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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 Washington, I'm Jail Snyder. As Israelis wait for the hostage release as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal, a U.S.-back food program in Gaza that faced international criticism appears to be shutting down. St. Pierre's Daniel Eston reports from Tel Aviv the future of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is in doubt.

According to videos and eyewitness reports in Gaza, the group's sites have been dismantled and abandoned. The group says there may be temporary closures, but it hasn't discussed its long-term plans. With a ceasefire in place, aid and food is expected to flood Gaza now through other channels. The Trump administration helped set up the GHF food program this year and funded it after Israel blocked food aid leading to widespread starvation. United Nations officials called the system death traps. Israeli troops were stationed nearby, and Gaza health officials said troops killed hundreds of Palestinians as they approached the sites to get food in recent months. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. The National Guard troops in Illinois can remain under federal control and in the state,

but they cannot be deployed, at least for now. That's according to the latest ruling in the ongoing legal fight over the Trump administration's use of guard troops. Here's NPR Shandalee Stuster reporting. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday temporarily paused the lower court's decision blocking the Trump administration from federalizing the National Guard in Illinois. The Trump administration on Friday had filed an emergency request, asking the appeals court to block the earlier decision. and allow it to deploy the Guard in Illinois. Attorneys for the administration argue that the federal government will, quote, suffer irreparable harm if the appeals court did not block the decision. The appeals court ruled that while the National Guard can be under federal control, it cannot be deployed for action in the state while the case continues. It also said National Guard troops can stay in Illinois unless ordered by a court to leave. Shandalee Duster and PR News. A separate court battle over the deployment of Guard troops.

troops, also keeping troops from being deployed in Portland, Oregon. Trump administration's layoffs of federal workers submit the government shutdown, leading to confusion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's not clear how many CDC workers received layoff notices as part of mass job cuts, but some have appeared to be reversed. Here's NPR's Jeff Brumfield. The situation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is just really chaotic. On Friday night, a number of employees received a notice that they've been laid off.

These people were working in everything from global health to infectious diseases and immunizations, respiratory disease, chronic disease, things like that. Then on Saturday, a number of these employees received a notice that they were no longer laid off, according to a letter seen by NPR. It remains unclear how many people have actually lost their jobs and what it means for the nation's main infectious disease agency. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reporting, and this is NPR. No arrests have been announced following a mass shooting Friday night during a high school homecoming celebration in the Mississippi Delta Town of Leland. Six people were killed, and authorities say around 20 others were injured. On the other side of the state, an 18-year-old is in custody linked to another homecoming shooting that left two people dead. In Miami, it's the last day for a once-beloved tourist attraction.

as Greg Allen reports that after 70 years, the sequerium Marine Park is shutting down. They call him Flipper, Flipper, Faster than Lightning. During the 1960s, the Flipper TV series was filmed at the sequerium. The marine park on an island in Miami's Biscayne Bay was home to fish, sea turtles, manatees, dolphins, and orcas. In recent decades, the park was criticized for the conditions in which it housed its marine mammals. Two years ago, the sequerium agreed to relocate its sea. single remaining orca, Lolita, to a sea pen in the Pacific Northwest, but she died before being relocated. After repeated violations, Miami-Dade County moved to evict the park operator,

the Dolphin Company. The company is turning over the property and transferring its remaining animals to other marine parks. Greg Allen, NPR News, Miami. Hollywood star Diane Keaton has died. She starred in all three Godfather movies and won the best actress Oscar for Annie Hall. Keaton was 79. On Instagram, Bet Midler called Keaton, a complete original, the two co-starred and the First Wives Club. Also on Instagram, Leonardo DiCaprio said Keaton was one of a kind. He played her nephew in the film Marvin's Room. I'm Jail Snyder. This is NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a prime membership or any podcast app by

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