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Shortwave thinks of science as an invisible force, showing up in your everyday life. Powering the food you eat, the medicine you use, the tech in your pocket. Science is approachable because it's already part of your life. Come explore these connections on the Shortwave podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A legal battle is underway to keep Kilmar, Abrago Garcia from being deported to Uganda. Abrago Garcia was mistakenly deported to his home country of El Salvador earlier this year

in what the Trump administration later said was an administrative heir. Now back home in Maryland, he now awaits trial on human smuggling charges to which he has pleaded not guilty. President Trump wants to do away with cashless bail for people arrested in Washington, D.C., in an executive order signed today. Trump characterizes the practice without providing. evidence as a pass for violent criminals in the district. They kill people and they get out, cashless bail. They thought it was discriminatory to make people put up money

because they just killed three people lying on a street. Any street all over the country, cashless bail, we're ending it, but we're starting by ending it in D.C. And that we have the right to do through federalization. National guard troops in D.C. are now carrying weapons, a change from their original orders, And P.R. Jennifer Lutton reports Trump administration says they'll use force only as a last resort. The task force overseeing the deployment says the National Guard will be able to perform duties that help with law enforcement.

But service members will only use their weapons in response to, quote, an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm. There are now more than 2,000 National Guard troops in D.C. from six different states and the district. President Trump deployed them two weeks ago to crack down on what he called out-of-control crime. So far, though, guard troops have mostly patrolled near popular tourist areas. Deployed officers from a string of federal agencies have made hundreds of arrests, many for immigration enforcement or low-level crimes. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington. Israel has attacked a hospital complex twice, killing at least 22 people, among them

five Palestinian journalists, in one of the most lethal attacks involving reporters in Gaza since the war began. NPR Zanisbaba reports from the funeral. of the journalist, some of whom worked for major news organizations, including Reuters and the Associated Press. Reuters photojournalist Hatem Omar wheels in grief for his colleagues. He was wounded in the Israeli strikes that killed his colleagues at the hospital, but he says journalists in Gaza will not be silenced. The Israeli strikes killed five journalists, medical staff, and a first responde at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Israel acknowledged the strikes but did not identify a target,

saying it does not intentionally target journalists. The Israeli Prime Minister called it a mishap. Palestinians say Israel has killed 245 journalists in Gaza in under two years of war. This latest attack marks the second deadliest on local journalists working for international media in Gaza in the war. Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza. It's NPR. Federal safety regulators say they're more closely investigating engine failures,

possibly affecting nearly one and a half million Honda vehicles sold in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is concerned about rod-bearing failures and engines. The agency says it received more than 400 reports of the issue involving 3.5-liter V6 engines and various Honda and Accura vehicles. The Library of Congress has acquired rare artifacts related to the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Vine. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports a treasures include the only lyric sketch for Over the Rainbow known to exist.

Someday I wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Lyrist EY Yip Harburg sketched out an early version of this line in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper. Now that scrap is part of the Library of Congress's collection, along with dozens of other items, as Oz composer Harold Arland's 1939 Oscar statue for Best Original Song.

Nicholas Brown Caceres is the acting chief of the library's music division. He says, Over the Rainbow nearly got left on the cutting room floor during the movie production process. The creators had to advocate for it to get placed back in multiple times. People can view these artefacts on display at the library from October 23rd through January 7th. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. US stocks have ended the day lower. the Dow closed down nearly 350 points. It's NPR News.