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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump says he's ordering two nuclear submarines to be moved toward Russia. NPR's Franco Ordonies reports on the move following threats from a top Russian official. President Trump announced he was taking cautionary steps because of quote, provocative statements from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Earlier this week, Medvedev warned Trump was playing an ultimatum game with Russia after Trump shortened a 50-day deadline to 10 days for Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face new tariffs. Medvedev said each new ultimatum is a step toward war.

Trump posted on social media that the submarines were being moved, quote, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that. Trump added that words are very important and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this will not be one of those instances. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, The White House. President Trump's move to fire the Labor Department official responsible for the monthly jobs report is drawing concern from analysts like Natasha Sarin at the nonpartisan Yale Budget Lab, which provides economic analysis of federal policy proposals. Our government data is so incredibly valuable and also collected painstakingly by career civil servants who

dedicate themselves to the task of trying to inform the public about the ways in which the economy is evolving. Joe A. Dombkowski, Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.,

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immigration and one of the more controversial practices. Here's NPR's Jasmine Garst reporting. Many individuals who have been subject to expedited removal in recent months entered the US through parole, a practice that allows federal officials to admit foreigners into the US at legal ports of entry on humanitarian grounds. Now, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. has prohibited implementation of expedited deportation, stating that the plaintiffs in the case, two migrants from Cuba and Venezuela, entered the country with U.S. government permission. The order could provide a reprieve

for hundreds of thousands of immigrants allowed in via parole during the Biden presidency. The Trump administration says the ruling is quote lawless and won't stand. Jasmine Garz, NPR News, New York. And you're listening to NPR News. Authorities are searching a mountainous area of Western Montana for a gunman who opened fire at a bar in the small town of Anaconda, killing four people. The suspect is 45-year-old military veteran Michael Brown. Officials say he lived next door to the bar, and they are warning residents to stay inside and on high alert because they consider him armed and dangerous. On Capitol Hill, the Senate has

delayed its annual August recess. The chamber remains in session this weekend amid a partisan showdown over President Trump's nominees. Trump is calling on Republicans to cancel the recess to confirm his choices. Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are negotiating with Democrats to speed up the process. The city of Twinsburg, Ohio, is seeing double this weekend as it hosts the world's largest annual gathering of twins. From Member Station WKSU Kabir Bhatia has more. It began in 1976 as a small parade of twins, part of Twinsburg marking the nation's bicentennial. Every August, it's like a human Noah's Ark in the city near Cleveland that was

founded by twins in the early 1800s. Andy Miller has participated every year, often alongside his twin sister. He's now the festival's executive director. A lot of the twins in their normal day probably don't acknowledge their twinship as much as they do on that weekend. They often say that this is the only place where I don't feel out of place or as an oddity. In five decades, more than 84,000 sets of twins, triplets and multiples have visited Twins Days. For NPR News, I'm Kabir Bhatia in Twinsburg, Ohio. And I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.