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These days, there is a lot of news. It could be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider This from NPR is a podcast that helps you make sense of the news. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a story and provide the context, the backstory, and analysis you need to understand our rapidly changing world. Listen to the Consider This Podcast from NPR. J.L. Snider Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm J.L. Snider. A second day of protests in the Los Angeles area over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the nearby city of Paramount, where there is a large Latino population.

Confrontations broke out near where federal agents were staging at a Homeland Security Department office. Stacey Romeli was among the protesters. It's disappointing. It's heartbreaking to know that our community is going through this, but it's also beautiful to see everybody come out. Agents used tear gas, flash bangs, and pepper balls as protesters hurled rocks. President Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegson says active-duty Marines are on high alert. Governor Gavin Newsom says the deployment of Guard troops is purposefully inflammatory

and will only escalate tensions. President Trump has released a new video encouraging people to attend a large military parade set to roll through the streets of Washington, D.C. next weekend. The parade is supposed to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. And as MPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports, it also happens to fall on the president's 79th birthday. The parade is set for June 14th, which is Flag Day. In a video posted online, Trump described the expected scene. Thundering tanks and breathtaking flyovers will roar through our capital city.

The Army's plan also includes thousands of troops marching in uniform. Reagan National Airport will shut down for several hours to accommodate the flyover. The parade will cost up to $40 million, according to an estimate from the Army. That includes the anticipated repairs to D.C.'s city streets from all the heavy machinery. The last big military parade in DC was in 1991 to mark the end of the first Gulf War. Trump has wanted a military parade since his first term in office. In the video, he says he plans to attend this one. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.

To Columbia now, where a potential presidential candidate is in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally. The assassination attempt having a chilling effect in Colombia where security has been backsliding recently. Manuel Rueda has more from Bogotá. Senator Miguel Uribe was speaking to a group of about 50 people when shots ran out and sparked panic. Videos posted on social media show the politician bleeding next to a car before he was rushed to a nearby hospital.

His condition is still delicate. The 39-year-old senator is one of the most prominent voices in Colombia's opposition and has expressed his interest in running a next year's presidential election. Colombia's left-wing government condemned the attack, but some have blamed President Gustavo Petro and his fiery rhetoric. Petro is active on social media where he often refers to opposition leaders as oligarchs and enemies of the people. For NPR News, I'm Manuel Rueda. Bogota. And you're listening to NPR News. A controversial group backed by the U.S. says it will resume distributing food aid in Gaza today.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says two sites will be open, a day after saying threats from Hamas kept the group from operating. Gaza health officials say dozens of Palestinians have been killed near the distribution hubs over the past two weeks. Scientists from across the world are meeting in the French city of Nice ahead of a United Nations summit on the oceans to be held there beginning tomorrow. MPRS Eleanor Beardsley reports that some American scientists though are missing from the event. Francois Oulier is head of French ocean organization IFROMARE that brought the scientists together.

He says the ocean is in bad health and that's grave because it does so much for the planet. The ocean is the biggest regulator of the climate. 90% of the excess of heat that is being produced by our activities is stored by the ocean. Which is causing sea levels to rise. There are other problems like plastics and pollution and overfishing. American scientists from federal organizations like NOAA, NASA, and the U.S. Geological Survey were prohibited from coming by the Trump administration. Ullier says not only are American oceanographers some of the best, but oceans are a common good, so international cooperation is critical.

Eleanor Beardsley in NPR News, NIS. Today is World Oceans Day and Prince William will be in Monago today to deliver what his team is calling a landmark speech. He is to speak at a forum that serves as a prelude to the Oceans Conference. Williams is the founder of the EarthShot Environmental Prize. This is NPR News.