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The Department of Homeland Security has launched an operation targeting unauthorized immigrants in Chicago.

National Guard troops are also being considered for deployment in Baltimore and New Orleans.

And Simone Rios from member station WBUR reports that a similar crackdown could take place in Boston and Massachusetts.

Homeland Security officials call it Operation Patriot 2.0, and they say they're cleaning up the mess left by the city's sanctuary policies.

Boston limits cooperation between police and ICE, and local officials say Boston is among the safest U.S.

cities.

Jillian Phillips is a volunteer with a group monitoring ICE actions in Massachusetts.

From the Boston area out to Western Mass, we are seeing a lot of early morning activity and we are seeing a lot of larger groups of agents.

And so we just encourage folks to continue to stay aware, to stay vigilant, to know their rights.

Boston's mayor says no local resources will be co-opted into the mass deportation agenda.

For NPR News, I'm Simone Rios in Boston.

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House panel has released documents obtained from the estate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The materials include a loot drawing and note allegedly signed by Donald Trump, who says that the signature is not his.

OPEC has been ramping up oil production since spring, and several major exporters say they plan to boost output even more.

NPR's Camilla Dominovsky explains that the potential impact on fuel costs.

OPEC and its allies benefit when oil prices are high, which is a case for cutting production.

Less supply, higher prices.

But the group's members also want to sell a lot of oil.

Right now, it seems like the desire for market share is winning.

That's not a surprise.

OPEC has been sending signals.

Some analysts see a potential oil glut in the near future, which would save money for consumers and be a blow for U.S.

oil producers.

Camila Dominovsky reporting.

The French government has collapsed again after Prime Minister François Bayroux lost a confidence vote in parliament.

As NPR's Eleanor Biersley reports, Bayreux was France's third premier within a year.

The far left said this is the end of Macron's policies for the rich and his social war on the people.

And they want a completely different outlook for France, even though the budget deficit is huge.

It's 114% of the GDP.

But now France may be turning in a new direction.

President Macron will have to name a new prime minister, but he will be hard-pressed to get approval of a prime minister from his party or even the center.

He may have to pick someone on the right or the left.

Eleanor Beardley reporting from Paris.

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North Korea says it has carried out its final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine designed for a long-range ballistic missile.

It would be the ninth such test, coming a week week after the North's leader, Kim Jong-un, visited a research institute that developed the engine.

A spokesperson for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says officials in Seoul and in Washington are closely monitoring the North's weapons developments.

Since June, nearly a dozen artists have removed their music from Spotify, the largest streaming service in the world.

As NPR's Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento reports, musicians are leaving the platform in protest.

A wave of artists artists has left Spotify in objection to CEO Daniel X ties to the defense company Helsing.

The German startup focuses on artificial intelligence from military applications.

It also manufactures drones.

In June, X venture capital firm raised more than $700 million for Helsing.

Since then, some artists have criticized Eck for investing in military technology.

Rock bands including Deerhoof, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and Shushu have all pulled their music from Spotify.

Jamie Jamie Stewart of Shushu says Spotify was a large source of digital revenue for their band.

It's a noticeable amount that we are no longer making.

But Stewart says they morally oppose art as a means to fund war.

Isabella Gomez Armiento, NPR News.

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futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street.

Following Monday's gains, on Asia-Pacific market, shares are mixed, down a fraction in Tokyo and Shanghai, up 1% in Hong Kong.

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