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America's thirst for oil and gas has left a vast landscape of wells, but most don't produce much oil at all. These piddly little wells that are just drip-drabbing a little bit of profit while polluting, they're not worth it. Why so many American wells remain unplugged and abandoned, despite the real threat of long-term pollution. Listen now to the Sunday story on the Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Halisa Cali.

Hotel. Protesters marched through the streets of downtown Chicago in response to President Trump's threats to send the National Guard and Immigration and Customs Officers into the city. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf is in Chicago with the latest. Marchers filled the streets for blocks, chanting in support of immigrants and carrying signs against Trump's plan to send troops into the city to address crime. Among the marchers was 33-year-old Kevin Ryan. a Chicago native and marine. The military is not trained to police. It's a violation of federal law, and it's unconstitutional, and it's dangerous. Troops have not been sent into the city yet, but Trump has said he will, something Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is strongly against. Pritzker posted on social media, quote,

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Chicago. Early Saturday, President Trump wrote on his social media, Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of War. The National Hurricane Center says Kiko has re-strengthened to a category four storm as it moves west-northwest toward in the Central Pacific.

Scientists say as it moves closer to Hawaii, Kiko could have maximum sustained winds near 140 miles per hour with even higher gust. National Weather Service meteorologist Joseph Clark is in Hawaii. Over the next few days, it'll track north of the islands, and the primary impact here locally is going to be surf anywhere from 10 to around 15 feet for east-facing shores, and that could cause some beach erosion issues, hazardous conditions at the beach, things like that. He says swells could reach the big island in Maui by Sunday. The 82nd Venice Film Festival has awarded its most prestigious. prestigious award, the Golden Lion to Jim Jarmush's father, mother, sister, brother. NPRS. Chloe Veltman reports the dark comedy stars Adam Driver, Kate Blanchett and Tom Waits. Father, Mother, Sister, Brother is organized in three parts, each focusing on the relationships

between the members of three families. I've always been my favorite son. Well, you're only... As far as we know. Mubi is planning to release the film in December. Jarmish recently joined others in criticizing the movie's streaming platforms. for accepting investment from Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm with ties to the Israeli military.

Venice's other major award winners include the Gaza-based docudrama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, which received the Grand Jury Prize, and Benny Safdi, who won Best Director for the Smashing Machine, a sports drama. Chloe Veltman, NPR News. This is NPR News from New York City. In the Caribbean, tensions are escalating, days after the U.S. sunk a boat that U.S. officials claim was smuggling drugs from Venezuela. At least 11 people were killed in that incident. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro then sent military aircraft to monitor U.S. naval ships deployed to the region.

Here's Maduro speaking in Spanish, saying the deployment of naval, destroyers to the coast of Venezuela is extravagant, unjustifiable, immoral, and absolutely criminal. The United Nations Postal Cooperation Agency is stepping in to try to get mail service resumed to the U.S. Terry Schultz reports many countries stopped delivering packages when the Trump administration started imposing attacks on them. The Universal Postal Union, the UN agency, overseeing global postal cooperation is trying to patch up an interruption in service between the U.S. and dozens of countries. August 29th marked the end of the so-called de minimis exemption, allowing parcels worth less than $100 to be sent to the U.S. duty-free. Almost 90 postal operators

announced suspension of some or all of their shipments to the U.S. saying it was unclear how to implement the tariff. The Universal Postal Union has now developed a special online calculator to get the duties from the customers sending the package. The union hopes this will help restore global shipping. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz and Brussels. And I'm Dwaalisei-Countal, NPR News, in New York City. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees.

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