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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Herbst. European leaders are teaming up to support Ukraine with European Union foreign policy chief, Kayak Halas, calling an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers for tomorrow. This is President Trump and Russian President Putin prepare for their summit meeting in Alaska on Friday. Terry Schultz has more. The leaders of Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the European Commission begin their joint statement by welcoming Trump's efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine

and end Russia's war of aggression. But after that, their concerns about the U.S.-led process become evident. The leaders say they'll continue military and financial support to Ukraine as well as tough sanctions on Russia. That last point comes amid reports Trump may consider loosening the U.S. measures on Moscow. The seven emphasize international borders must not be changed by force. Trump had suggested he supports a swapping of territories between Russia and Ukraine. And the leaders insist no deal can be made without Ukraine. For NPR news, I'm Terry Schultz.

President Trump says crime in the nation's capital is out of control, and he's threatening to send in federal troops to take over and remove homeless people and jail criminals. But D.C.'s mayor, Muriel Bowser, defended the district's control over its police department, countering Trump's claims that the out-of-control violent crime is taking over D.C. It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023. But this is not 2023. This is 20-25. And we've done that by working with the community, working with the police, working with our prosecutors, and, in fact, working with the federal government. Speaking there to MSNBC, she says crimes actually down 26 percent compared to last year.

This all after a former Doge worker was assaulted in an attempted carjacking. A White House official tells NPR hundreds of federal agents were deployed in the nation's capital last night. The union for workers at the CDC is calling on the federal government to reinforce trust in the agency and protect its employees after a shooting in the building Friday that left one police officer and the gunmen dead. Melissa Faito from Member Station, WABE, has more. Law enforcement say Patrick Joseph White shot at CDC headquarters located adjacent to Emory University, prompting a campus-wide alert to run, hide-fight. There were no civilian injuries, but at least four CDC buildings were damaged by gunfire.

The local chapter of the American Federation for Government employees says staff are shaken and should not be required to immediately return to work next to bullet holes. It wants flexible leave, a delayed return to office, and perimeter security on all its campus. The group says federal leadership must clearly condemn vaccine disinformation, which it says it's putting scientists at risk. A CDC source told WABE that there had been enhanced security on campus for weeks prior to the shooting. Melissa Fato reporting, this is NPR News. A Northern California woman is facing up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to her role leading the Terrogram Collective, a transnational terrorist group.

From Member Station KQED, Maria Fernanda Vernal has more. 35-year-old Dallas Humber, one of the group's leaders, pled guilty last week to multiple charges, including soliciting the murder of federal officials, conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, and soliciting hate crimes. With the plea, Humber admitted to providing guidance and support to followers, plotting attacks and murders in the U.S., and influencing international violence, like the shooting of 11 people at schools in Brazil. The Terrogram Collective is classified as a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department

for its violent white supremacist ideology. Humber's sentencing hearing is set for December 5th. For NPR News, I'm Maria Fernanda Bernal in San Francisco. At the weekend box office, the horror film Weapons debuted in the top spot with an estimated $42 million in ticket sales. It's taken in almost 70 million. globally. The film takes viewers to the small town of Maybrook, where 17 kids leave their homes at 2.17 a.m., leaving bewildered parents in their wake. In second place, Disney's

chaotic sequel to the 2003 classic Freakier Friday with $29 million. Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis returned this time for a body double swapping between the mother-daughter duo and Lohan's teen daughter and soon-to-be stepdaughter. You're listening to NPR News. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit wise.com. T's and Cs apply.