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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyvone. Republican governors from South Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia are sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to support President Trump's crackdown on street crime and homelessness in the nation's capital. This says many residents are voicing their anger at Trump's efforts to overhaul policing in D.C. NPR's Brian Mann has more. Hundreds of people marched to the White House Saturday. demanding Trump withdraw national guard troops and hundreds of federal agents. D.C. resident John Smith says he doesn't believe Trump's claim the city is being overwhelmed by criminals. He thinks the deployment is a threat to democracy.

It came because I am concerned about the occupation of D.C. The overreach. There's no sign Trump plans to pull back this show of force anytime soon. Troops already on the street will now be supported by guard members from West Virginia. Vermont's Republican governor, meanwhile, declined a White House request that he, also send National Guard soldiers. Brian Mann, NPR News, Washington. President Trump will meet with Ukraine's president in Washington tomorrow as talks over the future of Ukraine continue. Trump's talks with Russian President Putin concluded Friday with no agreement on the way forward. Not surprising, says Matt Duss at the Center for International Policy.

This meeting between Trump and Putin, I think, was just an effort to kind of feel out what might be possible in this moment. So it did not produce an immediate ceasefire. I don't think many people expected it would. But the key question is, does this put us on a path to a future ceasefire and a future peace agreement? And I think that is possible. Dust told ABC News that it would not be surprising if Ukraine had to consider giving up some of its land in order to hold on to its sovereignty as an independent nation. A strike by 10,000 of, by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants ended just hours before it began. Dan Carpentuck reports the flight attendants were ordered back to work this weekend by Canada's

Jobs Minister. The federal jobs minister, Patty Heidu, has also ordered binding arbitration in the dispute. It means the existing collective agreement between the airline and the flight attendants union will be extended until the arbitrator comes up with a new deal. Heidu said it was not only cancellations that left thousands of Canadians stranded, but disruptions to critical air cargo that led to the decision. Air Canada would not immediately comment, but the union for the flight attendants, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, said it sets a terrible precedent. It says the government is violating the members' charter rights

to take job action, and it has given Air Canada exactly what it wanted. The dispute was over wages and pay for unpaid work hours. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto. The National Hurricane Center says Erin is currently a category four storm, about 145 miles north, northeast of Puerto Rico, not expected to make landfall. This is NPR. The Shinawa News Agency in China is reporting that at least eight people have died in a flash flood in the northern region of Inner Mongolia. The flood occurred late yesterday in Yorod Rear Banner, an expansive mountainous area in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region known for its popular campsites. How many steps should you take if you want to live a longer and help? healthier life. New research suggests 7,000 steps a day is a good target for most people. And PR's

Will Stone has details on the finding. The team of researchers in Australia sifted through data collected from 160,000 adults. Taking 7,000 steps per day was associated with nearly a 50% lower risk of dying compared to the bare minimum of 2,000 steps. They also showed the chance of developing cardiovascular disease fell by 25% and dementia, 38% among other findings. The studies authors emphasize that in many cases, doing more than 7,000 steps did yield additional health benefits, but those were relatively incremental, and that the widely cited 10,000 step target isn't rooted in solid science. Other research suggests older people may need fewer steps in those under 60 to get the same results. Will Stone and PR News.

The former president of Brazil Jaya Bolsonaro was permitted to leave his house arrest this weekend for medical exams. He's been on trial over his alleged attempt to remain in power after losing the 2022 election. He was examined for a variety of symptoms, including fever, cough, and hiccups he was sent home with medicine. I'm Louise Skiavone and PR News, Washington.