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I'm Jesse Thorne. On Bullseye, I usually handle introducing and promoting our guests, but, well... Hey there, this is Paul Walter Houser. Yes, the man with three names for each of his acclaims. That's right. Paul Walter Houser from Itanya, the Naked Gun, and the Fantastic Four on Bullseye for Maximumfund.org and NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. National Guard troops are being deployed on the streets of the nation's capital. A day after President Trump's announcement alarmed many residents and set off protests. NPR's Brian Mann reports on the widespread skepticism to Trump's explanation that he is concerned about crime in D.C. During a White House press conference, Trump laid out an aggressive plan for how National Guard and Metropolitan D.C. police under federal authority will attack crime.

Trump also says people without housing will be forced out of Washington. J.U. King, a student at Howard University, says he doesn't think tough police tactics will solve complex social problems. Every city has their crime, their gangs, their homelessness, but I don't feel like the displacement of those things are going to cause the solution. I think it's going to cause more damage. Federal data shows crime was already dropping here before these federal measures. Drums control of Metropolitan D.C. police is expected to last at least 30 days. Brian Mann, NPR News, Washington. A trial is underway in Los Angeles.

So for President Trump's deployment earlier the summer of National Guard troops to respond to immigration protests. Governor Gavin Newsom is suing the administration on the grounds that the deployment amounted to an illegal power grab. The president has extended the temporary truce in his trade war with China. NPR's Tamara Keith reports Trump signed an executive order pushing the deadline out another 90 days. Earlier this year, a series of retaliatory tariff announcements pushed U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods up to 145 percent. Talks de-escalated tensions and brought the tariffs on U.S. imports from China to 30 percent. Trump said those talks are continuing. We've been dealing very nicely with China, as you probably have heard. They have

tremendous tariffs that they're paying to the United States of America. And we'll see what happens. They've been dealing quite nicely. The relationship is very good with President Xi and myself. The White House says this extension is necessary to facilitate the ongoing discussions with China aimed at resolving trade imbalances and unfair practices. Tamara Keith, NPR News. Consumer prices increased 2.7% in July from a year ago, the same as the 2.7% annual increase seen in June. Inflation is a little higher than it was from March to May. The economists have warned that President Trump's tariffs will increasingly start to affect prices of people in the U.S. pay as companies start to pass on more of the tariff costs.

Despite concerns about inflation, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates when it gathers for its next policy meeting in September after a sharp slowdown in the jobs market. The Dow is up 440 points at last check. You're listening to NPR News. Britain is having another heat wave. Afternoon temperatures in London are nearing 90 degrees. And as NPR's Lauren Freire tells us, air conditioning is not common in the UK. The UK government has issued heat health alerts advising the elderly to stay indoors and hydrate. Sunshine and heat are also expected to trigger high ozone levels. And there's also an air pollution alert for London. This is on top of a drought that's already affecting crop yields and raising the risk of wildfires. Climate change is making those more frequent in otherwise soggy England. NPR's Lauren Faire reporting.

Looking at the concerns about rising cancer rates, one is that studies show men do less well in recovery, both physically and emotionally than women. More on this from NPR's Yuki Noguchi. 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 are 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 Naguchi, NPR News.

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