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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman. Advocates in Los Angeles are reacting to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that clears the way for immigration and customs enforcement officers to resume random immigration sweeps in the region. As NPR's Adrian Florido reports, the high court lifted a lower court's order directing agents not to engage in racial profiling. In July, a federal judge in Los Angeles said immigration agents could not target people based solely on factors like their race, accents, or occupations. Agents had to scale back aggressive roundups in which they'd chased day laborers through hardware store parking lots and rounded up street vendors and car wash workers.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift that order. The six conservative justices have done so. Their order was brief and unsigned. Armando Ludinum is with the L.A. Worker Center network. Immigration agents are now being given the power to profile, stop, detain, and arrest people because of the color of their skin, the language they speak, or the work that they do. The ACLU has said it'll keep. pressing its lawsuit to stop the raids.

Adrienne Flitivo, NPR News, Los Angeles. The Department of Homeland Security has launched operations in Illinois and Massachusetts. From member station WBUR, Simon Rios, reports that includes Boston. Homeland Security officials call it Operation Patriot 2.0, and they say they're cleaning up the mess left by the city's sanctuary policies. Jillian Phillips is a volunteer with a group monitoring ICE actions in Massachusetts. We are seeing a lot of larger groups. of agents. And so we just encourage folks to continue to stay aware, to stay vigilant, to know

their rights. Boston's mayor says no local resources will be co-opted into the mass deportation agenda. For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston. Florida's Health Department wants to remove school mandates for four vaccines by December. State health officials say it should be up to parents to decide. From member station WUSF, Carrie Sheridan reports hepatitis B and chicken pox are on the list. Rana Alyssa, the president of the Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, says these vaccines are safe and necessary. For example, pregnant women should not be exposed to chickenpox because their unborn babies might have it and it's severe congenital complications. Other vaccines that Florida could remove from school mandates include homophilus influenza type B or hip.

Dr. Alyssa says that's a bacterial infection that can make young children very sick. They have like cold symptoms and all of the sudden they can't even breathe and they have to be intubated. Lawmakers would have to act to lift mandates for other vaccines such as polio and measles. For NPR news, I'm Carrie Sheridan in Tampa. On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are down by about. 16 points. You're listening to NPR. President Trump says the U.S. Education Department will soon issue guidance on protecting the right to prayer in public schools. But the Education Department has long offered guidance

saying students can pray together during lunch and other free periods. Videos made by artificial intelligence are being used to animate the Bible. As NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, one company hopes to grab followers while theologians are expressing concerns. It's called the AI Bible and it tells Bible stories through machine-generated videos like this one about the prophet Elijah. You'll get your showdown. Profit. The videos made by AI tools often resemble something out of a fantasy action movie. Max Bard is with the company Prey.com, which makes the videos. He says that's kind of the point. Think of like if we were the Marvel universe of faith. The videos are getting millions of views online, but critics were

worried they're devoid of spiritual meaning. Brad East is with Christian Abilene University in Texas. It actually felt like a bad video game. East says these AI videos rob the Bible of its power. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy, sexual abuse. Lawyers for dozens of survivors who have sued say they're urging their clients to agree to the settlement offer. News reports say the private Minister of Nepal has resigned. This comes after deadly clashes yesterday by young protesters. They were angry over the Nepalese government's temporary ban on social media. That ban has been lifted. This is NPR. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe.

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