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Live from NPR News in Washington. I'm Dave Mattingley. The Trump administration is linking acetaminifin to autism. Acetaminifin is the active ingredient in Tylenol. As NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports, the administration is also suggesting pregnant women avoid using the painkiller. President Trump cautioned pregnant women against the common painkiller. So taking Tylenol is not good. I'll say it. It's not good. Many physicians groups and autism advocates called the administration's claims potentially dangerous, saying research is far from conclusive

and that fever during pregnancy can also be dangerous. But the administration is forging ahead, saying it will direct the Food and Drug Administration to change labeling to discourage the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy. It will also change labeling to use philinic acid to treat autism, despite scant scientific support for that, claim two. Youkinaguchi and PR News. President Trump has issued an executive order declaring Antifa to be a domestic terror organization. The order references Antifa as an enterprise that

explicitly calls for the overthrow of the U.S. government. The order calls for the executive branch to investigate and prosecute activities related to Antifa. It's unclear how the order will be carried out given Antifa's decentralized nature as a movement. Israel is denouncing the move by several countries, including Britain and France, to recognize Palestinian statehood as the UN General Assembly meets this week. NPR's Michelle Kellerman says Israel is calling the move a charade. The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danone, says those who are recognizing Palestine as a state are simply rewarding Hamas, which attacked Israel two years ago.

and is still holding hostages. This is a show, but what we are doing on the ground, that's for real. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is raising alarms, not just about the offensive in Gaza City, but also about Israeli threats to annex parts of the West Bank, undermining any future Palestinian state. And let's be clear, statehood for the Palestinians is a right, not a reward. The U.S. and Israel boycotted the conference.

Michelle Kellerman and PR News, the United Nations. ABC says it will resume airing Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV show beginning tonight. The Walt Disney Company, which owns the network, suspended the show last week because of the backlash from Kimmel's comments about the recent slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. Disney says it made the decision after having what it calls thoughtful conversations with Kimmel. Still, the Sinclair Broadcast Group says it will not air. Kimmel's show going forward. It has ABC affiliates in 30 markets. This is NPR News. Former Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off her nationwide book tour tomorrow in New York.

NPR's Deepa Shiveram says 107 days chronicles Harris's run for the White House last year after President Biden dropped out of the race. The memoir is written candidly, as Harris recalls chaotic and frustrating moments from the campaign, including a call with Biden right before Harris was headed out to the debate stage where she says the president spoke at length about himself and questioned her loyalty. She also writes about her own running mate selection process, revealing that her first choice was actually former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, but she didn't think America would support a ticket with a black woman president, a Jewish first gentleman, and a gay vice president. Harris's book tour is scheduled through November

and also includes international stops in London and Toronto. Tepa Shiveram, NPR News. Luxury British automaker Jaguar Land Rover says it's halting production through at least October 1st following a recent cyber attack. The automaker says it's still investigating the attack, which has idled more than 30,000 employees at factories in Central and Northwest England. There's no word on any arrests. NASA says its 10 newest astronauts were chosen for more than 8,000 applicants. They were introduced yesterday. scientists, engineers, and test pilots who will help the agency explore the moon and eventually Mars.

NASA says the six women and four men will undergo two years of training before becoming eligible to go into space. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.