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Why are federal troops being sent to Portland and what do local leaders say?
President Trump says he's sending federal troops to Portland, Oregon to protect ICE facilities from protesters. From Ember Station OPB in Portland, Joni Audenland has our reports.
Trump said federal troops would be deployed to handle, quote, domestic terrorists in the city. He has frequently discussed ongoing protests outside the Portland ICE facility, which were most active back in June. Videos of federal vehicles in Portland had already been circulating online Friday. At a press conference, Mayor Keith Wilson urged demonstrators to protest peacefully. He called the deployment of federal troops, quote, a big show.
We have no tolerance for anyone in Portland who uses this difficult moment to hurt others or our homes.
What details are known about the planned protests and troop deployment in Portland?
It's unclear how many troops will be deployed or from which agency. At least one protest is planned Sunday outside the Portland ICE facility. For NPR News, I'm Joni Audenland in Portland, Oregon.
More than a dozen FBI agents were fired Friday, including some who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in June 2020 that followed the police killing of George Floyd. That's according to the FBI Agents Association. NPR's Hu Jingnan has more.
Photos show multiple agents taking a knee in front of a stone building. All wearing sunglasses, most were masked, wearing vests that read FBI. The images prompted criticism and investigation, but the FBI under then-director Chris Wray did not find grounds to discipline. According to a 2024 DOJ review of the department's handling of the protests, the agents said they were not trained and not equipped to respond to civil unrest. The FBI Agents Association condemns the firings and what they call a lack of due process. Huo Jingnan, NPR News.
Relations between the U.S. and Colombia, which was once the top American ally in Latin America, appear to be deteriorating. On Friday, the State Department said it was revoking the visa of Colombia's president, who then responded by lashing out at President Trump. John Otis has more from Bogota.
The decision to cancel President Gustavo Petro's visa came after he addressed a pro-Palestinian rally in New York where he called on American troops to disobey President Trump. Back in Colombia Saturday, Petro scoffed at his visa cancellation and heaped even more scorn on Trump himself. for his strong support for Israel in its war against Hamas. On social media, Petro told Trump, do not surround yourself with the perpetrators of genocide. Although the U.S. and Colombia have a long history of cooperation, Trump and Petro have repeatedly clashed over everything from tariffs to recent U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea. For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.
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200 years after the world's first steam-powered train journey on a public railway, that historic trip is being rerun in Britain this weekend. Vicki Barker reports from London.
A replica of locomotion number one, recreating that first ever 26-mile journey on the Stockton and Darlington railway line in northeast England. That train and that track became the template for railways around the world, transforming trade, travel, even our sense of time, as railway historian Simon Garfield told the BBC.
I always think of it a little bit like the birth of the internet. People knew it was going to be something extraordinary, but they didn't quite know how extraordinary.
The coming of the railroad brought something new to the English language too. The next time you're letting off steam, think of locomotion number one. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
A 10-foot statue of rock and roll queen Tina Turner was unveiled in Brownsville, Tennessee Saturday. Turner grew up in Brownsville before becoming a singer and standout stage performer. Turner died last year at the age of 83 years old. In college football, No. 1 Ohio State struggled for the first half, but the Buckeyes scored 17 points in the second, beat Washington 24-6.
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