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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A federal judge in California finds President Trump violated federal law when he deployed military troops to Los Angeles this summer. From member station KQED in San Francisco, Marisa Lagos reports. Judge Charles Breyer is ordering the Trump administration to stop using the hundreds of National Guard troops to engage in a number of policing activities, including arrest, searches, security patrols, patrols, traffic, and crowd control. Breyer wrote the evidence at trial clearly established the armed soldiers were being used to conduct those kinds of police functions in violation of an 1878 law passed by Congress, prohibiting the military from being used against civilians. Breyer noted in his decision that since this case was filed by California Governor Gavin Newsom

in June, the president has also sent troops to Washington, D.C., and threatened to dispatch them to other cities, including Oakland and San Francisco. The ruling won't take effect until September 12th. For NPR News, I'm Marisa Lagos in San Francisco. Another threat of a government shutdown faces members of Congress as they return this week from their August recess. Funding for federal agencies runs out September 30th. The public will likely see another clash between those in favor of passing another stopgap measure and conservative Republicans pursuing a longer bill that favors their priorities. Also back in the spotlight, Like this week, a bipartisan push for access to files about underage sex trafficking.

The late sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, and powerful associates the files might implicate. Dozens of world leaders are arriving in China, some of whom represent the biggest security challenges to the West. In the coming hours, they'll attend a military parade marking the end of World War II. And NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul, North Korea's Kim Jong-un will be there. Kim traveled to Beijing in his personal armored train. He's expected to appear beside Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the parade. It would be the first known meeting of the three countries' leaders. And while the three men may hold bilateral meetings, South Korea's spy agency assesses that a formal three-way meeting is unlikely.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reporting, in Afghanistan, the Taliban say the death toll from an earthquake Sunday is so far more than 1,400 people. NPR's Lauren Fair reports from London, governments and groups from around the world have pledged humanitarian assistance, but it's been slow to reach the people who need it the most. Britain is donating more than $1.3 million split between teams from the United Nations and international Red Cross. That way, the British government says it'll ensure the money goes to quake victims rather than the Taliban. India has also delivered tents and food supplies. China, the UAE, the European Union and others have all pledged aid that has yet. to arrive. That's NPR's Lauren Frear reporting from London. From Washington, this is NPR. Today, fans are paying tribute to Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene, who has died at the age of 73. He was best known for his role, perhaps as Sue Warrior in the 1990 movie Dances with Wolves, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. NPR's Neta Ulibe reports, Green, died yesterday in Stratford, Ontario. As the character kicking bird in dances with wolves, Graham Green had long

conversations with the movie star Kevin Costner in the Lakota language. But Green was not from the Great Plains. He was part of the Oneida Nation, born in Ontario, Canada on the Six Nations Reserve. Green found his way into acting after working as a rowdy for rock bands. He eventually became one of the most respected indigenous actors in Hollywood. Green appeared in more than 200 TV shows and movies, ranging from blockbusters like the Green Mile to more recent television series, including Tulsa King and Reservation Dogs. Netta Ulibe, NPR News. Brazil's Supreme Court is deciding whether former President Jarrell Bolsonaro is guilty of leading a conspiracy to stay in power after he lost the 2022 presidential election and,

if convicted, what his punishment should be. Bolsonaro denies he broke any laws and has repeatedly asserted that he is the victim of political persecution. Bolsonaro is under house arrests while the court panel deliberates. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was down more than 500 points or more than 1%. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.