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Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Duahli Saikautau. Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he's sending state police into Baltimore to assist city officials working to fight crime. Scott Masioni from member station WIPR reports the move coincides with the Trump administration's plans to deploy National Guard troops to the city. The state police are tasked with conducting proactive enforcement in high crime areas. They aim to have a visible. presence to deter crime, according to Maryland governor, Wes Moore. It comes after President Trump threatened to send National Guard troops to Baltimore, claiming it would reduce crime. Moore says that would not be helpful and that crime needs to be addressed holistically. We said that we were going to

take an all of the above approach to public safety, that you were never going to militarize your way into safe streets. Baltimore is experiencing record low crime rates and is on track to have the fewest homicides in half a century. For NPR news, I'm Scott Masseoni in Baltimore. very lucky powerball ticket holders matched all six numbers for the $1.8 billion prize. Its cash value is an estimated $820.6 million. The National Hurricane Center says Kiko has re-strengthened to a category four storm as it moves west northwestward in the Central Pacific. Signed to say as it moves closer to Hawaii, Kiko could have maximum sustained winds near

140 miles per hour with even higher gusts. National Weather Service meteorologist Joseph Clark is in Hawaii. He says the primary impact is going to be surf. 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, um, hazard conditions at the beach, things like that. He said swells could reach the Big Island and Maui by Sunday. In London, police arrested at least 400 people after violence broke out in a demonstration supporting a banned pro-Palestinian group.

Vicky Barker reports. Scotland Yard says a number of officers were punched, kicked, and had objects thrown at them in Saturday's protest. Many of the demonstrators held signs supporting Palestine action, which was banned after the group was accused of causing millions and damages, including to military aircraft. Police had warned that anyone expressing support for the group at Saturday Sit-in would be arrested and faced terror-related charges, just as many hundreds already have after past protests. Anti-censorship groups, though, call that overkill and a violation of freedom of expression.

You are listening to NPR News from New York City. Arena Sabalanka is again the U.S. Open champion, defeating Amanda Anizmova in Saturday's women's singles final. Here's that winning moment from ESPN. And there it is. Arena Sabalanka. Sabalanka is the first woman to win back U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams, more than a decade, The men's singles final is later today between Yannick Sinner and Carlos Alcarrez. President Trump is scheduled to attend that match.

Voter and civil rights organizations are seeking to block efforts by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and State Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel 13 Democratic State representatives from office for their role in this summer's quorum break. Houston Public Media's Andrew Schneider reports. Abbott and Paxton have asked the Supreme Court of Texas to rule, ruled that the 13 Democratic lawmakers abandoned their offices by leaving the state during a special session. Sky Perryman heads the non-profit democracy forward, which filed a friend of the court brief on behalf of the civil rights groups. The actions that Governor Abbott has taken, the actions

that can, Paxton has taken, they just, they have no basis in the Texas Constitution. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled Texas in July to try to prevent the passage of a Republican congressional redistricting plan. After Democrats returned, Republicans passed a map even more heavily tilted towards the GOP than first proposed. I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston. It's NPR.