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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyvone. President Trump is preparing for a summit this Friday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. They're expected to talk about the prospects of a U.S. mediated ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. But as NPR's Franco Ordonez reports, Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, will not be at the talks in Alaska. President Trump says he expects to know whether he can reach a deal with Putin within two minutes of sitting down with him. I think one of two things is going to happen. It could be a good meeting and we'll go a step further. We'll get it done.

I'd like to see a ceasefire very, very quickly. Very quick. I'd like to see it immediately. The other possibility? Now I may leave and say good luck. And that'll be the end. I may say this is not going to be settled. Trump says he can't reach a deal by himself and that after speaking with Putin, he'll reach out to Zelensky as well as European leaders to discuss next steps.

Franco, Ordonias. P.R. News, the White House. President Trump today declared that his administration will assume control of policing Washington, D.C. The president explained the action as a response to what he says are rising crime rates in the nation's capital city. In fact, available data shows crime in the city is down. Many Washingtonians are irate from member station WAMU in Washington, Sarah Y. Kim, reports on protests sparked by the announcement. That's the sound of protesters as news broke of President Trump's federal takeover. D.C. native and activist Ty Hobson Powell said the city must not become a proving ground for a, quote, dictator.

They will carry this playbook to every community that dares to push back in the United States of America. Trump has said crime is out of control in D.C., though it's gone down in recent years. The president announced the measures following an attempted carjacking of a foreign. former Doge staffer. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Wyckham in Washington. One concern about rising cancer rates is that men do less well physically and emotionally than women do. NPR Zuki Noguchi reports. Research places men under 40 at highest risk of suicide among cancer survivors, a risk that increases even after treatment ends. Trevor Maxwell, who's had colon cancer for nearly eight years, says he thinks it's because men are not socialized to seek

support. In my mind, it comes down to cultural norms and conditioning. There are thousands of guys out there just like me who felt devastated, but they're just too proud, angry, ashamed, or depressed to seek it out. Maxwell started a group called Man Up to Cancer to address the gender gap in peer support. Yuki NPR News. On Wall Street, the Dowell closed down. 200 points. The NASDAQ was off 64. This is NPR News in Washington. Hot dry conditions and gusty winds continue to fuel large wildfires in the western U.S. crews are especially busy in California, Arizona, and Colorado battling large blazes. The largest in California this year is the Gifford Fire in the Los Padres National Forest.

In western Colorado, fires have burned more than 110,000 acres. As NPR's Kirk Sigler reports, firefighters have made progress preventing the largest fire from reaching a small town well west of Denver. Michelle Morgan owns the Elk Mountain Inn in the small hunting and ranching town of Meeker, Colorado, about 150 miles west of Denver. Yes, we are full with firefighters. Morgan says it was a dicey couple of days with the massive leaf fire burning within a mile of town. But fortunately, in the last day or so, the fire has been moving away to the south, just as firefighting resources. are pouring into the area. Firemen have been unbelievable.

Our local team and they're all volunteer, but just all these men and women have come from everywhere. They were here so fast. Resources have been available thanks to it being a relatively quieter than predicted summer wildfire season in the West so far. Kirk Sigler, NPR News. The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on tropical storm Aaron, which has formed in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.

and forecasters say it could become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season this week. It's currently about 280 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Hurricane Henriette is gaining steam in the Pacific. I'm Louise Skiyvone and PR News, Washington.