing. I'm happy with having a Derby and a Belmont and maybe a future to look forward to. For NPR News, I'm Aaron Shalalaven in Saratoga Springs. A distribution in Gaza remains at a standstill at this hour.

The Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation stopped deliveries there on Friday, saying overcrowding and threats from Hamas have made it unsafe to continue operations. Many people in the region are facing severe food insecurity as an Israeli military operation continues there. Twenty-one-year-old Coco Goff won the French Open on Saturday. She defeated top-ranked arena Sabalinka 6'7", 6'2", 6'4". Sabalinka is the world's top-ranked women's tennis player. It was Gough's first win at the clay court tournament and her second Grand Slam title after winning the U.S. Open two years ago.

I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.