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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. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump posting on social media overnight about the unrest in Los Angeles over his immigration crackdown, saying the 2,000 National Guard troops he's deployed are doing a great job.

California Governor Gavin Newsom says the troops are not necessary and are inflammatory. And LA Mayor Karen Bass told KABC overnight that she spoke by phone with Bordesar Tom Homan. I assured him that there was no need to have 2,000 troops on the streets of Los Angeles. The protest started Friday after immigration raids in several parts of the city and continued yesterday. At one protest in the nearby city of Paramount, immigration agents used tear gas, flashbangs, and pepper balls as protesters hurled rocks at Border Patrol vehicles. In addition to guard troops, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said

that active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton are on high alert. President Trump is warning of what he called serious consequences if Elon Musk tried to help Democrats in upcoming elections. He made the remark during an interview with NBC News, saying he has no desire to repair their relationship. To Columbia now, where a prominent right-wing presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe is in critical condition after he was shot three times during a campaign event in the capital, Bogota. Uribe was speaking to supporters when he was shot. The suspected attacker is reported to be just 15 years old, the BBC's Will Grant reports. Senator Uribe was immediately transferred to hospital, where he is said to be in a critical

condition. The government has condemned the shooting, saying it was an attack not just against Mr. Uribe personally, but against democracy in Colombia. One man was arrested at the scene. Miguel Uribe is a well-known member of the political establishment in Colombia. He's the son of Diana Turbey, a journalist who was killed in 1991 in a rescue attempt after she had been kidnapped by the Medellin cartel run by Pablo Escobar. French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to visit Greenland. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports he'll be the first foreign head of state to do so,

since President Trump's repeated his desire to take control of that autonomous Danish territory. Macron's office said he had been invited by the territory's Prime Minister Jens Friedrich Nielsen, and Danish leader Mette Friedrichsen. The three will hold talks focused on North Atlantic and Arctic security, climate change, energy transition and critical minerals. Danish and Greenlandic leaders have insisted that the autonomous territory must decide its own future. A majority of its residents favor independence in the long term, but have repeatedly said

Washington cannot acquire them. In a statement, Prime Minister Fredrickson called Macron's visit testimony of European unity. The French presidency said the visit is aimed at strengthening cooperation with Greenland. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Nice, France. And you're listening to NPR News. Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone attack overnight forced the closure of two of the airports at Serb Moscow. Russia's civil aviation authority says the airports were closed to ensure safety. Ukraine, meanwhile, denies Russian allegations that it has postponed prisoner swaps indefinitely

amid stepped-up Russian strikes. Tonight, the Tony Awards will be presented at New York's sub-radio City Music Hall, honoring achievement for Broadway's season, and reporter Jeff London says some big stars are up for Tonys this year. George Clooney is nominated for Best Actor in Good Night and Good Luck, the play he co-authored, which has been breaking box office records. Two well-known TV stars, Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink, are up for Best Actress in a Play. Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls, got a nod for Best Actress in a musical for Sunset Boulevard.

She's up against Audra McDonald, who got her record-breaking 11th Tony nomination for Gypsy. And newcomer Jasmine Amy Rogers picked up a nomination for Boop. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York. A day after American Cocoa Golf won the French Open women's title, it's the men's turn. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is facing Yannick Center in a match that is scheduled to get underway in a couple of hours. It pits the world's top two players against each other. Between them

they share seven major Grand Slam tennis titles, four for Alcaraz and three for Center. I'm Charlie Snider. This is NPR News. When hurricanes tear through communities, recovery isn't just about rebuilding. It's about preparing for the next storm. What's the plan here? There is no plan. People like to think there's a plan.

On the Sunday story from Up First, what happens when efforts to rebuild after floods leave communities vulnerable to more disasters? Listen now to the Sunday story from the Up First podcast from NPR.