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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says he's rejected a demand from the Trump administration that he deploy the state's National Guard. NPR's John Hamilton reports on the growing conflict between Trump and the governor over sending troops to the state. In a post on the social media site, Pritzker said that the Trump administration's Department of War gave him an ultimatum. Call up your troops or we will.

He characterized the demand as outrageous and un-American. The governor posted that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard sometime today. Pritzker said there is no need for military troops to deploy in response to ongoing protests at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility near Chicago. He said state, county, and local law enforcement have been working together to ensure public safety. John Hamilton, NPR News. As the government shutdown drags on, national parks remain affected by the lack of funding. And Pierre-Zalana-Wa's reports across the country, parks have been forced to maneuver around the funding crisis. Some parks have drastically reduced staffing, some have called for outside funding, and some have closed completely.

A contingency plan for the park service says that park roads, lookouts, and trails will generally remain accessible to visitors. But other services such as road and trail-conditioned updates would be. not be provided. At closed park locations, services will be stripped to the bone, meaning no trash collection, restrooms, road maintenance, or visitor information. In the past, skeleton operations have led to vandalism at parks, as well as major sanitation and ecological issues. As a result, some park advocates have called for all parks to be closed into the shutdown concludes. Alana Wise, NPR News. In the Republic of Georgia, there have been clashes between police and protesters after thousands of people gathered in the capital. Earlier opposition parties boycotted

municipal and mayoral elections claiming the government has turned its back on Europe in favor of Russia. Robin Faustier Walker has more. Police used tear gas, water cannons and pepper spray to disperse crowds on the streets of Tbilisi. Thousands of people gathered as municipal elections were being held. Polling closed with a record low turnout because opposition parties largely boycotted the vote. Georgia is in a political crisis. Most leading opposition politicians are in jail after months of demonstrations against the government's decision to halt talks on joining the European Union. Protesters, including many student activists, are calling for a peaceful revolution to replace what they say is a pro-Russian government. For NPR News, I'm Robin Forrestier-Whorstier

Walker in Tbilisi. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Several global health agencies are teaming up to issue new guidelines on how to respond to postpartum hemorrhage or excessive bleeding after childbirth. As NPR's Gabriela Emmanuel reports, it's one of the leading causes of maternal mortality around the world. Each year, millions of women experience postpartum hemorrhage and 40,000. 5,000 of them die from it.

The new guidelines were issued by the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and the International Confederation of Midwives. The guidelines represent a major shift in how the condition is diagnosed and treated, including significantly lowering the threshold of how much blood is lost before action is taken. The goal is earlier detection and quicker response. Gabriela Emmanuel and PR News. The Supreme Court says it will consider a challenge to a law in Hawaii that imposes regulations on where people can carry weapons. The court's new term begins on Monday. The Trump administration has urged the High Court to take on the case, arguing the law violates the court's 22 ruling that people have a right to carry firearms in public under the Second Amendment. The Hawaii law bans guns on private property unless the owner has specifically allowed them,

and also bans them in places that serve alcohol like bars and restaurants, along with beaches and parks. State attorneys argue they've already loosened concealed carry permit regulations to align with the High Court's 22 ruling. You're listening to NPR News.