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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyavoni. The Supreme Court has cleared the way to consider a challenge to President Trump's tariff policies. The High Court will hear arguments in the case in the first week of November, NPR's Elena Moore, has details. This case centers on a move Trump made back in April when he announced sweeping tariffs on countries around the world using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. It marked a stark break from precedent, given that Congress, not the White House, traditionally controls the country's tariff moves. Two federal courts have since said the policy is illegal. Now, if the Supreme Court cites with Trump, the tariffs would be allowed to stay. But if the

justices uphold the lower court rulings, the White House could be forced. to refund the billions it's already collected from the tariffs. Elena Moore, NPR News. President Trump says he disapproves of Israeli strikes today on Hamas targets in Doha. In a formal statement, the White House said unilateral strikes inside a close U.S. ally. In this case, Qatar does not advance Israel's or America's goals. This evening, he spoke with reporters outside of a restaurant around the corner from the White House. I'll be giving a full statement tomorrow, but I will be going to be.

tell you this. I was very unhappy about it. Very unhappy about every aspect. And we've got to get the hostages back. But I was very unhappy about the way that went down. Qatar has been a key player in negotiations aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The South Korean government is preparing to send a chartered flight to Atlanta this week. Officials will bring home Korean workers who were detained last week by U.S. agents at an electric battery factory in Georgia the charges were immigration violations, NPR's Anthony Kuhn has more. The Yon-Hop News Agency reports that the flight could leave as early as Wednesday with enough seats to bring home the more than 300 detained workers. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho-Hion flew to the U.S. on Monday to oversee the process.

Immigrations and customs enforcement, or ICE, is calling the raid on the Hyundai-L-G electric vehicle and battery plant in Bryan County, Georgia, its biggest enforcement operation ever. South Korea has pledged to invest $350 billion in the U.S., but experts argue that U.S. visa restrictions make it difficult to bring in the skilled workers needed to build factories. A survey by South Korean pollster's reel meter found that 60% of respondents considered measures used in the raid excessive.

Anthony Kuhn in PR News, Seoul. Revised jobs data from the Labor Department show a less robust, employment picture then reported over the year that ended in March of this year. In benchmark revisions issued today data show employers added about 900,000 fewer jobs than originally estimated in the 12-month period beginning in 2024 and ending the first quarter of this year. This is NPR News. A new moon has been discovered orbiting Uranus. From member station Northwest Public Broadcasting, Lauren Patterson has more. At just six miles in diameter, the newest moon discovered orbiting uranus is also the smallest. That's according to University of Idaho physics professor Matthew

Hedman, who was part of the team led by the Southwest Research Institute that made the discovery. Hedman says the 13 rings encircling urinus are exceptionally narrow, and the icy giant's moons are orbiting so closely that their gravitational poles can tug on each other, leading to collisions. It indicates we don't really understand what's going on in this system, and that tells us there's still a lot about how things are going on in space that we still need to learn. He says understanding more about how the moons interact could help scientists learn more about the physics of asteroid belts. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Moscow, Idaho. In a family business, strategic planning is closely watched as the HBO series succession, 94-year-old patriarch Rupert Murdoch has set a path for his son Lackland to control his father's media empire when the baton has finally passed.

The Murdoch corporate empire includes Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, along with significant international outlets in the UK and Australia. Now Rupert Murdoch and his son have reached a deal to buy out the shares of Lackland's siblings, Prudence Elizabeth and James. It's reported each will receive $1.1 billion and the elder. Murdoch's death. I'm Louise Skivone and PR News, Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and Cs apply.