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99% of the U.S. population lives within listening range of at least one public media station. And everyone can listen to NPR podcasts free of charge. That means you get completely unpaywalled access to stories, prize-winning reporting, and shows that represent the voices in every corner of the country. Hear the bigger picture every day on NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman. Investors in the U.S. and around the world are registering their dismay over President Trump's trade war.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled about 900 points in early trading. Ten percent tariffs on nearly everything the U.S. imports took effect over the weekend, unless something changes, even higher import taxes on goods from dozens of countries are set to kick in on Wednesday. That's sparking fears of higher prices and slower economic growth. On its way back to Washington from a golfing weekend in Florida last night, President Trump told reporters, quote, sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.

Investors around the world are finding the president's trade war a bitter pill. Asian markets dropped sharply overnight. Oil prices briefly dipped below $60 a barrel. But retail gasoline prices in the U.S. continue to climb. They're up about nine cents a gallon in the last week. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. One supporter of President Trump's tariffs is the president of the United Auto Workers. Sean Fain says while Wall Street is slumping, no one is looking out for working-class Americans.

There's a bigger issue here. So when I hear all the crying about the stock market, this is just Wall Street. You know, there are people that are already rich. And at the end of the day, most working-class people are trying to survive right now. And it's infuriating that our livelihoods have been stripped from us for decades and no one's cared. He spoke to NPR's Morning Edition. The powerful storms that have been pummeling much of central, midwestern and southern states have pulled away, but dangerous flooding remains. Parts of a dozen states are under some kind

of flood caution from Ohio to Texas. That's because the rain has swollen rivers and streams. Numerous rivers are in major flood stage. Areas at risk include Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Israel's military says it targeted a man in Gaza who took part in attacking Israel. Gaza's health ministry says two people were killed and nine others wounded in the airstrike by Israel on a press tent occupied by Palestinian journalists. And Piers Ea Batraoui reports the attack did not kill the Israeli military's intended target. The attack was filmed by other journalists showing a makeshift tent on fire and a man slumped on a chair in flames.

The Committee to Protect Journalists says 85 journalists were killed last year by Israel. The group says this is the highest number on record of journalists ever killed by a country in a year and says several were targeted because of their work. Israel has acknowledged some of these attacks, alleging the journalists had ties with Hamas. Meanwhile, Gaza's health ministry says nearly 60 people were killed in the past 24 hours across the territory. One video circulating online and confirmed by the health ministry shows the lifeless body of a young child with his head severed from an airstrike Sunday in central Gaza, A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring back a Maryland man deported to an El Salvador prison.

U.S. District Judge Paula Zinis explains the U.S. actions are quote, wholly lawless. She has ordered that the Maryland man be returned by the end of the day today. A U.S. immigration judge had previously forbade the U.S. from deporting him. The Justice Department is appealing the order. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. NPR's Maria Godoy reports new research finds regular exercise can help survivors live longer. While colon cancer death rates overall have been falling, survivors still tend to have a shorter life expectancy than the general population.

In a new study, researchers surveyed nearly 3,000 colon cancer patients about their exercise habits during and after treatment. Dr. Jeff Meyerhart of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute says for patients who were three years cancer-free, exercise made a big difference. Those patients not only had a better overall survival if they were more physically active, they actually looked like they had a slightly better overall survival compared to the general population.

Even patients whose cancer recurred had improvements in survival if they were doing the equivalent of a brisk walk for about an hour a day on most days. The findings appear in the journal Cancer. Maria Godoy, NPR News. For about an hour a day on most days, the findings appear in the journal Cancer. Maria Gadoy, NPR News. In pro hockey, Washington Capitol star Alex Ovechkin broke the all-time NHL scoring record yesterday. He's now scored 895 times in his 20 seasons in the NHL.

I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington. Hey, it's News in Washington.