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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 Doha-Lahli-Sik.

Kowtel. Ukraine is recovering from another heavy night of Russian attacks. The Keeve Independent reports that city officials say at least two people have died, including a one-year-old child. Videos in local media reports also showed a government building in the capital billowing in orange smoke nearby Maidan or Independent Square. While thousands of anti-government protesters demonstrated against President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., the President posted a meme on social media early Saturday that appeared to threaten Chicago with troops and deportations. From member station WBEZ, Adriana Cardona Maggi Gadda reports. One statement on Trump's social media post-directed at Chicago rift off of a line from the iconic Vietnam

war movie Apocalypse Now, saying, quote, I love the smell of deportations in the morning. The post-shocked Chicago Priscilla Reed, who says activists are making preparations. We're organizing to document detentions, report them, and do our best to defend people who are detained. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker replied on social media saying, quote, this is not a joke. This is not normal. For NPR News, I'm Adriana Cardona McGigad in Chicago. 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada have overwhelmingly rejected the airline's latest wage offer. Dan Carpenshuk reports.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees argued that if they accepted the offer, flight attendants would still make less than the federal minimum wage. Air Canada offered a 12% increase for most junior flight attendants and an 8% increase for senior members. A three-day strike ended nearly three weeks ago over wage. and work for unpaid hours on the job. The union says the wage issue is being referred to mediation, and if necessary, it will go to arbitration.

Both sides agreed there would be no labor disruption, and flights will continue to operate. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto. At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Jim Jarmouche has won the top prize for his film about adult siblings and their parents called Father, Mother, Sister, Brother. Here's Jarmouche talking about the Golden

Lion Award. I just think if people would be empathetic, even in small ways with one another, you can start there, you know? And also, I wanted to say that filmmaking is a very complicated language, and it takes a lot, a lot of efforts to appear effortless. And I had the most amazing cast and collaborators to help me. The film stars Tom Waits and Adam Driver. This is NPR News.

A young boy has been given a special prize after a home run ball given to him was taken away by another fan during a Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins game. NPR's Chandelese, Duster has more. And Bader just unloads on this one, deep left field, and that one is gone as big. That Harrison Bader home run is a moment one young baseball fan will never forget. especially after he was given the home run ball, at least for a moment. Video shows the ball landed in front of a woman before being grabbed by a man who gave it to the kid. The woman confronts the man, shouting, quote, that was mine. You took it from me.

The man then takes the ball from the boy and hands it to the woman who walks away. When word of the incident reached Marlins' team officials, the boy was given a prize pack that included baseballs. He also met Harrison Bader, who gave him. women autographed baseball bat. Shandalee Duster, NPR News. South Korea's president is looking to solve the detention of nearly 500 Korean nationals detained days ago, following an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant near Savannah, Georgia.

President E. J. Myeong said the rights and interest of South Korean nationals and the business operations of South Korean companies investing in the U.S. must not be infringed upon. Meanwhile, Seoul's Yon Hap News Agency reports consular officials, have been meeting with detained workers at an ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia. ICE alleges more than 300 South Koreans were working illegally. I'm Duahli Saikoutal, NPR News in New York. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe.

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