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Life from NPR news in Washington, I'm Louise Skivone.

Two significant U.S. Supreme Court rulings this morning affecting the lives of immigrants

to the U.S. On a 6-3 vote, the conservative majority greatly altered the landscape for immigrants

holding temporary protected status. The program known as TPS. The justice has gave the Trump administration the green light to end that program and begin mass deportations of people who've been living and working legally in the U.S. for years. 17 countries have the designation. NPR's Human Abestile looks at the impact. After the ruling, there was a statement issued by Haviyat Balomeda's President of the U.S.

Hispanic Business Council. And he said that this ruling also comes at a time when employers are already struggling to find and retain workers to work in areas like construction. For example, is wine or manufacturing processing as well. And so this mute that it could be harder for businesses to grow and plan and also compete. NPR's Human Abestile, the justice is also ruled that the government has the power to stop

asylum seekers from physically entering the United States. President Trump yesterday

canceled a bill signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill saying his pet issue and

election bill had to be first. NPR's Franco ordonias looks at the President's turn about. It speaks to bigger issues about Trump's efforts to expand its executive power and political power. And the loyalty he expects from those he works with that includes U.S. allies who he has been frustrated with for not supporting him enough in the war on Iran.

"I just want the loyalty. We don't need that money. We don't need anything. We have the most

powerful military in the world by far. But I just want loyalty. We're so loyal to them."

Political strategists say Trump is more focused on loyalty, including Republicans being loyal to him, rather than having the necessary majorities who can pass his legislation. Franco, ordonias, NPR News. A coalition of publishers representing nearly 400 newspapers as filed suit gets to open AI and Microsoft. The suit accuses the companies of stealing copyrighted material to build

artificial intelligence models. NPR's John Rohit reports. "Planet of say this is the biggest coalition of local newspapers yet to sue open AI and Microsoft for violating protections under the Copyright Act. They say the companies systematically and willfully stole copyrighted news articles to build AI products like chatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. The case is the latest in a raft of lawsuits accusing AI

companies of scraping copyrighted material from the web to train models. The coalition includes Pulitzer Prize-winning publications like the Riverdale Press and the Concord Monitor and the New York Amsterdam News, one of the oldest black-owned news papers in the US. Open AI and Microsoft did not have an immediate comment. John Rohit and PR News. "This is NPR."

Venezuela is responding to the effects of two powerful earthquakes, at least 163 people have died hundreds of been injured. The US State Department is sending search and rescue teams

and critical supplies. The US Men's National Soccer Team plays again in the FIFA World

Cup today against Turkey and they can have a key player returning to the lineup after an injury.

NPR's Becky Sullivan has to tail. Christian Plyssic took a kick to his calf in a practice before the first U.S. game against Paraguay. Then in the game, a Paraguayan defender hit the same spot again. Plyssic had to leave the match and missed the second game against Australia. The U.S. won both games anyway and clinched the top spot in the group and with it, a favorable position in the knockout round.

In other words, this match against Turkey doesn't really matter, still, Plyssic says he's relieved to be available. "I'm feeling good. Positive going into it and hopefully I'll be able to play a part." The U.S. lineup will look different against Turkey, the four players who've gotten a yellow card are likely to sit out since picking up another

yellow would result in a suspension in the must-win round of 32 game next Wednesday. Becky Sullivan and Pierre News lost Angeles. A loft of heat rising up from North Africa into Spain and France and other parts of Europe is breaking temperature records and some places that the thermometer hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit and higher. Four casters say this will last a couple more days before conditions ease, making the heat especially rough as the humidity that's coming

with it officials are urging people to stay indoors as hospitals brace for more heat-related illnesses. The Dow up 366, I'm Louise Kivoni and PR News. "This is our glass. On this American life, when they mean like, it's a good mystery. Sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best. Our lost and found

is currently filled with pants. I don't know what I've never seen this happen. This is true."

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