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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 expanding his... controversy of deployment of National Guard troops to other cities. In a social media post Saturday, he says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon to handle domestic terrorists. But Oregon Governor Tina Kotech says the deployment would be an abuse of power by the president.

There is no insurrection. There is no threat to national security. And there is no need for military troops in our major city. Police officials in Portland, meanwhile, also say there's no reason for that deployment. The wife of one of the victims, of the shooting at a Dallas Ice Facility is speaking out for the first time. She says her husband is on life support after a gunman injured him and another detainee and killed a third person.

In pairs Sergio Martinez Beltran has our reports. Stephanie Gaffini says her husband Miguel Angel Garcia Hernandez is more than just an immigrant or an ice detainee. He's a father of four, and Gaffini could give birth to their fifth child, a boy at any moment now,

since she's 39 weeks pregnant. It hurts to think, like, what if he, and everyone gets to meet him. A Venezuelan detainee, Jose Andres, Bordones, Molina, was also injured in the shooting. A third detainee was killed, 37-year-old Norland-Gusman Fuentes from El Salvador. In a statement to NPR, ICE confirmed the identities of all three victims. The agency says all three were, quote, criminal illegal aliens. According to law enforcement officials, the shooter sought to terrorize ICE agents.

However, none of the victims were law enforcement officers. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Dallas. Now that the Trump administration has announced that there may be a link between Tylenol and autism, it could cause legal headaches for the painkiller's maker, Kenview. NPR's Sydney Lumpkin has more on that. One lawyer representing plaintiffs in an ongoing case against Tylenol's maker says his office received more than a thousand calls following the Trump administration's announcement this week. The lawsuit hit a roadblock in late 2023.

A judge ruled to exclude testimony from the plaintiff's experts. She wrote that those experts cherry-picked and misinterpreted the data they were relying on. But in light of the Trump administration's comments, lawyers for the plaintiffs hope the court will reconsider. Outside legal experts tell NPR, however, that since there's no new data, it might not make a difference. And in product liability cases, you have to prove causation, which hasn't been established. Sydney Lubkin, NPR News. A gunman opened fire. on a crowded bar in the North Carolina

town of Southport Saturday night at least three people were killed another eight people were injured in that shooting. The bar is on a crowded riverfront in the city. Police say that the gunman shot at the bar from a boat and then sped away. A person of interest is in custody,

but it's not clear if the shooter is still at large. Officials have not offered a motive for the shooting. You're listening to NPR News. Dave Chappelle, and Sari, Kevin Hart and others are getting blowback from fellow comedians

for appearing at a comedy festival that's going on right now in Saudi Arabia. As MPR's Chloe Valpin reports, the Riyadh comedy festival's roster includes dozens of A-list American performers. In a video on his Instagram channel, Mark Maren took aim at colleagues who signed up to perform at the festival.

Referencing, among other things, Saudi officials' alleged involvement in the September 11th attacks. From the folks that brought you in 9-11, Two weeks of laughter in the desert. Don't miss it. Shane Gillis and Stavaros Halkias both declined invitations to appear at the event. But others, including Chris DiStefano and Tim Dillon, said they agreed to perform because of the high fees they were offered.

However, Dylan says his invitation was recently revoked by the organizers for comments the comedian made on his podcast about slavery in Saudi Arabia. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor in politics. In the southern state of Tamil Nadu Saturday night killed at least 36 people. 40 others were injured. The dead included eight children. Officials say there were tens of thousands of people at the rally when the stampede occurred. The weather was hot and health officials say at least 30 people fainted while waiting for Vijay, who's known professionally by one name, to speak. Ukraine's Russian-occupied Zaporizia nuclear

power plant has now been operating on emergency power for five days. Officials say the situation is creating mounting concerns about the plant's safety. The power outage began on Tuesday when the plant's connection to the Ukrainian power grid was severed. 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.