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The Trump administration has begun the groundwork for having military troops aid ICE operations in Chicago.

NPRS Quillarns has details.

A U.S.

official who is not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR that the Department of Homeland Security has requested assistance from the Pentagon for ICE enforcement and removal operations in the Chicago metropolitan area.

The request is for logistical help and use of facilities at Naval Station Great Lakes, about 30 miles north of the city.

President Trump has recently spoken of sending National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, and he's said he's prepared to do it without getting approval from state or city officials.

Chicago's mayor and Illinois' governor, both Democrats, have said that it would be unconstitutional for President Trump to send troops into the city.

Quill Lawrence, NPR News.

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order renaming the Defense Department the Department of War.

According to a White House official, the order will also give defense officials secondary titles that include the word war.

A federal appeals court has lifted a lower court injunction to wind down operations at an immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades.

NPR's Greg Allen reports that the appeals court says the facility's officials can continue operations while a legal challenge proceeds.

The decision, a two-to-one vote by a three-judge panel at the federal appeals court in Atlanta, reversed the ruling by a lower court judge in Miami.

U.S.

District Judge Kathleen Williams had ruled that construction of the facility in the Everglades without public input or an environmental impact statement violated federal law, and she gave Florida and the the Trump administration 60 days to cease operations.

The appeals panel ruled that a recent Supreme Court decision allows flexibility in how agencies weigh environmental consequences, and the lower court erred by not taking that into account.

The panel has blocked the lower court judge from taking any further action while the appeal continues.

Greg Allen, NPR News, Miami.

Massachusetts is the latest state to announce policies to protect vaccine access.

More from NPR's Pingwong.

Last week, Health Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr.

fired the new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Food and Drug Administration put limits on the fall COVID shot.

In response, states like Massachusetts are sidestepping the federal government with their own vaccine policies.

Here's Governor Mara Healy.

People have been calling pharmacies and not able to get appointments because of changes made by the Trump administration.

That changes today, at least in Massachusetts.

On the West Coast, Washington, Oregon, and California have formed a health alliance.

New New Mexico is changing regulations so people can get COVID shots at pharmacies this fall.

Florida is going the other way.

The Republican leadership there is working to end all vaccine requirements in the state.

Ping Huang, NPR News.

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Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., defending his leadership during a Senate hearing on changes to the agency's policies.

Kennedy dismissed concerns about his staffing and criticism from medical groups.

When asked whether the COVID-19 vaccine helped save lives, he told lawmakers that no one knows how many people in the U.S.

died from the virus.

Kennedy has long raised doubts about vaccines, antidepressants, and previous health policies.

Another food conglomerate says it plans to stop using synthetic food dyes.

Campbell says it's already transitioning to natural dyes, but will make the full shift next year.

NPR's Elena Seljuk has more.

This is not a story of Campbell's soup, but more of its crackers and cookies, brands, including Lance and Archway.

Plus, the vegetable juice V8 Splash will switch to natural dyes using Annado Seed and Purple Carrot Juice Concentrate.

Campbell's boasts that its goldfish crackers have for years been dyed with beets and paprika.

Major food manufacturers have faced pressure from Health Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr., plus some states and many shoppers in general wanting foods without artificial dyes.

So far, company commitments have been voluntary without federal legal enforcement, but coming from some of the biggest brands, including Kraft Heinz, Nestle, and Pepsi's Lays and Tostitos Chips.

Alina Seluk, NPR News.

Fashion icon Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91.

Armani dressed celebrities, models, and some of the world's most powerful over generations.

He was planning an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his signature fashion house later this month.

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