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This is Eric Glass. On This American Life, we like stories that surprise you. For instance, imagine finding a new hobby and realizing... To do this hobby right, according to the ways of the masters, there's a pretty good chance that you're going to have to bend the law to get the materials that you need. If not, break it. Yeah.

To break international laws. Your life stories, really good ones. This American Life. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump says he's sending... federal troops to Portland, Oregon to protect ice facilities from protesters. From member station OPB in Portland, Joni Auden Land has our reports. Trump said federal troops would be deployed to handle, quote, domestic terrorists in the city.

He has frequently discussed ongoing protests outside the Portland Ice Facility, which were most active back in June. Videos of federal vehicles in Portland had already been circulating online Friday. At a press conference, Mayor Keith Wilson urged demonstrators to protest peacefully. He called the deployment of federal troops, quote, a big show. We have no tolerance for anyone in Portland who uses this difficult moment to hurt others or our home. It's unclear how many troops will be deployed or from which agency. At least one protest is planned Sunday outside the Portland Ice Facility. For NPR News, I'm Joni Auden Land in Portland, Oregon.

More than a dozen FBI agents were fired Friday, including some who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in June 2020 that followed the police killing of George Floyd. That's according to the FBI agents association, NPR's Hu Jingnan has more. Photos show multiple agents taking a knee in front of a stone building. Or in sunglasses, most were masked, wearing vests that read FBI. The images prompted criticism and investigation, but the FBI under then-director Chris Ray did not find grounds to discipline. According to her 2024, the OJ review, of the department's handling of the protests, the agents said they were not trained

and not equipped to respond to civil unrest. The FBI agents' association condemns the firings and what they call a lack of due process. Hwo Jinnan, NPR News. Relations between the U.S. and Colombia, which was once the top American ally in Latin America, appear to be deteriorating. On Friday, the State Department said it was revoking

the visa of Columbia's president, who then responded by lashing out at President Trump. John Otis has more from Bogota. The decision to cancel President Gustavo Petro's visa came after he addressed a pro-Palestinian rally in New York where he called on American troops to disobey President Trump. Back in Columbia Saturday, Petro scoffed at his visa cancellation

and heaped even more scorn on Trump for his strong support for Israel in its war against Hamas. On social media, Petro told Trump, Do not surround yourself with the perpetrators of genocide. Although the U.S. and Colombia have a long history of cooperation, Trump and Petro have repeatedly clashed over everything from tariffs to recent U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea. For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.

And you're listening to NPR News. 200 years after the world's first steam-powered train journey in a public railway, that historic trip is being rerun in Britain this weekend. Vicki Barker reports from London. A replica of locomotion number one, recreating that first ever 26-mile journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway line in northeast England. That train and that track became the template for railways around the world, transforming. trade, travel, even our sense of time, as railway historian Simon Garfield told the BBC. I always think of it a little bit like the birth of the internet. People knew it was going to be something extraordinary, but they didn't quite know how extraordinary. The coming of the railroad brought

something new to the English language too. The next time you're letting off steam, think of locomotion number one. For NPR news, I'm Vicki Barker in London. A 10-foot statue of rock and roll queen Tina Turner was unveiled in Brownsville, Tennessee Saturday. Turner grew up in Brownsville before becoming a singer and standout stage performer. Turner died last year at the age of 83 years old. In college football, number one, Ohio State struggled for the first half, but the Buckeye scored 17 points in the second to beat Washington 24 to 6. The Bucks have given up just 22 points in four games this season. Number 13 old miss upset number 4 LSU 24 to 19. David Alano, meanwhile, hit a 41-yard field goal as time expired.

to give number 23, Illinois, a 34 to 32 win over number 21 Southern Cow, and Dayton beats Desson, 48 to 14. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. 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.