Dale Willman

One bright spot, says NPR's Scott Horsley, was the third cut in interest rates that occurred this month.

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President Trump says the National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland are all heading home.

He made an announcement on social media this afternoon.

His deployments have met resistance from federal judges.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court left in place a ruling by a federal judge that bars the use of troops in Illinois.

Stocks were down on Wall Street.

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Bubbles are a sort of bright spot in the slowing wine sales scene, as the Washington State Wine Commission reports, quote, sparks of growth for sparkling.

Now, more Northwest wineries are dipping a toe into sparkling wines.

Northwest Public Broadcasting's Anna King has our reports.

Zoran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City at midnight.

There will be a small swearing-in ceremony at the historic City Hall subway station.

Then, tomorrow afternoon, there will be a bigger public event on the steps of City Hall, along with a block party with thousands of people expected to attend.

In college football, Mark Granowski threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another as Iowa beat No.

13 Vanderbilt today 34-27.

Gronowski was 16-22 and passed for 212 yards.

Duke, meanwhile, beat Arizona State 40-39 and Texas beat Michigan 41-27.

I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

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