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Support for NPR and the following message come from the Kauffman Foundation, providing access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity, regardless of race, gender, or geography. Coffman.org Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is denouncing a potential military deployment in Chicago. Alex Degman of Member Station WBEZ report. Pritzker accused Trump of diminishing mental faculties as he stood alongside dozens of Illinois politicians, business, and religious leaders, railing against a plan, they say, is dangerous and unconstitutional.

Trump hinted at a Chicago National Guard deployment late last week, but seems to have taken a step back, saying Pritzker has not asked for help. Pritzker says he's not going to. Instead, I say, Mr. President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here, nor needed here. Trump could invoke the Insurrection Act that would give the military law enforcement authority, but Pritzker says there's no rebellion happening to justify that. For NPR news, I'm Alex Degman in Springfield, Illinois. Democratic Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivy is accusing the Trump administration of abusing its power when it comes to the case of Kilmar-Obrego-Garcia.

It's outrageous that the Trump administration is transforming the Department of Justice into a Department of Retribution, and this is yet another example of them abusing the power of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. Congressman Ivy speaking there to reporters after Abrago Garcia was detained again this morning when he reported for a scheduled interview at a federal immigration office in Baltimore. He's now being detained in Virginia. At a hearing in the case today, a federal judge said she is likely to halt his deportation until at least Friday, citing concerns about the government's plan to send Abrago Garcia to Uganda. Abrago Garcia was returned to the U.S. in June after his mistaken deportation to his home

country of El Salvador. He now faces human smuggling charges that his lawyers dismiss as preposterous. Israel attacked a hospital complex in Gaza twice today, killing at least 22 people, among them five Palestinian journalists, and one of the most lethal attacks on reporters in Gaza since the war began. And Pierre Zanaas Baba reports that from the funeral of the journalists, some of whom work for major news organizations, including Reuters and the Associated Press. Reuters photojournalist Hatem Omar wills 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 the first responder at Nasser Hospital in hospital. 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. This is NPR. President Trump is attempting to fire the first black woman to

serve as a Federal Reserve Governor. Trump posted a letter on social media tonight, saying he is removing Lisa Cook effective immediately, citing what he said was potentially criminal conduct over to mortgages. The Supreme Court has said that Fed governors can only be removed for cause. Trump's attempt to fire cook comes amid his pressure campaign to get the Fed to lower interest rates. A new study finds that accidental shootings caused a majority of firearm-related hospitalizations among kids. The study also finds that kids in more disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to be injured by guns and those in more affluent areas. Here's NPR's Reto Chatterjee. Researchers at Northwestern University looked at data

for nearly 7,000 kids hospitalized between 2016 to 2021 due to firearm injuries in four states. Accidental shootings caused a majority of these hospitalizations, followed by assaults and self-inflicted injuries. Researchers also looked at something called the Child Opportunity Index, which ranks zip codes, based on education, health, and socio-economic factors. More than a quarter of the zip codes in the very low opportunity or most disadvantaged zip codes were hotspots for gunshot injuries among kids. Compared to only 5% of the most privileged zip codes. The findings are published in the journal Pediatrics.

Rithu Chatterjee, NPR News. SpaceX is blaming cloudy weather in South Texas for the scrub of tonight's launch of that giant rocket known as starship. The rocket is key to Elon. must goal to send humans to Mars, but there have been a string of setbacks this year. 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.