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In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Duhahli Psycho Town. A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland. Judge Karen Inhergut, a Trump appointee, said the government didn't meet the threshold for declaring recent ongoing protests outside an ice facility in Portland, quote, a rebellion. The judge granted the city and the Oregon Department of Justice a temporary restraining order.

Here's Oregon attorney, General Dan Rayfield. We're an incredibly dangerous place in America right now. And today's ruling is an important wake-up call for the United States president. No president is allowed to make up facts or rely on social media trolling or posts when deploying the United States military in our cities. The Trump administration could appeal as it has in similar cases across the country. Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says he hopes Hamas will return all remaining hostages by the end of an upcoming. Jewish holiday October 13th. As part of a proposal put forth by President Trump, Israel would then end the war. But as NPR's Emily Fang reports, there are still big questions remaining

over the durability of any ceasefire. The return of the hostages is the first step in a U.S. peace plan. Netanyahu said the second phase of a peace plan would see Hamas disarmed, voluntarily, or by force if needed, something Hamas has not explicitly agreed to. And at a weekly anti-war protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, regular demonstrators like Gabriela Goldschmidt worried negotiations would fall through again. Yes, there is hope, but it's a very cautious hope because we don't know what kinds of tricks Netanyahu has in his pocket. And she fretted that her government would find a reason to end another ceasefire.

Emily Fang and Pier News, Tel Aviv. As the government shut down continues, national parks remain affected by the lack of funding. And Parzalana Wise 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 condition updates would not be provided. At closed park locations, services will be stripped to the bone, meaning no trash collection. 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. And you are listening to NPR from New York City. A veteran Ukrainian journalist who co-founded a project focused on anti-corruption investigations of government officials has died. The wife of Alexa Shalewski confirmed his death to colleagues and said he died of natural causes at the age of 58. The Ukrainian media watchdog group Institute of Mass Information said Shalyski was the voice of conscience, intolerant injustice, and stood firmly for society. society's right to know the truth. His Nashi-Groshi investigative project led to a number of criminal probes into wrongdoings by Ukrainian officials. The police union in Charlotte, North

Carolina, says it will ask the National Guard to be deployed to fight violent crime. Gwendolyn Glenn has more. In a letter this week, Charlotte Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police said their request stems from a shortage of police and an increase in violent crime. over the past few months. Since July, there have been 25 homicides in Charlotte, including the killing of Ukrainian refugee, Arena Juruska, in August on a local rail train. Her death attracted national attention, and President Trump called for the death penalty for her attacker. City officials say armed and unarmed security presence on the rail system has expanded, and that police salaries have been increased to attract more officers. Charlotte Mayor

Vaila says a National Guard deployment is unnecessary. For NPR News, I'm Gwendolyn Glenn in Charlotte. And I'm Dwa Lisei Kautau, NPR News in New York.