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Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is ramping up his rhetoric about increasing federal presence in Chicago. In a post on social media, Trump said the city is, quote, about to find out why it's called the Department of War. The president was referring to his proposal to rename the Department of Defense, which would require congressional approval. NPR's Odette Youssef reports.
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Trump's post comes as Chicago officials and community groups are on alert for a possible surge of immigration enforcement agents and National Guardsmen. In the city's Pilsen neighborhood, a parade to mark Mexican Independence Day is moving forward, but crowds are thin compared with years past. Liliana Scales says she felt it was important for her to come out on behalf of others who are scared to leave their homes. Now we're here.
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We're not going away. No matter what generation, no matter what threat, no matter what president is in office, we're not going away.
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Illinois Governor Governor J.B. pritzker said on social media, quote, the president of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Odette Youssef, NPR News.
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The Trump administration has imposed financial sanctions on three prominent Palestinian rights groups. NPR's Aya Batrawi report. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says they've been sanctioned for working with the International Criminal Court to arrest and prosecute Israelis.
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The ICC issued arrest warrants last year for Israel's prime minister and former defense minister over the war in Gaza. The court had also named top Hamas leaders for arrest who were later killed by Israel. Rubio says the ICC's work threatens US national interests. The Palestinian groups newly sanctioned by Treasury Department are Al Haq Al Mizan center for Human Rights and the Palestinian center for Human Rights. They said in a joint statement only states that disregard international law take such measures against human rights groups working to end a genocide. Aya Batrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
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The job market is showing signs of weakness, but as NPR's Scott Horsley reports, some investors on Wall street are looking forward to a likely cut in interest rates.
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All the major stock indexes lost ground on Friday after the Labor Department delivered a disappointing jobs report. US employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, and revised figures for June showed a net loss of jobs for the first time in more than four and a half years. The gloom jobs report left investors even more confident the Federal Reserve will lower its benchmark interest rate when policymakers meet later this month. A quarter point rate cut seems all but certain and Some investors think the central bank could go further and order a supersize cut of half a point. For the week, the Dow Jones industrial average fell by a third of a percent, The S&P 500 index rose by a third of a percent, and the Nasdaq jumped more than 1.1%. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.