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How are you choosing to live? On autopilot or with intention? The way you think you should or the way you want to. I'm Mariel Segarra, host of the Life Kit podcast. Each episode is like a mini guidebook for your vida. So you can manage time, money, fitness, amor, and other life things on your terms. Listen to the Life Kit podcast from NPR. Live from NPR news, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A social media post from President Trump is fueling concerns about weaponizing the Justice Department. Over the weekend, Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to move quickly to prosecute his political enemies. He named former FBI director James Comey, Senator Adam Schiff, and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The day before he ousted the federal prosecutor who declined to file charges against Comey and James, NPR's Ryan Lucas, has more. Trump talked openly during the 2024 campaign about going after his perceived political enemies if he returned to office.

He's never toned that down. But this is arguably the most direct, since he's been back in the White House, that he has urged the Justice Department to use the enormous powers that it has to go after specific people who he doesn't like. You also have him forcing out a U.S. attorney who wasn't doing that. For decades, there's been a norm against this very sort of thing. NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting. The U.N. Security Council is holding an emergency. meeting on Russian incursions into Estonia's airspace and diplomats are accusing Russia of escalating attacks even as President Trump tries to promote peace. More from NPR's Michelle

Kellerman. Estonia called the meeting after reporting that three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated its airspace last week in a dangerous escalation. Estonia's foreign minister says it was the fourth violation of its airspace this year. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of, quote, imperialist warmongering. And to President Putin, I say, your reckless actions risk a direct armed confrontation between NATO and Russia. Russia's ambassador dismissed the Europeans as russophobes and said they are paranoid. European leaders say Russia has been violating the UN Charter in its war in Ukraine. Michelle Kellerman and PR News, the United Nations. A new analysis shows

many countries are producing more than twice as much in fossil fuels than would be consistent with their climate change goals. And P.S. Jeff Brady reports even more coal, oil, and gas production is expected in the coming years. Researchers examine data for the 20 most polluting countries, including China, the U.S., and India. China now expects to reduce coal production more slowly than in a similar report in 2023. The U.S. has pulled back from its climate commitments under the Trump administration. Derek Brockoff is senior scientist at the nonprofit research group Stockholm Environment Institute. This means that reaching net zero of greenhouse gas emissions in the second half of the century will require cutting fossil fuel production used to the very lowest levels possible.

The report comes as countries prepare to meet for the annual UN climate conference in November this year in Brazil. Jeff Rady, NPR News. The Dow is up 68 points. This is NPR. Law enforcement officers in California are now banned from wearing masks to hide their identities. Over the weekend, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed a measure in Los Angeles, a flashpoint in the state's standoff with the Trump administration over immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security slammed the new legislation in California as despicable, arguing that without masks, federal agents who put their lives on the line every day,

will be even more exposed to danger. Seamoss is the latest social media superfood trend. Influencers promoted for everything from boosting gut health to getting glowing skin. NPR's Maria Godoy looks at the evidence behind the hype. Seamoss refers to specific types of red seaweed that grow along the coast of the North Atlantic, some Caribbean islands, and other places. It's sold in a growing number of forms like powders, pills, gummies, and as, gels. Seamoss is a good source of fiber, antioxidants, and minerals like zinc, which do support

digestion and immune health. But Dr. Melinda Ring of Northwestern University says, so are other foods. So can it be potentially beneficial? Yes. Can it be more beneficial than other sources? Probably not. She cautions that seymos is rich in iodine and too much can disrupt thyroid function. people who are pregnant or on blood thinners should avoid it. Maria Godoy, NPR News. The NASDAQ is up 132 points or roughly half a percent. The Dow is up 60 points. You're listening to NPR News.