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This message comes from Snap Judgment. Their new series, A Tiny Plot, follows a group of homeless people in Oakland as they fight to create their own encampment run by their own rules. It's a bold experiment in freedom and community. Listen to Snap Judgment wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. A federal judge has blocked the U.S. from deporting hundreds of Guatemalan children with little warning. NPR's Kiera Eisner has more. After CNN reported Friday that the U.S. was planning to send hundreds of Guatemalan children back to their country, lawyers for the children scrambled to petition the government to halt the process.

Minors who enter the U.S. unaccompanied like these did are supposed to be held under the care of the Department of Health and Human Services and are not allowed to be deported without first having the full opportunity to apply for legal status. On Sunday, a federal judge temporarily halted the removals, then held a hearing with lawyers. As the hearing went on, a U.S. attorney confirmed that some of the children were already loaded on planes. The judge blocked the U.S. from removing the children for the next 14 days as lawyers continued to discuss the case. Kiarah Eisner, NPR News. A former Trump attorney has been hospitalized for treatment of several injuries after a car accident. Shears Chandelice Duster as more. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was traveling on a New Hampshire highway Saturday

when his car was, quote, struck from behind at a high speed, his spokesperson says. Giuliani was transported to a trauma center where he was diagnosed with multiple lacerations and contusions. He also has a fractured thoracic vertebrae in injuries to his left arm and lower leg. The spokesperson also said that a business partner in metal, provider went to the hospital to oversee Giuliani's care. Giuliani is, quote, in good spirits and recovering tremendously. The spokesperson who is also Giuliani's head of security said the accident was not a targeted attack.

Shandalee's Duster, NPR News. Across the U.S., thousands of union workers, labor activists, and their supporters gathered this weekend to denounce President Trump's administration, including policies they say hurt the working class. From member station KLCC in Eugene, Brian Bull has our reports. About 100 protesters circled a county government building with signs and American flags, some upside down. Many wore pro-union shirts are dressed as Uncle Sam and other patriotic figures. 80-year-old Skeeter Duke of Eugene says Trump's push to deport immigrants through ice crackdowns

and sending armed troops into Democratic cities has kept him up at night. It's been a scary time. the 20th century was pretty ugly, and this one's starting out kind of ugly, too. But I'm Pollyannish enough to think. We can turn this around. We've done it before. Duke says nonviolent protests and civic engagement are ways to protect individual liberties and America's tax dollars. For NPR News, I'm Brian Bull and Eugene. And you're listening to NPR News. Russian drone attacks on power facilities in northern and southern Ukraine overnight have left

almost 60,000 people without power. The drones attacked four energy facilities in the Odessa region. The hardest hit was the port city of Chorna, Morsk, just outside Odessa. A new study says large animal feeding operations are often in poorer neighborhoods with worse air quality. The University of Michigan study plotted more than 15,000 cattle and hog lots across the country. From member station WCMU, A.J. Jones reports. The study says counties with cattle and hog feeds tend to have higher levels of PM2.5, an air pollutant.

Researcher Shanaz Khamanara says these pollutants can be linked to health problems. There is no safe level of PM2.5, and PM2.5 actually is linked to, like, asthma, cancer, like leukemia, cardiovascular diseases. The study did point out that correlation does not imply causation. Data also found that communities with animal feeding operations are more likely to have lower levels of health insurance and education. researchers hope the comprehensive data set can help identify vulnerable communities and inform policy. For NPR News, I'm A.J. Jones in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

The horror flick weapons moved back into the number one spot at North American theaters this weekend. The movie has brought in $10.2 million in ticket sales so far this Labor Day weekend. Universal's 50th anniversary release of Jaws came in second with $8.1 million. Caught stealing, finished in third with $7.8 million in ticket sales, while Freakier Friday continues to hang on with $6.5 million in ticket sales. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This message comes from Wise,

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