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When you take a shower or get ready in the morning, how many products are you using? Everything from your shampoo to your lotion. In our study, we found that the average woman used about 19 products every day and the average man used about seven. These products might come at a cost. The ingredients they contain can be harmful to our health. Listen to the Life Kit podcast from NPR to learn more about the risks of personal care products.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. to learn more about the risks of personal care products. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Donald Trump has signed a measure imposing steep tariffs on cars imported into the U.S. The 25 percent tariff on vehicles made in other countries and sold in the U.S. will affect not just foreign companies, but also U.S. automakers who build cars in Canada and Mexico. Trump says it will result in more cars being built here. Will effectively be charging a 25% tariff, but if you build your car in the United States there is no tariff. And what that means is a lot of foreign car companies, a lot of companies are going to

be in great shape because they've already built their plant, but their plants are underutilized so they'll be able to expand them inexpensively and quickly. Nearly half of all vehicles sold in the U.S. are imported. It is likely at least near term the tariffs will raise prices for consumers. That's at a time the average new vehicle price in the U.S. is approaching $50,000. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on a Signal Chat about strikes in Yemen. He faced questions about it while in the State Department business in Jamaica. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

Secretary Rubio says the signal chat was set up to coordinate plans and he only wrote in it twice to name his point person and to congratulate his colleagues on the successful strike against the Houthis in Yemen. Obviously someone made a mistake. Someone made a big mistake and added a journalist. Nothing against journalists but you ain't supposed to be on that thing. So they got on there and this happened." He says he's confident that there was nothing in there that would have put American service

members in danger. This won't happen again, Rubio insists, adding, in his words, it can't. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News with the Secretary in Kingston, Jamaica. NPR CEO Catherine Maher chairs the board of the Signal Foundation. It is a nonprofit that supports the messaging app. A watchdog group is suing senior national security officials for using that app to discuss the planned bombing of Houthi targets in Yemen. And now U.S. District Judge James Boesberg will be presiding.

NPR's Elena Moore reports Boesberg recently oversaw another high-profile legal challenge which angered President Trump. Judges typically don't have control over what cases they're assigned. This latest assignment happens to come shortly after a separate case Boesberg presided over, in which he temporarily blocked the administration from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. Trump criticized that move last week and called for Boasberg to be impeached. It sparked concern among the legal community and even prompted Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to

issue a rare statement saying, quote, impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. Elena Moore, NPR News, Washington. Perhaps in some kind of agreement between lawmakers and the White House, the U.S. could hit its statutory debt ceiling, sometimes called the ex-state as early as this summer. Washington could risk defaulting on the debt unless there's some kind of a deal to lift the borrowing limit. Stocks closed lower today, the Dow fell 132 points. This is NPR.

Many teens enter adulthood with risk factors for heart disease already in place. That's according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. NPR's Maria Godoy has more. By age 18, many young adults already have high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, or type 2 diabetes, according to the American Heart Association. It says a growing number of younger adults are experiencing adverse cardiovascular events. One challenge is that as adolescents transition

into young adulthood, they may stop going for regularly scheduled doctor's visits, such as vaccinations or sports checkups. In some states, without expanded Medicaid access, young adults can lose Medicaid coverage when they turn 19. In its statement, the American Heart Association says, it's important to support policies that expand insurance access across the lifespan.

It also calls for leveraging telehealth to increase healthcare use among young adults. Maria Godoy, NPR News. Authorities say a pilot and his two young daughters are lucky to be alive after crashing on an icy Alaska lake, then sitting on the partially submerged plane's wing for around 12 hours before being rescued on Monday. The plane was apparently spotted by another pilot helping out in the search. The pilot and his two children were on a sightseeing tour when the aircraft went missing. National Guard

helicopter pilot who rescued them said it is a miracle they survived. Crude oil futures prices were higher today, but new government data showing inventories falling last week. Oil rose 65 cents a barrel to settle at 69.65 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.