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Decades ago, Brazilian women made a discovery. They could have an abortion without a doctor, thanks to a tiny pill. That pill spawned a global movement, helping millions of women have safe abortions, regardless of the law. Hear that story on the network from NPR's Embedded and Futuro Media, wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Citing a rebellion, President Trump is calling up 2,000 National Guard

troops to the Los Angeles area to quell immigration enforcement demonstrations. There have been two days of clashes between protesters and federal agents. NPR's Amy Held reports on where things stand in LA.A. Sunday, President Trump posted thanks to the National Guard for, quote, a job well done in Los Angeles.

But Mayor Karen Bass posted, just to be clear, the National Guard has not been deployed. She says she spoke to Trump's border czar and assured him L.A. does not need the troops. I even talked to Tom Holman, who is responsible for this, and I believe that we will be able to work things out. Saturday at anti-ice raid demonstrations, the L.A. County Sheriff told protesters to leave.

The area and now. Some threw rocks at authorities who used tear gas and flashbangs. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says if violence continues, the Marines will be mobilized. Amy Held, NPR News. California Governor Gavin Newsom says the troops are not necessary and are inflammatory. In Columbia, potential presidential candidate Miguel Uribe is in critical condition after he was shot three times during a campaign event in the capital, Bogota. The city's mayor says Senator Uribe has undergone surgery and is in the first critical hours of recovery.

Uribe was speaking to supporters when a gunman opened fire and two bullets hit him in the head. The BBC's José Carlos Cueto says the suspected attacker has been detained. We know that one was arrested and according to a recent police report, this arrested individual is a minor. This reminds of darker times in Colombia. Many are condemning the violence, but many are also condemning the tense moments and the tense weeks that the countries living ahead of the elections of the next 2026 are going to be. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Salmonella outbreak linked to a California egg producer has sickened 79 people.

21 have been hospitalized. NPR's Claire Marie Schneider has more. The recalled eggs, organic and cage-free brown eggs from the producer August Egg Company were sold in California and Nevada with sell-by dates from March 4th to June 4th. The eggs were sold at Safeway, Ralph's, Smart & Final, as well as other grocery stores. They were also distributed to Walmart locations in Nevada and California, as well as seven other states. Those eggs have sell-by dates ranging from March 4th to June 19th. Some of the brands the recalled eggs were sold under include Clover, First Street, O Organics, and Marketside.

The CDC says that all recalled eggs should be thrown away or returned. Clamory Schneider, NPR News. And from Washington, this is NPR News. And from Washington, this is NPR News. The finish at horse racing's Belmont Stakes was a mirror of last month's Kentucky Derby sovereignty past Preakness winner journalism down the stretch to win the Triple Crown's third leg. The Belmont was run in Saratoga Springs, New York for the second year in a row as Aaron Shello-Lavine reports from member station WAMC. 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 sovereignty 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 look forward to. For NPR News, I'm Aaron Shellolovine in Saratoga Springs.

American Coco Golf is this year's French Open champion. I'm just happy to be here. A lot of dark thoughts and just the fact that I stayed to it just means a lot to be here. Golf up into top ranked Amina Sabalinka coming back from a set down to win her first French Open Women's singles title. She is the first American woman to win the French since Serena Williams in 2015. Men's turn today defending champion Carlos Alcaraz facing Yannick Sinner in a match that's set to begin in roughly an hour like yesterday's women's final, the men's final pits the world's

top ranked players against each other. President Donald Trump is testing the power of the presidency in ways that are stressing global financial markets, federal courts, and changing the United States relationship with the rest of the world. What is Trump trying to do and is it working? Trump's Terms keeps you up to speed. It's a short podcast where we curate NPR's coverage of the Trump administration. Trump's Terms.

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