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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops for immigration enforcement in Southern California is illegal. Earlier this summer, California sued the administration for sending troops to the Los Angeles area, saying that law prohibits military enforcement of domestic affairs. NPR's Jasmine Gar's reports the ruling is stayed until September 12th, allowing the Trump administration time to appeal. Lawyers for the Trump administration argued the troops deployed to Los Angeles

were protecting federal immigration officers. But a judge has ruled the administration violated federal law when it ordered troops into the L.A. area. However, the judge did not require remaining troops to be withdrawn. The ruling comes as the Trump administration discusses deploying the National Guard to other Democratic-led cities, Chicago, Baltimore, and New York have been named. The administration has already deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

They've been patrolling parts of the city for nearly three weeks. Jasmine Garst NPR News, New York. A federal judge is ordering Google to share some of its data with rivals and pay a series of penalties. But NPR's Jacqueline Diaz reports that the judge stopped short of forcing the social media giant to sell off its Chrome web browser. In his opinion, he wrote that ordering the sell-off of Chrome would have been, quote, a poor fit for this case, as well as incredibly messy and highly risky. Now, as of air time, neither Google nor the Justice Department had put out comments reacting to the ruling. But spinning off Chrome would have been a big blow for Google.

It's the world's most used web browser. It's also a key search access point for Google. Nearly 40% of Google's search engine in the U.S. is generated through Chrome. Not only that, it's a crucial part of the company's advertising business. Chrome provides important user data that lets Google target ads more effectively. NPR's Dr. D.S. Thousands of people are in streets of Beijing to observe China's first military parade in six years. It commemorates the formal surrender of the Japanese to end World War II. President Xi Jinping was flanked by Russia's president and the leader of North Korea.

The BBC Stephen McDonald is following developments. For critics of these regimes and of Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping, they'll think this imagery seems pretty terrible. But according to China's leader, that the war in Japan has made China a country that fears no one. And he also issued a sort of vague warning that the world currently faces choices to again drift into war or to choose a peaceful path without explaining what he meant. The BBC Stephen MacDonald reporting. You're listening to NPR. A federal judge in Texas will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of some of the 346 people killed in two Boeing 737 max jet crashes.

The families are seeking a public trial and more severe punishment. The hearing comes over four years after the Justice Department reached a $2.5 billion settlement that would have shielded Boeing from prosecution. A judge rejected that deal and the Trump administration. now wants the case dismissed. City officials in Minnesota are urging Governor Tim Walz to call a special legislative session to pass a statewide ban on assault weapons. Waltz is considering a state response to last week's mass shooting that claimed the lives of two students at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Public Radio Clay Masters has more. The mayors of some of Minnesota's most populous cities are calling for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says if the state legislature doesn't pass a ban, it should let cities act. We see the aftermath and how communities are broken apart by gun violence. We have the ability to change and so give us the authority to do it. Change the law that preempts cities from acting if you are not able to do it yourself. Democrats have slim control of state government here in Minnesota. Some Republicans in the state legislatures say city-by-city ordinances would intrude on gun rights. For NPR News, I'm Clay Masters in St. Paul.

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