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Taylor Swift is once again taking over the internet. Her new album touches on her relationship with fiancé Travis Kelsey, as well as a simmering beef with a fellow pop star. We're delving into the life of a showgirl and unpacking all the joyful bangers. Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard unit, to Oregon. That comes after another judge blocked using Oregon Guard members in Portland.

Trump says Portland is crime-ridden and federal facilities there are threatened, but Oregon Governor Tina Kotech says he's wrong. The facts on the ground in Oregon haven't changed. There's no need for military intervention in Oregon. There's no insurrection in Portland. There's no threat to national security. Oregon is our home. It is not a military target. And Oregonians exercising their freedom of speech against unlawful actions by the Trump administration, is there right and should be done so peacefully. Trump, meanwhile, is calling up at least 300 members of the Illinois National Guard for federal service. The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, and it promises to be very consequential.

NPR's 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 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. Swedish media report that activist Greta Tunberg and other Swedish citizens detained by Israel while trying to deliver aid to Gaza will be flown home on Monday.

Terry Schultz has our reports. Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Stenegard tells the TT News Service she's received reports that 22-year-old Greta Tunberg has been treated badly by Israeli personnel. Italian journalist Lorenzo Dugastino, who was held with Tunberg, says he saw it happen. She was humiliated and rapped in an Israeli flag and exhibited like a trope. I had the feeling of being in a really barbaric place. Stenegard reminds Israel that, quote, need for food and water must be met

and that all those detained must be allowed to meet with a legal representative if they wish. Israel denies Tuneberg has been mistreated. Sweden's national broadcaster says Stenegard and the embassy in Tel Aviv are working to bring the Swedish citizens home as soon as possible, expecting that to be Monday. For NPR news, I'm Terry Schultz.

Hundreds of thousands of people in several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians. The largest demonstration was in Turkey, it was held in Istanbul, where crowds walked from the iconic Haj Safia to the banks of the Golden Horn. In Paris and Manchester, England, meanwhile, marchers called for the release of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas. The marches were called to mark the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. You're listening to NPR News. Police in Montgomery, Alabama, say they're still searching for suspects in a late-night mass shooting on Saturday. Two people were killed in the attack, and a number of other people were injured.

The attack occurred on a crowded downtown street, and Troy Public Radio's Kyle Gassett reports that large groups of visitors were in the city at the time of the shooting. Montgomery's police chief says the shooting, late Saturday night, was a result of two individuals firing at each other. 17-year-old Jeremiah Morse and 43-year-old Shalonda Williams were killed, and 12 others were wounded. Montgomery Mayor Stephen Reed says a $50,000 reward is being offered for information. We're not going to normalize this. We're going to do whatever we can, not only to arrest those responsible, we're going to do whatever we can to arrest those connected. On Saturday, Montgomery had numerous visitors in town for the Tuskegee University v. Morehouse College football game, Alabama State University's homecoming and the Alabama National Fair.

From BR News, I'm Kyle Gassett in Montgomery. In college football, Texas and Penn State have fallen out of the AP Top 25 after losses by both teams on Saturday. The Ohio State University remains in first place after convincingly beating Minnesota at home 42 to 3, but the Buckeyes received fewer first place votes this week. Miami jumped ahead of Oregon for the second spot after beating Florida State 28. to 22, Oregon dropped one and is now in third place, followed by Ole Miss and Texas A&M. Rounding out the top 10 are Oklahoma, Indiana, Alabama, Texas Tech, and Georgia. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.

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