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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 in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The governor of Louisiana says he'll welcome National Guard troops if President Trump sends them to New Orleans.

U-house of Member Station, WWNO, reports the reaction from the city has been mixed. Crime in New Orleans spiked during the pandemic, but has since fallen, and the city's on pace to log a historic 50-year low in murders this year. City officials noted that decline. They thanked the federal government for its past help, including after January's terrorist attack, but didn't say whether they support the president's current offer. Councilmember Helena Moreno, the frontrunner in the race to be New Orleans next mayor, said in a statement she will fight to prevent any federal

takeover of New Orleans and said Trump's offer was about scare tactics and politicizing public safety. On X, Louisiana's governor, Jeff Landry, said he welcomes the president's help, not just in the city, but anywhere in the state. For NPR News, I'm Oprah Yuhas in New Orleans. The Democratic governors of Oregon, Washington, and California are forming a new public health partnership aimed at preserving access to vaccines. Amelia Templeton of Oregon public broadcasting reports, the move comes in response to recent turmoil at the CDC. The governors accused the Trump administration of dismantling the CDC and destroying the agency's credibility. The governors say their group will develop its own

immunization guidelines, informed by respected national medical organizations. This comes after last week's ousting of the CDC director and other recent changes at the agency under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this year, the secretary replaced 17 members of a key vaccine advisory group. The Western governors said residents of their states need consistent recommendations based on data and scientific expertise, regardless of shifting federal actions. For NPR News, I'm Amelia Templeton in Portland. The conservative news outlet Newsmax has sued industry giant Fox News, saying it illegally pressured pay TV platforms to keep the smaller channel out of their offerings. NPR's David Fulkenflick reports,

Fox News rejects the allegation. Newsmax CEO and founder Chris Ruddy tells NPR that Fox has been very effective in exerting what he calls monopoly power. Newsmax is alleging anti-competitive actions, saying that Fox had secret or implicit deals that raise the cost to pay TV platforms to carry Newsmax, including requirements that those platforms that did so also pay for Fox Business Network or other sister channels. In a statement, Fox says, quote, Newsmax cannot sue their way out of their own competitive failures in the marketplace to, chase headlines simply because they can attract viewers. Yet Fox executives traded concerns as the network bled viewers in the aftermath of the 2020 race, with many fans of President Trump turning instead to newsmax. David Fokinflick, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Harvard University has won a big legal victory in its clash with the Trump

administration. A federal judge ruled the government broke the law when it froze billion of dollars in research funds in the name of stamping out anti-Semitism. Harvard's case centered on its research funding. The university argued that the White House violated its First Amendment and due process rights when it stripped the funding. President Trump has repeatedly vowed to appeal any decision that goes against him. At least 15 people were killed when a cable rail car in Lisbon, Portugal derailed today on a steep, narrow street. NPRs, Eleanor Beersley reports, 18 others, were injured. The yellow and white

funicular's sides and top were partially crumpled. Several dozen emergency workers surrounded it at the scene. Investigators are working to determine what caused a cable to fail, allowing the rail car to tumble off its track and into a building. The accident occurred at the beginning of evening rush hour around 6 p.m. local time. The funicular, known as Gloria, can carry more than 4,000 people seated and standing. It is commonly used by Lisbon residents and tourists. Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News. Hurricane Lorena is gaining strength off the coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. Forecasters say the storm is located about 125 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas with wind speeds of 80 miles per hour. The latest forecast shows the hurricane moving parallel to the

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