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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. After thousands took to the streets last night in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities to protest a plan to take control of Gaza City. The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting this hour. The session requested by numerous Security Council members, as Linda Fasullo reports. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the Israeli Security Cabinet plan as a dangerous escalation that risks deepening catastrophic humanitarian consequences for Palestinians and could endanger the lives of the remaining hostages held by Hamas and Russia, China, Arab and many Western nations,

including Britain, France, Canada, Italy, and Australia oppose the Israeli decision. Meanwhile, President Trump has said that an expansion of an Israeli military operation in Gaza is really up to Israel and recently accused Hamas of not wanting to make a ceasefire deal. The U.S. is expected to block any Security Council action at the meeting. For NPR News, Linda Fasolo, in New York. Ukraine is pushing back on Friday's planned summit in Alaska between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Alexander Yustinova is a member of the

Ukrainian parliament. She told the BBC that Ukrainian lawmakers will have the final say on her country's future. President Zelensky can be pushed hard by both President Trump and Putin to sign any deal. One thing that people do not understand, Ukraine is a parliamentary presidential republic, and it will always need to be ratified in the parliament. I cannot imagine our parliament ratifying anything that doesn't bring actual peace. And if there are no guarantees, which is the key question every Ukrainian is asking, that the parliament would vote for that. Ukraine's European allies say Kiev must be a part of the peace process, they issued a joint statement overnight in support of Ukraine.

Civil rights groups say they're watching for more details about President Trump's call for an unprecedented change to the U.S. Census. The groups say have carried out the change would violate the Constitution's requirements for the national head count, as Zimpier's Hansi Lamong reports. The 14th Amendment requires the, quote, whole number of persons in each state to be counted in the 2030 census numbers used to determine each state's share of congressional seats and electoral college votes. In a social media post, President Trump called for people living in the states without legal status to be excluded in a state. new census. Sophia Lynn Lakin of the American Civil Liberties Union says she'll be monitoring as the Trump administration tries to carry out this change. We won't hesitate to go back to court to protect representation for all communities. The census isn't just a headcount. It's meant to reflect America as it is, not as some would prefer it to be. In a statement, the Commerce Department

says the Census Bureau will use, quote, modern technology tools to analyze data in response to Trump's call. Hansi Luong, NPR News, Washington. And you're listening to NPR News. Strong storms that rolled through eastern Nebraska this weekend caused power outages and widespread damage, including to a prison where hundreds of prisoners had to be moved. Officials say the storms killed one person and seriously injured another when their vehicle was crushed by a falling tree in a state park. Tens of thousands are without power in Wisconsin where flash flooding forced officials to shut down the state fair a day early. Government environmental websites have been changed much more during President Trump's second term compared to his first.

That's according to a new analysis. And PR Jeff Brady reports the authors say those changes are also much bolder. The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative found 70% more changes to environmental websites during the first 100 days of Trump's second term compared to the first. Gretchen Gerke is a lead author of the report. I am surprised by the extent of the removal of information about environmental. criminal justice, that level of kind of total erasure we didn't see with any topic under the first Trump administration. Former President Biden made environmental justice that everyone should have equal access to a healthy environment central to his climate change agenda. Trump White

House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told NPR that now agencies are focused on their missions and not, quote, ideological activism. Jeff Brady, NPR News. The world yo-yo contest wraps up Today, it's being held in Prague in the Czech Republic. The contest brings together yo-yo players from more than 30 countries to compete for the World Championship. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington.