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Live from NPR News in Washington. I'm Giles Snyder. With people in Chicago on the streets this weekend, despite President Trump's threats to surge immigration agents and potentially National Guard troops to the city, Illinois Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley says Chicagoans are showing unity. It's really our attempt to sign of unity that shows support that in Chicago, there's more that unites us than divides us, especially at this difficult time. Quigley spoke to ABC News last night, several thousand demonstrators, march past Chicago's Trump Tower. And earlier in the day, the city moved forward with a parade celebrating Mexico's Independence Day. President Trump posted a doctored image of himself based on the movie Apocalypse Now this weekend. It shows helicopters in the air and the Chicago skyline with black smoke rising from raging flames in the background. Japan's Prime Minister, Shiguru Isheba, has decided to step down as the BBC's Peter Hyatt reports,

he's come under increasing pressure in recent weeks. Mr. Ishiba has been Prime Minister for less than a year, but in that time his governing Liberal Democratic Party has lost its majority in both houses of Parliament amid public anger over the rising cost of living. He's reported to have decided to quit in order to avoid a split in the party. His MPs were due to meet on Monday to decide whether to hold an extraordinary leadership election.

Senior party members are said to have been urging him to step down. The BBC's Peter Hyatt reporting there, the French Prime Minister, Francois Bairu, will face a no-confidence vote in Parliament. tomorrow on his government's plan to cut public spending. If he's defeated, he will have to step down. President Omenia Macron would then either have to name a consensus prime minister or dissolve the National Assembly. Ukraine is calling the overnight Russian air attack the largest of the war. Ukraine's Air Force says Russia launched more than 800 drones and 13 missiles. Officials say the attack left

at least two people dead, including an infant. Smoke could be seen rising from the main government building in Kiev. The United Nations Postal Cooperation Agency is stepping in to try to get mail service resumed to the U.S. Terry Schultz reports that many countries stop 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 you're listening to NPR News from Washington. 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. And Pierre 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 Marlon's team officials, the boy was given a prize pack that included baseballs. He also met Harrison Bader, who gave him an autographed baseball bat. Shandalee's Duster, NPR. News. In Flushing Meadows, New York, Italy's Center, will defend his U.S. Open title today

against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. The two will play each other for the third Grand Slam final in a row. The men's championship follows a repeat victory in the women's final yesterday. And there it is. Arena Sabalinka. ESPN with the final call, the match as Arena Sabalinka won her six. second U.S. Open women's title in a row, and her fourth major overall. She beat American

Amanda Sinamova and the final. I'm Jail Snyder. This is NPR News. Support for NPR and the following message come from the Kreske Foundation with Pathbreakers, a podcast about transforming communities through innovation, from revolutionizing higher education to supporting artists who are driving change. Pathbreakers is available on podcast platforms. Thank you.