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Here on Shortwave, we believe that science is for everyone and that every question is worth asking, no matter your age. My name is Willie and my question is, is magic real? Our podcast is for the curious at heart. Come embrace your inner child when you listen now to Shortwave from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington on Korova Coleman, House Republicans are shoring up support for a stopgap government funding bill. It's backed by President Trump. The measure largely keeps the government funded by using last year's budget

numbers. House Democrats say they will oppose it. NPR Susan Davis says Congress only has until the end of the week to pass spending legislation where the government will partially shut down. The House is expected to vote on Tuesday, and if they can't pass a bill, the shutdown becomes exponentially more likely by Friday. If they can pass that hurdle, a handful of Democrats are still going to be necessary to get it through the Senate.

At least one of those Democrats, Pennsylvania's John Fetterman, has indicated he'll be on board. It's unclear if others will be. And Trump is already trying to put the blame on Democrats if there is a shutdown. But I think that's going to be a bit of a hard sell when it's his party that controls all the levers here and have also made clear that Democrats didn't have a seat at the table. NPR's Susan Davis reporting. Canada's ruling Liberal Party has chosen a new leader, and Mark Carney is expected to become Canada's new prime minister this week. He is highlighting President Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs on Canadian products.

The tariffs on Canada and Mexico could resume early next month. Meanwhile, retaliatory Chinese tariffs on U.S. farm products go into effect today. And Piers John-Rewish reports these will escalate a simmering trade war. China is imposing tariffs of 10 to 15 percent on products including U.S. chicken, wheat, corn, soybeans and pork. These are some of the biggest U.S. farm exports to China. The tariffs were announced in retaliation for the Trump administration's decision to impose a fresh 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports to the United States last week.

That came atop a 10% tariff on Chinese goods in early February. The White House says the tariffs are designed to help stop the flow of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. China is a major source of the precursor chemicals to make the drug. Beijing says the U.S. tariffs violate World Trade Organization rules, and it's vowed to firmly counter further U.S. pressure. John Ruhich, NPR News, Beijing. A new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is likely in a matter of weeks.

That's according to President Trump's hostage affairs envoy. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports. Trump's envoy Adam Boller held secret direct talks recently with Hamas, which he spoke about on CNN yesterday. The reality is what I wanted to do is jumpstart some negotiations that were in a very fragile place. And I wanted to say to Hamas, what is the end game that you want here? Bowler also told Israeli public broadcasting that Hamas is proposing a five to 10 year

truce with Israel, with the U.S. ensuring no Hamas tunnels or military activity in Gaza, and without Hamas involved in governing Gaza. It's the first time details have emerged about a proposed timetable for Hamas laying down its arms. Hamas has not commented publicly. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. You're listening to NPR. In NPR News, Tel Aviv. You're listening to NPR. Today's the deadline set by a federal judge for the Trump administration to pay certain

bills for foreign aid. Trump froze the money last month, much of it associated with the U.S. Agency for International Development. The White House appealed the judge's ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court but was turned away. The deadline for the administration to pay is 6 p.m. Eastern time today. New York firefighters say they have knocked down four separate wildfires on Long Island. These had been fanned by strong winds. New York's governor declared a state of emergency over the weekend and banned open

burning of brush until May. You should have set your clock forward by an hour early yesterday morning. The week following the switch from standard to daylight saving time is difficult for many people. Some may be feeling extra sluggish or irritable this morning. And as Sarah Bowden reports, the time change brings a higher incidence of car accidents, heart attacks, and strokes. The time change disrupts our circadian rhythm,

which is our body's internal clock. It not only regulates sleep, but also our metabolism, body temperature, mood, aspects of cognition, several hormones. Dr. Karen Johnson is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist at the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine Bay State. She says getting natural light in the morning

can help you adjust. So, maximizing that morning light and then on the other hand, we don't want to get too much light at night. Johnson says it would be better for our health to stay on standard time the entire year. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Boden. And I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.