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Live from NPR News in Washington on Korova Coleman, Poland wants to invoke Article 4 of the NATO Treaty. This calls on NATO member countries to meet to discuss a potential threat. Several large Russian attack drones flew into Polish airspace today. Polish NATO aircraft shot many of them down. The organizers of a flotilla who want to deliver aid to Gaza say it's been hit a second time by a drone strike in Tunisia. No one was heard. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports. Videos of the reported attack show a flash and then the top deck of the British-flagged Alma boat catching fire.

This comes just a day after another similar strike on another boat that's carrying many leaders of the movement. The flotilla is made up of dozens of ships and participants from some 44 countries, including climate campaigner Greta Dunberg. They say they're determined to deliver aid to Gaza by sea, as Israel continues its offensive against Hamas there. Israel has so far not responded to NPR's repeated requirements. requests for comment on the reported drone attacks on the boats. In a press release, the flotilla organizers called this a, quote, orchestrated attempt to distract and derail our mission. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Rome.

Immigration officials continue operations in Illinois, especially in Chicago. This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court decided this week, ICE agents can resume randomly stopping people in the Los Angeles area, and those stops can affect people who appear Latino or speak another language. Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker criticized that decision. That ruling, to me, is a reversal of progress that we've made in this country where we've stood against and effectuated laws that oppose racial profiling. And now you've got federal ICE agents wearing masks, grabbing people off the street who speak with an accent or might be brown or black, and disappearing them. He spoke to NPR's Morning Edition.

The Trump administration is taking steps to crack down on pharmaceutical ads that don't fully explain the drug's risks and side effects to consumers. NPR Sidney Lubkin has more. The president signed a memo Tuesday to ramp up food and drug administration enforcement and curb some direct-to-consumer drug ads. Senior officials speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity say they will be looking beyond TV and print ads and focusing on social media and influence.

or drug advertising. Still experts like Dr. Caleb Alexander at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health question how much the administration can do. Our laws and rules and regulations governing drug promotion were written in a different era. According to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services, the administration wants to close a loophole that allowed ads to include abbreviated safety information and then direct patients elsewhere for full disclosures. Sydney Lufkin, NPR News. On Wall Street, the Dow is down. points. This is NPR. The University of Michigan is partnering with Los Alamos National Laboratory. They intend to build an AI computing facility, but similar projects have prompted backlash from

taxpayers. They're worried about the environmental impact and higher costs. Michigan Public's Eleanor Epperson reports the university is working to answer questions. The university says it's not the same as a commercial data center because the facility would be owned by a public institution and benefit the surrounding community. To address residents' concerns, the university held an information session. Gabrielle Strachowski lives near a proposed location for the facility. She attended the event, but says she still has questions. It feels a little frustrating.

I've told everyone here tonight that what I'm seeking is answers, and I'm trying to figure out who can answer those questions, and I feel like I'm just being pointed to another source time and time again. The University of Michigan says the event is, the first of many. For NPR News, I'm Eleanor Epperson in Ann Arbor. Defense Secretary Pete Heggseth has been in Puerto Rico this week, along with joint chiefs of staff chairman, General Dan Kane. Their visit comes as the Trump administration is increasing attention to drug cartels operating in the Caribbean Sea. Last week, President Trump said the U.S. struck a drug cartel ship

that had been based in Venezuela. This also comes as Trump ordered the Defense Department to take a secondary title, the Department of War. Hegseth has changed his title from Defense Secretary to Secretary of War. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, in Washington.