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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Portland and Chicago are preparing for the possible deployment of the National Guard to city streets. As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, it comes as the Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to send federal forces to American cities. The Trump administration federalized at least 300 Illinois National Guard members over the weekend. They'll be used to protect federal law enforcement. officials and federal property in the state, according to a Pentagon memo reviewed by NPR. Trump has been threatening to send the National Guard to Chicago for months in a move that's been widely criticized by state and local leaders, including Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.

Separately, a federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard members in Portland, but National Guard members appear to be on their way nonetheless. California Governor Gavin Newsom says Trump is sending national Guard members from California to Oregon and that California plans to sue. Joe Hernandez, NPR News. The federal government shutdown is now in its fifth day with no apparent work to end it over this weekend. Empires-Dipa-Siverom has more. There doesn't really seem to be an end in sight here.

I mean, the Senate failed to move forward on funding proposals on Friday. Senate members are expected to return to the Hill tomorrow to try again, but the House will actually remain out of session per House Speaker Mike Johnson. He said he'd call the House back in session once the Senate can come to an agreement on funding the government. And Pierce Deepa Shiboram reporting. Republicans control both chambers of Congress along with the White House and both sides are still far apart with health care subsidies dividing the two parties. Democrats want an extension of health care tax credits. Republicans say that's too expensive. The White House is threatening to lay off federal workers and close agencies if a funding bill is

and passed. Negotiations begin in Egypt tomorrow over President Trump's peace plan for Gaza. Hamas says it's willing to release all hostages. It's a pivotal moment in a war that's lasted nearly two years, but there's a lot left to negotiate, though people in the region have cautious optimism. And Pierce Daniel Estrin reports. President Trump asked Israel to stop bombing Gaza at this stage of negotiations, and yet Israel's bombardment does continue there. Gaza health officials say scores of Palestinians were killed just in the last day in Israeli strikes, and NPR's Anasbaba recorded this overnight. So you hear the sound of a war plane and an airstrike.

An Israeli official told us that Israel is limiting its activity now in Gaza to defensive activities, not offensive. We don't know how exactly that is being defined, but there really is now hope in Gaza and in Israel that this could be the beginning of. the end. And Pierce, Daniel Estrin. A prominent medical publisher has retracted a study suggesting apple cider vinegar can help people lose weight. And Pierce John Hamilton reports the retraction took more than a year to arrive. The study was published by the BMJ Group in March of 2024. It looked at 120 overweight or obese people in Lebanon. Those who got daily doses of

apple cider vinegar for three months reportedly lost about nine percent. of their initial body weight. News outlets around the world covered the research. Within weeks, though, scientists began posting critique, saying the results were implausible and marred by errors. Then they took their concerns to the editors of the journal, BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health. The paper was retracted in September of this year. Apple cider vinegar remains a popular remedy, though, thanks to endorsements from celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Katie Perry, and Dr. Memadaz. John Hamilton, NPR News. At the weekend box office, Taylor Swift's new film, the official release party of a showgirl took the top spot with an estimated $33 million in ticket sales.

It's a companion piece to her just dropped 12th studio album. The AMC Theater's release was announced just two weeks ago featuring music videos and behind-the-scenes footage. In second place, The Thriller, one battle after another, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, with $11 million, the movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Regina Hall. In third place, Dwayne the Rock Johnson's drama, The Smashing Machine, with $6 million. You're listening to NPR News.