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Cell phones, cars, coffee. How do these goods make their way to us from overseas? And what will President Trump's tariffs mean for their price tags? Join the 1A podcast as we explore supply chains and costs associated with some of your favorite products. It's our series, How Did This Get Here, every Wednesday. Listen to the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU. Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. US stocks still deep in the red with tariffs weighing heavily on markets around the globe. At last check, we see the Dow is down 600 points or one and a half percent. S&P is off nearly 1 percent. Nasdaq is down roughly half a percent. More on tariffs and market reaction. But first, the Trump administration is now

appealing to the Supreme Court as it faces a court-ordered midnight deadline to bring back Kilmar Abrego-Garcia. He is the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador even though his family says he has legal protected status in the US. NPR's Jasmine Garz with the latest. Abrego-Garcia has been living in Maryland for more than a decade with a form of legal protection known as withholding of removal. He was arrested by immigration officials last month and sent to a notorious Salvadorian detention center.

His lawyers contend he has no criminal record, and the Trump administration admitted it had made what it called, quote, an administrative error. Last week, federal Judge Paula Zinnes ordered that he be brought back. The administration requested a stay, which a Fourth Circuit court panel denied earlier this morning. The Trump administration has now asked the Supreme Court to block the order, calling it absurd. Jasmine Garst and Peer News, New York.

In the latest trade standoff between the world's two biggest economies, President Trump says the U.S. is prepared to impose even higher tariffs on China Wednesday if Beijing does not drop its retaliatory measures. It's all rattling Trump allies even on Wall Street who've been sounding the alarm of a recession on the horizon. More from NPR's Maria Aspin. Even if things don't get that bad, this current market sell-off could have real consequences and real pain for most consumers. About 60 percent of U.S. households own stocks, and a lot of people have their retirement

accounts and other long-term savings invested in the market. And also, let's not forget, these new tariffs are widely expected to raise prices on almost everything that Americans import. Maria Aspin reporting. Officials say the death toll from severe weather in Tennessee has reached at least 10. WPLN's Paige Flegger with the latest. Severe weather has plagued the state for multiple days, bringing tornadoes, 75 mile per hour winds, and flooding. At least five people died in McNary County, where an EF3 tornado with 160 mile per hour

winds caused damage to more than 300 structures, according to the county's Emergency Management Agency. The ground was already saturated with rain by Friday, and flooding remains the biggest concern. Multiple waterways reached moderate flood stage or higher. Two Tennessee counties along the Kentucky border issued voluntary evacuations in areas that are prone to flooding. Waterways are anticipated to continue to rise through the early part of the week.

For NPR News, I'm Paige Flager in Nashville. This is NPR News. President Trump's hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It's uncertain to what extent the talks will focus on the impact of the U.S. tariffs on other countries. Both allies are also entrenched in negotiations over Israel's war against Hamas and Gaza and wider regional issues. Both leaders are also likely to discuss Israel's hope for annexation of parts of the occupied

West Bank. UConn is celebrating a record 12th national championship in women's college basketball. The Huskies roll past defending national champion South Carolina yesterday, 82 to 59. Was UConn's first national title in nine years. The game was played in Tampa, Florida. The men's national championship game is tonight in Texas. University of Houston will be seeking its first NCAA men's basketball title when it takes on Florida at the El Adom in San Antonio.

Greg Eklund reports both teams are top seats. At age 69, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson could become the oldest coach to win a men's division one basketball title. UConn coach Jim Calhoun was 68 when his team won in 2011. Sampson says he's been getting encouraging messages from seasoned coaches around the country. They all kind of had similar messages to me, you know, you know, when one for the old guys or something like that. Florida's third-year head coach Todd

Golden is in the title game for the first time. Both teams enter the contest with 35 and 4 records. For NPR News, I'm Greg Eklund. The Dow is down more than 2 percent, S&P 500 down one and a half percent. This is NPR News. Shortwave thinks of science as an invisible force, showing up in your everyday life. Powering the food you eat, the medicine you use, the tech in your pocket. Science is approachable because it's already part of your life. Come explore these connections on the Shortwave Podcast from NPR.