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A lot of short daily news podcasts focus on just one story. But right now, you probably need more. On Up First from NPR, we bring you three of the world's top headlines every day in under 15 minutes. Because no one story can capture all that's happening in this big, crazy world of ours on any given morning. Listen now to the Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. troops in Chicago. The city of Chicago is brazing for the arrival of immigration enforcement officers

and National Guard troops. Mayor Brandon Johnson joined labor leaders at a Labor Day rally to denounce that idea. Are you prepared to defend this land, this land that was built by slaves, a land that was built by indigenous people, a land that is built by workers? Are you prepared to defend this land? Johnson recently signed an executive order that restricts cooperation between Chicago police and federal officers. The president of Guatemala says his nation is ready to receive 150 unaccompanied minors from the U.S. per week. This after a judge in Washington halted the deportation of some Guatemalan children over the weekend.

The Trump administration says it's reuniting children with families at the Guatemalan government's request, but immigration advocates argued that the process is bypassing. the courts. Renata Castro is a Florida-based immigration attorney. Illegal violations that are piling up in this case are quite concerning for lawyers in every area of legal practice in the United States. Advocates are suing on behalf of unaccompanied Guatemalan children to stop their removals. The leaders of Russia, China, and India gathered Monday in a show of unity as Beijing pushes for stronger ties. India's prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin met on the sidelines of the summit to demonstrate an alliance that Modi is calling special and privileged.

Meanwhile, Putin plans to visit India for a bilateral summit in December. Meanwhile, Russia is being accused of interfering with the navigation of a plane that was carrying the head of the European Union. As Terry Schultz reports, the flight could not land in Bulgaria because this GPS system had been jammed. Bulgarian authorities are pointing the finger at Moscow for technical interference experienced by the pilots of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane as they tried to land in Plovdiv on Sunday. They were reportedly forced to land using paper maps. Commission spokesperson Ariana Podesta. We are of course aware and used to somehow to the threats and intimidations. There are a regular component of Russia's hostile behavior.

Vonder Lyons on a tour of the countries along the EU's eastern border, some of which are rattled over Moscow's full-scale war on Ukraine. Podesta says the incident just underlines the urgency of that mission. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels. Medical teams from several nations are joining search and rescue efforts in eastern Afghanistan. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake killed more than 800 people there and injured over 2,500 others late Sunday. Rescue operations are being hampered by extensive road damage and mountain. his terrain. The disaster is also worse into communications. This is NPR. New York Congressman Jerry Nadler plans to retire from Congress, according to the New York Times. In an interview with the

paper, he is quoted as citing Joe Biden's loss in the last election in his decision. Nadler helped lead the impeachment of President Trump. He has served in Congress since 1992 and is the longest serving members from New York. The trial of the former resilient president, Jaya, Bolsonaro is now in its final stage at the Supreme Court in Brasilia. Mr. Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a military coup after losing re-election, as the BBC's Ione Wells reports. Jaire Bolsonaro is accused of masterminding a plot to stay in power after losing the last presidential election, which culminated in his supporters violently attacking government buildings

in Brasilia on the 8th of January 2023. A police investigation also found that Mr. Bolsonaro full knowledge of a plan to assassinate Brazil's President Lula de Silva, the then-President-elect. It also cited evidence that Mr. Bolsonaro called a meeting with top armed forces commanders and presented them with a proposed coup plan.

He has denied wrongdoing. A. Iona Wells reporting. There are 10 new millionaires from the latest Powerball lottery drawing, but no jackpot winner. The top prize has now risen to $1.3 billion. or a cash payout of $589 million.

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