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Military commanders, intelligence officials, diplomatic power players, they know things you may not about where the world is headed. And we will pull back the curtain on what they're thinking on sources and methods, NPR's new national security podcast. Our team will help you understand America's shifting role in the world. Listen to sources and methods from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jail Snyder. Ukrainian officials say Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles overnight. At least four people were killed, including a child, and dozens more were injured. NPR's Joanna Kikisis reports from Kivv that the Ukrainian capital and a city in the southeast were hit the hardest.

Kiev's rescue workers posted this video of their teams putting out fires and pulling the wounded from the ruins of a five-story apartment building. Firefighters and medics worked throughout the attacks, which lasted for 20. 12 hours. Among those killed in Kiev was a 12-year-old girl. Dozens in the southeastern city of Zaporizia were also injured. Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, posted on social media that Russia launched almost 500 drones and more than 40 missiles at his country overnight and early this morning. Zelensky warned UN leaders last week that Russia's war on Ukraine has prompted a dangerous arms race and that every year weapons get deadlier.

Joanna Kegissas, NPR News, cave. With the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, spoke this weekend at the UN General Assembly in New York, saying Moscow does not intend to attack Europe, but he warned that any aggression against Russia would face a decisive response. A spate of airspace incursions linked to Russia has led to security concerns. Top officials in Oregon pushing back against President Trump's announcement that he will send troops to Portland, Oregon Governor Tina Kotech, is calling it. deployment and abuse of power. There is no insurrection. There is no threat to national security and there is no need for military troops in our major city. On social media this weekend, Trump called Portland War ravaged and said troops were necessary to protect immigration facilities, which have been the focus of protesters. Saturday's announcement is Trump's

latest threat to deploy troops to a Democratic-led city. Hundreds of people march in downtown Chicago Saturday demanding that Illinois officials stand up against the Trump administration's immigration agenda from member station WBEZ, Summer Van Bitten reports. No chump! No chumps! Protesters ranged from babies and strollers to elders and wheelchairs. Cars honked in support. Some walking by even joined the march. Organizer Husam Miraja with the U.S. Palestinian Community Network and a co-chair for the Chicago Coalition Against the Trump Agenda says the Trump administration is targeting blue cities who are making progressive change.

The president that he's setting is that you're going to make progress and you're going to have these progressive mayors and progressive cities that come from like unions and working class people, then we're going to punish you. Protesters are demanding officials enact laws and policies to stop federal agencies from harming residents. For NPR News, I'm Summer Van Benton in Chicago. And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. A mass shooting last night in Southport, North Carolina, shots were fired from a boat on the Cape Fear River into a waterfront bar. Southport Police Chief Todd Coring spoke to reporters early this morning.

We do have three deceased at the establishment that we are dealing with right now, working the crime scene. In addition to three fatalities, at least eight others were wounded. A suspect is in custody. Authorities say a Coast Guard crew detained the person who matched the suspects to destroy. about a half hour after the shooting. The suspect has not yet been identified and it's not clear what led to the attack. Officials say the suspect is being questioned by police. The medication Miffipristone was approved on this day in 2000. M.P.R. Selina Simmons-Duffin report said the food and drug review process was longer and more thorough than usual because of political opposition. Miffipristone works by blocking progesterone, a hormone that's necessary for a pregnancy to continue. In medication, abortion,

and miscarriage management, the pill is used in combination with another medication, mesoprostol, which causes uterine cramping. Mipipristone was approved and in use in Europe for years before it became available in the U.S. There are continued legal efforts to curb access, and the Trump administration may try to do so through regulation. But reproductive rights advocates point out the safety and efficacy of the medication has been proven in more than 100 studies. According to the FDA, over the decades that it's been available, it's been used by nearly six million women.

Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News. And I'm Jail Snyder. This is NPR News. Listen to this podcast, sponsor-free on Amazon Music, with a prime membership, or any podcast app, by subscribing to NPR NewsNow Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.