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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janene Herbst. President Trump says the reciprocal tariffs he plans to impose next month might just be the beginning and that there could be some pain for the U.S. economy. NPR's Tamara Keith has more. Trump made the comments in a sit-down interview on the Fox News program Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. Are you expecting a recession this year? — Um, I hate to predict things like that.

There is a period of transition because what we're doing is very big. We're bringing wealth back to America. That's a big thing. And there are always periods of — it takes a little time. — He dismissed concerns raised by business leaders that the on-again, off-again tariffs in recent weeks have created uncertainty, saying that's just a talking point. Tamara Keith, NPR News. Israel has ordered its power company to immediately cut off the electricity supply to Gaza.

As NPR's Hadil El-Shalchi reports, it's the latest tactic Israel is using to pressure Hamas to agree to an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Israel's decision to cut off the electricity supply to Gaza comes a week after it blocked all aid, including food and medical supplies, into the Strip. Israel wants Hamas to accept an extension of the first phase of a ceasefire deal which ended last month. In it, Hamas would free half of the remaining hostages. But the militant group says it wants to begin talks for a second phase of the ceasefire deal. That proposal would see a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a permanent end to the war. Almost all two million Palestinians in Gaza depend on humanitarian assistance,

according to aid organizations. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Jerusalem. Crowds marched over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama today, marking the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Troy Public Radio's Kyle Gassett has more. Heavy rains did not deter the large crowd of people crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge as part of the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday March for voting rights. Whenever the original marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965, they were greeted

by Alabama state troopers who beat them. This time around, participants are concerned with a number of issues, including voting rights and the rollback of progress they say the original marchers were fighting for. For NPR News, I'm Kyle Gassett in Selma, Alabama. In Washington, D.C., work is scheduled to start tomorrow to remove the Black Lives Matter mural on a street near the White House. It was painted nearly five years ago in commemoration of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and has been used for celebrations and protests. Republicans

in Congress had threatened to withhold federal money from the city if the mural isn't removed. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Clearing land for dairy cows and cattle is the biggest driver of deforestation in the Amazon. And Pierce Julius Simon says some farmers in Columbia may have a solution. A herd of brown cows moves under trees drooping with moss and vines. In recent decades, Carlos Hernando Molina and his family have turned their farm into the best hotel for a cow, he says. The farm practices silvopasture.

That's the intentional integration of trees, grasses and livestock. Molina says after starting silvopasture, they now have almost twice the number of cows per hectare. Researchers say to reduce the climate and deforestation impacts of cows, eating less beef and dairy is key, as is increasing the efficiency of raising cows. Julia Simon, NPR News, Columbia. At the weekend box office, Mickey 17 debuted in the top spot with an estimated $19 million in ticket sales.

The Robert Pattinson-led film has made $53 million worldwide. It's from Oscar-winning Parasite director Bong Joon-ho's science fiction film. And the film cost a reported $118 million to produce. In second place, Captain America, Brave New World with $8 million. Globally, that film has taken in $370 million so far. And the holdovers Last Breath, The Monkey and Paddington in Peru rounded out the top five. I'm Janene Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.