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Wait, wait, don't tell me. Fresh Air, Up First, NPR News Now, Planet Money, Ted Radio Hour, Thru Line, the NPR Politics Podcast, Code Switch, Embedded, Books We Love, Wildcard, are just some of the podcasts you can enjoy sponsor-free with NPR+. Get all sorts of perks across more than 20 podcasts with the bundle option. Learn more at plus dot npr dot org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Forecasters say the extreme rainfall and flooding threat is moving into the Appalachians in southeastern U.S. today after pounding the mid-south. The severe weather is blamed for killing at least 16 people since last week, including 10 in Tennessee.

In Indiana, heavy rain has led to flooding that has damaged homes and businesses. George Hale from WFIU reports. Residents spent Saturday cleaning debris from shops along Main Street in the central Indiana town of Ellitsville after flooding overnight. Samantha Farmer brought friends to help clear out the mess left by water that poured over the banks of a nearby creek and into her salon. It was about an inch of mud from front to back. Outside, city workers handed out sandbags in anticipation of more flooding. Major river flooding is expected to continue for days, and nearby counties are imposing

travel restrictions in anticipation. Officials are asking the public to report observed flooding to local first responders as well as the National Weather Service when safe to do so. For NPR News, I'm George Hale in Bloomington, Indiana. With President Trump's new tariffs taking effect, including an additional 20 percent tariff on products from the European Union due to start later this week. Advisor Elon Musk is expressing hope that the US and Europe can create a close partnership. I hope it is agreed that both Europe and the United States should move, ideally in my view,

to a zero tariff situation. Musk speaking there to Italy's League Party Congress on Zoom on Saturday following a week in which stock markets plunged after President Trump's tariffs escalated a trade war. The tariffs animated demonstrators around the country this weekend. Big crowds turned out in cities and towns across the country, gathering on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and also in New York City, Boston, and elsewhere. There were also protests in Europe. As Sesame Nicholson reports from Berlin.

American citizens living in Berlin gathered in front of a Tesla showroom on Saturday to demand an end to the chaos back home. In a message meant for Trump adviser Elon Musk, one protester was holding a banner reading Shut up Elon, no one voted for you. Similar sentiment was clear at protests in Frankfurt, Paris and Lisbon, where signs read, silence is complicity. In London, hundreds of Americans gathered

in Trafalgar Square and chanted, Hands off Canada, Hands off Greenland, Hands off Ukraine. The demonstrations come as markets have plummeted in reaction to Trump's tariffs. For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin. Following the protests against President Trump, supporters of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen are on the streets of Paris today demonstrating against a court ruling that convicted her

of embezzlement and banned her from running for president in 2027. This is NPR News. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is revoking all visas issued to South Sudanese passport holders. Rubio issued a statement this weekend citing South Sudan's failure to accept the return of its citizens who've been removed from the U.S., accusing South Sudan of taking advantage of the U.S. The move comes amid concern that South Sudan could return advantage of the U.S. The move comes amid concern that South Sudan could return to civil war.

March Madness gave way to April drama as two Final Four comebacks repelled Houston and Florida into the Men's NCAA National Basketball Championship tomorrow night. Texas Public Radio's Dan Katz reports from San Antonio. In front of a sold out Alamo game with more than 68,000 people, the University of Houston shocked Duke by coming back from a deficit of 14 points

with eight minutes to go. The final score was 70 to 67, decided by several defensive stands and clutch free throws in the final seconds. Houston will now play for its first ever national title. They face a team that's had its own share of comebacks. Earlier in the night, Florida was down eight points at the half to Auburn when it mounted a run led by guard Walter Clayton Jr. who's put together a dominant tournament performance. Florida and Houston,

both number one seeds have not played since 1973. I'm Dan Katz in San Antonio. The women's tournament will wrap up with the title game later this afternoon. South Carolina is seeking to make some history and join just two other schools to claim a third national championship in four seasons. One of those schools is Connecticut, South Carolina's opponent in this afternoon's title game in Tampa, Florida. I'm Trial Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington. Do you remember when discovering a new artist felt like finding buried treasure? This is NPR News from Washington.