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Live from NPR News in Washington, on Kourva Coleman, President Trump says he doesn't want to go to war in American cities. He spoke after he posted an image of himself over the weekend sitting in front of a picture of the Chicago skyline. It invoked the Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now. Trump says his administration instead will clean up cities. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf says it is unclear what action could take place in Chicago. We still really don't know what Trump's going to do. Remember, Trump has threatened multiple cities. Yesterday evening, he left things open, saying he would make a decision about where to send federal troops and agents, quote, over the next day or two.

When asked specifically if he has plans for Chicago this week, he said, no, not really. And PR's Kat Lonsdorf reporting. Separately, borders are Tom Homan, says sanctuary cities in the U.S. will see increased immigration action this week. And federal immigration officials say they have launched new operations in Massachusetts. Vice President J.D. Vance has been visiting key congressional districts to promote Republicans' newly passed Big Beautiful Bill. He stopped in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Wisconsin. As Chuck Kornbach reports from Wisconsin, the vice president's message is getting a mixed response. As part of a campaign to win over blue-collar voters, Vance recently visited Mid-City Steel,

a company in the district of Wisconsin House Republican, Derek Van Orden. Democrats have made winning the seat a priority next year. Company Welder, Alex Bishop, says he's very happy the mega bill includes reducing taxes on overtime pay. That's a big bonus on the end of my check being I work about anywhere from 50 to 60 hours a week. But at a Labor Fest parade, United Steelworkers Union rep, Jake Cole, said he dislikes the recent attacks on the National Labor Relations Board, which investigates alleged unfair labor practices. Frankly, they're dismantled, you know, that's almost like they're not. existent right now. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Khrmbach in Milwaukee.

Stocks open mixed this morning as investors wait for key inflation reports this week. NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped about 70 points in early trading. The Labor Department reports later this week on how much prices have risen at both the wholesale and the retail level. Those inflation reports will help to inform policymakers at the Federal Reserve, who are set to vote next week on a possible interest rate cut. markets are betting the Fed will cut rates by a quarter point. The central banks also weighing the strength of the job market, while unemployment remains low, job gains have slowed in recent months. Revised figures due out tomorrow are expected to show the economy added fewer jobs for the year ending in March than had been reported.

Asian stocks were higher overnight after Japan's prime minister announced plans to step down. Chigaro Ashiba will continue to serve until a new leader is chosen. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. On Wall Street, the Dow was down, about 80. points. This is NPR. Computer experts and Microsoft say that internet access in some parts of the mid-east and Asia are slower. The Associated Press reports underwater cables in the Red Sea have been cut, but the AP says it's not clear how that was done. Self-harm and suicide attempts with substances by children increased significantly from 2000 through the end of 2023. That's

according to a new study in pediatrics. NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports, researchers looked at data for more than 1.5 million calls to poison centers. They looked specifically at data on 6 to 12-year-old children being exposed to substances like pain medications, antihistamines, vitamins, stimulants, and street drugs.

The overall number of exposures grew by more than 50% during this time and the vast majority involved accidental exposures, mostly among the youngest children. But the number of intentional exposures, including for suspected self-harm and suicide, also grew over time. Overall, a little less than 5% of the exposures were linked to self-harm and suicide. But they went up dramatically between 2008 and 2021 before decreasing in 2022 and 2023. Most of this rise was among pre-teens, especially girls.

Rithu Chateji and Pierre News. Spaniard Carlos Alcarus won the U.S. Open Men's tennis tournament yesterday. He defeated top opponent and Italian player Yanik Sinner. Alcrez is now the top men's tennis player in the world. On Saturday, Arena at Sabalanka won the Women's U.S. Open. This is NPR.