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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 J.L. 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. There's no sign of the Guard troops just yet. They follow two days of confrontations between protesters and federal agents assigned to go after undocumented immigrants in the country illegally. Reporter Steve Futterman has more. For a second straight day, protesters and federal agents faced off. Agents used tear gas, pepper spray and flash bangs to try to disperse several hundred who showed up, like Heath Durbin. He wants ICE agents

to stop going after immigrants. We shouldn't be pepper spraying protesters. We are protesting that they're coming and snatching people up instead of doing it through a civilized manner. Late Saturday, President Trump's border czar Tom Homan announced that National Guard troops are being sent to L.A. But California Governor Gavin Newsom says the guard isn't needed. He says there is no widespread violence and sending in the guard will only inflame tensions. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Los Angeles. LA Mayor Karen Bass says she spoke with Border Czar Tom Homan and assured him that LA does not need guard troops. Former Air Force undersecretary and Democratic congressional candidate Gina

Ortiz Jones has been elected mayor of San Antonio in a runoff election. Ortiz Jones ran as a progressive against Rolando Pablos, who served as secretary of state under Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Texas Public Radio's Josh Peck reports. San Antonio municipal elections are officially nonpartisan, but both Jones and Pablos leveraged extensive ties to the Democratic and Republican parties. Jones said she would serve all San Antonians as mayor, but didn't shy away from distinguishing herself from state and federal leaders. We here in San Antonio, in deep in the heart of Texas, reminded folks what San

Antonio stands for. Didn't we? We reminded them that our city is about compassion and it's about leading with everybody in mind. Jones' first major challenge as mayor will be handling multi-million dollar budget deficits in the coming years. I'm Josh Peck in San Antonio. To Columbia now where a potential presidential candidate is in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally. The shooting having a chilling effect in Colombia as Manuel Ruedo

reports from Bogota. 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 in next year's presidential election. For NPR News, I'm Manuel Rueda. Bogota.

This is NPR News. Italians began voting today on several referendums, including one that would ease citizenship requirements. There are worries that a low voter turnout will invalidate the results. In New Jersey last night, President Trump walked through the crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark to chance of the USA and a standing ovation. He was there for the UFC Championship fight, sitting cage-side with family members and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Mrabjof Shafili won the main event, successfully defending his 135-pound championship. A Chinese-born pianist has won the Clyburn Gold Medal. Reporter Bill Ziebel with member station KERA in Dallas has more on 29-year-old Eristo Sham.

Sham impressed judges not only with challenging recitals of Beethoven and Ravel, among others, but three different concertos, including the weighty Brahms second. He said surprise was the wrong word to use on winning because he couldn't control the judges. What we can do, what I try to do, is just be the absolute best version of myself and present that. And I could not control anything else and so I just focus on that. Sham wins $100,000 cash but more important, three years of management and international bookings. The silver and bronze medalists also win three years of management and bookings. I'm Bill Ziebel in Dallas.

In Paris, the French Open men's final is just getting underway, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz playing top ranked Yonick center a day after American Cocoa Golf claimed the women's singles title. I'm Trial Snyder. This is NPR News. President Donald Trump is testing the power of the presidency in ways that are stressing title. I'm Childe Snyder. This is NPR News.