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This message comes from Mint Mobile. Mint Mobile took what's wrong with wireless and made it right. They offer premium wireless plans for less and all plans include high-speed data, unlimited talk and text, and nationwide coverage. See for yourself at mintmobile.com slash switch. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Sunday that a Justice Department attorney has been placed on leave after he failed to vigorously defend the government's handling of a man who was erroneously deported to El Salvador. A judge has called that action a wholly lawless detention. Speaking in Fox News, Bondi said the Trump administration will do what's right.

The president is going to comply with the law. He was overwhelmingly elected by an overwhelming majority of the United States citizens to be our commander in chief and that's what he's been doing. Just since January 20th we've had over 170 lawsuits filed against us. That should be the constitutional crisis right there. The administration has been ordered to return the man from El Salvador. So far they've not done so. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Texas Sunday after

a second child there died from complications from measles. Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies has more on that story. Kennedy posted on social media that he went to Gaines County in West Texas to comfort the families who had lost two young children due to measles. Gaines County is the center of the spreading outbreak with nearly 500 cases in Texas alone. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the latest Texas measles death was a school-aged child who was hospitalized, was not vaccinated, and had no reported underlying conditions. This is the third measles-related

death in this outbreak. The first was another Texas child. The other was a New Mexico adult. Neither were vaccinated. In his post, Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, wrote, the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine. I'm David Martin Davies in San Antonio. Severe storms continue to batter parts of the south and the Midwest at this hour. At least 18 people have died from those storms. MPR's Joe Hernandez reports. Areas hit by high winds and washed out by heavy rains since midweek saw even more bad weather over the weekend.

The system produced thunderstorms, flash floods, and even some tornadoes over a roughly five-day period. The National Weather Service says parts of Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee received more than a foot of rain while more than 10 inches fell in areas of Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri. But forecasters also warned that even after the heavy rain slow over the weekend, flooding could continue for several days. Joe Hernandez, NPR News. Stock prices collapsed Monday morning at the opening bell in Asia with traders responding to the meltdown on Friday that happened on Wall Street. Tokyo's Nikkei index lost nearly 8% shortly after trading began.

Australia's S&P ASX200 fell more than 6%, while South Korea's KOSPI lost 4.4%. Oil was down more than $2. This is NPR News. A U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital. 46-year-old Joseph Tater was arrested in August of last year and accused of assaulting a police officer during a confrontation With staff at a hotel in Moscow at a September court appearance Tater claimed he was seeking asylum and that he was being persecuted by the CIA For the first time this year Hollywood has abuster, and NPR's Bob Mandelo said

it actually looks like a block. Minecraft the Movie is a kids' flick inspired by a video game. Anything you can imagine is possible. As long as what you imagine can be built out of blocks. Reviews were mixed and estimates suggested an opening weekend of around $55 million, but Minecraft topped that on its opening day. This place makes no sense. It will close out the weekend with about $157 million in North America alone.

That's almost double this year's previous biggest opening, and it's the highest opening ever for a movie based on a video game. Minecraft is doing nearly as well overseas. Its worldwide ticket sales after three days total more than $300 million. Bob Mandelo, NPR News. Well, he's finally done it. Alex Ovechkin scored his 42nd goal of the season on Sunday. It was the 895th of his NHL career, and it allowed him to break Wayne Gretzky's long-standing

record for most career goals. It was the lone tally for the Capitals as they lost to the New York Islanders 4-1. Hovetskin broke the record even though he missed 16 games this season because of a broken leg. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. This message comes from Mint Mobile. Mint Mobile took what's wrong with wireless and made it right. They offer premium wireless plans for less, and all plans include high-speed data, unlimited talk and text, and nationwide coverage. See for yourself at mintmobile.com

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