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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is dismissing allegations that he plans to bring war to Chicago. Trump told reporters today that he's only interested in protecting the residents of the city. We're not going to war. We're going to clean up our city. We're going to clean them up so they don't kill five people every weekend. That's not war. That's common sense. Trump on Saturday posted an AI-generated image of himself towering above Chicago. surrounded by helicopters and flames. He also wrote that Chicago will, quote, find out why it's called the Department of War

as the city braces for an immigration crackdown. City and state officials in Illinois have pushed back against the threats, vowing to take legal action. South Korea says it's reached an agreement for the release of workers who were detained in Georgia last week. They were targeted during an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports the South Korean government is expressing concern and regret over how the arrest were handled. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency quotes presidential chief of staff Kanghoun-shek is saying that officials have concluded negotiations for the release of the detained workers,

and once administrative procedures are complete, a chartered plane will head to Georgia to bring the workers home. Authorities rated the plant on Thursday and arrested more than 450 workers, including more than 300 South Korea nationals for alleged immigration violations. The plant is run by South Korea's Hyundai and LG companies. It's an example of the kind of high-tech factories both the Biden and Trump administrations have tried to attract to the U.S. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul. The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia launched more than 800 drones overnight on Ukrainian cities, making it the largest attack since the war broke out more than three years ago. At least 11 Ukrainians were killed and dozens of others were injured in the attack. NPR's Joanna Kikisis

reports the strikes hit a key government building in Kyiv. This is the sound of a shot-head attack drone flying over Kiev. Ukraine says Russia used 810 such drones as well as 13 missiles in attacks across the country. Among those killed was a mother and her newborn child in Kiev. The attacks damage the government district in the capital, an area that is heavily guarded by air defense. Kiev Mayor Vitale Clitchko said in a social media post that a government building near President Volodymer Zelensky's office caught fire because of burning debris from a shot-down drone. The strikes also damaged apartment buildings and the power grid, causing electricity outages. Joanna Kikisis, NPR News, Pave. This is NPR News in Washington.

Voters in Norway are heading to the polls today in a hotly contested parliamentary election. The ruling Labor Party is facing off against an alliance led by the Progress Party and conservatives. Voting will continue into Monday. Apple is the latest tech firm to face a copyright lawsuit over how its artificial intelligence systems are trained. NPR's Bobby Allen reports a group of authors. allege the tech giant used their copyrighted books without permission. Authors Grady Hendricks and Jennifer Robertson say Apple made no attempt to pay them after using their copyrighted books to make the company's AI tools smarter.

The lawsuit seeking class action status comes in the wake of a major settlement in a separate AI copyright case. AI Lab Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to authors and publishers who alleged the company used pirated versions of their books to train its Claude Chatbot. The judge in that case said Anthropic could have bought the books from the authors, but the company instead chose to steal them. The AI boom has been made possible by tech companies sucking up vast swaths of human knowledge under a legal defense known as fair use. But now, a wave of lawsuits are attacking that behavior as illegal. Bobby Allen, NPR News.

There are two winning tickets in last night's Powerball drawing. The nearly $1.8 billion jackpot is the second largest in U.S. history. The lucky numbers were sold in Missouri and Texas. The winners will have an option to receive their prize in an annuity or a lump sum payment. This is NPR News.