NPR News: 09-01-2025 11PM EDT

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Speaker 2 Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens.

Speaker 3 New troops in Chicago!

Speaker 2 The city of Chicago is racing for the arrival of immigration enforcement officers and National Guard troops. Mayor Brandon Johnson joined labor leaders at a rally today to denounce that idea.

Speaker 3 Are you prepared to defend this land? This land that was built by slaves, a land that was built by Indigenous people, a land that is built by workers. Are you prepared to defend this land?

Speaker 2 Johnson recently signed an executive order that restricts cooperation between Chicago police and federal officers.

Speaker 2 In Missouri today, thousands rallied against a plan to redraw that state's congressional districts at the behest of President Trump. As St.

Speaker 2 Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum reports, some critics see the move as part of an effort to shield Trump from accountability.

Speaker 4 Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe called a special session slated to begin on Wednesday that would convert Democratic Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver's Kansas City-based district into a GOP-leaning seat.

Speaker 4 Trump has been pressuring Republican-led states to engage in rare mid-decade redistricting ahead of next year's midterm elections. Leslie Hinyard attended a rally outside of St.
Louis.

Speaker 4 She says the redistricting shows that Republicans know they're in trouble next year.

Speaker 1 Clearly, if you have to do that, it's because the people would like something else and someone else in power.

Speaker 4 Missouri Democrats don't have the power to stop the GOP-controlled legislature from passing a new map, but they are almost certain to challenge it in court. For NPR News, I'm Jason Rosenbaum in St.

Speaker 2 Louis. Medical personnel in Jalalabad are struggling to cope with the sudden influx of injured earthquake survivors.

Speaker 2 Rescue operations are continuing in eastern Afghanistan, where an earthquake killed more than 800 people and injured thousands more. The BBC's Syed Nizami has more.

Speaker 5 The worst damage was in the mountain areas in Nurgal district in Kuner province. Entire villages were destroyed.

Speaker 5 Rescue teams couldn't reach them until morning because the roads were blocked and helicopter couldn't land in the mountain at night.

Speaker 5 Many people have died because they were trapped under the rebel and couldn't be rescued in time. I saw the post in Facebook.
They're saying in one village, every 10 minutes there is a funeral.

Speaker 2 The BBC Sayyed Nizami reporting. Palestinian health officials say at least 31 people were killed during Israeli airstrikes today across the Gaza Strip.

Speaker 2 Israeli officials say the forces only target militants and blame Hamas for civilian casualties in densely populated areas.

Speaker 2 The Israeli government had ordered civilians to leave Gaza City ahead of plans to seize the area.

Speaker 2 U.S. futures are flat in pre-market trading on Wall Street.
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Speaker 2 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is heading to Beijing to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts.

Speaker 2 The leaders also plan to take part in events celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Speaker 2 The events, being attended by leaders of 26 nations in all, comes as China's president Xi Jinping floats the idea of a new global world order that is not led by the U.S. or Europe.

Speaker 2 The social media platform TikTok has suspended its live streaming function in Indonesia in wake of deadly protests.

Speaker 2 As NPR's John Rewich reports, the unrest was sparked by anger over perks for lawmakers.

Speaker 6 TikTok says it was acting out of an abundance of caution

Speaker 6 The protests kicked off last week after reports emerged that members of Indonesia's parliament were receiving monthly housing allowances that far exceeded minimum wage in the capital, Jakarta.

Speaker 6 The protests have since spread to cities around the country. Protesters have set fire to government buildings and clashed with riot police, and there have been reports of looting.

Speaker 6 John Ruich and PR News.

Speaker 2 President Trump says he plans to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to disgraced former attorney Rudy Giuliani.

Speaker 2 The former New York City mayor was disbarred and criminally charged after promoting false claims about the 2020 election. Trump calls Giuliani a great American patriot.

Speaker 2 Wall Street was closed today in observance of Labor Day. Stock futures are flat in pre-market trading when Asia-Pacific market shares are mixed.
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