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On the ThruLine podcast from NPR, what it takes to report on war. Great sleep deprivation. There's no privacy. You know, how far can I go with this? When journalists are silenced, the truth is going to be buried with them. Listen to ThruLine in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will sue to get the Trump administration to return 300 of the state's National Guard members on route to Oregon.

Sarah Hosseini from member station KQED has more. Newsom announced that the Trump administration was sending the California National Guard troops, both in a post on the website, X, and in a statement. Newsom says California's troops were placed under Trump's control months ago in response to unrest in Los Angeles. and are now being used as a political weapon against Americans. He also announced his intentions to sue. In response, a White House spokesperson says President Trump has exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland from so-called violent riots.

It comes one day after a Trump-appointed federal judge temporarily blocked the president's effort to call up 200 of Oregon's own National Guard, calling it unjustly. testified. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Hosseini. The Supreme Court opens a new term tomorrow, which promises to be very consequential. And peers, Nina Totenberg, has more. The term marks something of a showdown in which President Trump is trying to greatly expand his presidential powers by, among other things, limiting birthright citizenship and expanding his ability to fire the members of independent regulatory agencies. While he faces an uphill battle on,

On birthright, the conservative court seems likely to overturn a century-old precedent that barred the firing of independent regulatory agency commissioners before their terms were over and without cause. That would mean that the agencies that Congress established to be independent nearly a century ago would now be subject to presidential control. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington. 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, and there is a lot left to negotiate. And peers, Daniel Estrin, has more. 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 warplane 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. NPR's Daniel Esther in reporting. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

A prominent medical publisher has retracted a study that suggests apple cider vinegar can help people lose weight. And Pierce John Hamilton has more. 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 9% 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 error. 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. Memad Oz. John Hamilton, NPR News. The first supermoon of the year takes place tomorrow night. It's the first of three this year, and NASA says it happens when a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit,

the moon look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than the faintest moon of the year. Eric Pitts, chief astronomer with the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, says you can see the super moon without special equipment because it's happening at full moon. And since the whole planet will be able to see full moon, everyone will be able to experience this super moon event, as long as the sky is clear. Astronomers say the moon will pass within around 24,600 miles of Earth to more supermoon, will happen this year. One in November, one in December. This is NPR News. In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors.

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