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On the plus side, you get sponsor-free listening to over 25 NPR podcasts. On the minus side, you get fewer chances to tap fast forward on your podcast player. On the plus side, you get to support something you care about. On the minus side, you like challenges and think this makes it too easy. So why don't you join us on the plus side of things with NPR Plus? Learn more and sign up at plus.npr.org. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noam ratcheted up the rhetoric Sunday concerning crime in U.S. cities.

The Trump administration appears poised to send National Guard troops into Chicago. And speaking on CBS's face the nation, Noam says there may be more to come. I think there's a lot of cities that are dealing with crime and violence right now. And so we haven't taken anything off the table. We've been making sure that we have the resources and the equipment to go in. We've been working to partner with every single agency that we can. The administration has been forth. Focusing resources on cities that have shown major drops in violent crime in recent years,

including Chicago, the city's mayor and the Illinois governor of each said they don't need the troops. A former attorney for President Trump has been hospitalized for treatment of several injuries after a car accident, and PR's Shandalee's Duster has 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 and injuries to his left arm and lower leg. The spokesperson also said that a business partner and medical 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. Shandalees Duster, NPR News. One person was killed and three others injured Sunday morning when two private planes collided while attempting to land at an airport northeast of Denver. Police say Ascena was on final approach when it was struck mid-air by the second plane. Both passengers and the Assessna received minor injuries.

The FAA is now investigating the accident. Just days after Danish media reported that several Americans had been conducting an influence operation in Greenland, The French foreign minister visited the island and called the alleged activities unacceptable. Terry Schultz reports that France intends to open a diplomatic mission on the semi-autonomous Danish islands. It's been alleged in Danish media that the Americans reportedly trying to drum up secessionist sentiment in Greenland were linked to the Trump administration. President Trump has repeatedly made clear he expects Greenland to become part of the U.S., in his words, one way or the other.

Visiting the island's capital, Nuk, French foreign minister Jean-Noelle Barreux, reiterated the Danish government's insistence that Greenland is not for sale and urged the U.S. not to try to stoke division between Greenland and Denmark. You will not make a nation greater again by imposing yourself on your neighbors and allies. You will make your nation greater again by contributing to the freedom of the world. Barrot says a French consulate will open in Greenland early next year. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz. Listening to NPR News.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake is hit eastern Afghanistan. Officials say at least 250 people have been killed and at least 500 others injured. The quake struck late Sunday night near the city of Jalalabad. So far, there have been no reports of damage. 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. For member station, WCMU, A.J. Jones, as our reports.

The study says counties with cattle and hog feeds tend to have higher levels of PM2.5, an air pollutant. Researcher Shannas Kamanara 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. Carson, back through for 205 yards and two touchdowns in his debut game as the number 10 Miami Hurricanes beat number six Notre Dame Sunday night, 27 to 24. Carter Davis made a 47. yard field goal with a little more than a minute remaining for the go-ahead score. Vicari Swain, meanwhile, returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown as number 13 South Carolina beat Virginia Tech 24 to 11. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. Hey, it's Rachel Martin. I'm the host of Wildcard from NPR. For a lot of my years as a radio

host, silence sort of made me nervous. That pause before an answer, because you don't know what's going on on the other side of the mic. But these days, I love it. Hmm. Gosh. Give me a minute. Yeah, yeah. Think. Listen to the Wildcard podcast only from NPR.