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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 in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Investors on Wall Street and around the world remain rattled by fears of a lengthy global trade war prompted by President Trump's sweeping tariffs and subsequent moves by China. NPR's John Rewich says last week's stock losses carried over into Asia today. Some of the biggest market moves were in Greater China.

Traders were getting their first chance to react to retaliatory measures announced by the Chinese government after markets here were closed Greater China. Traders were getting their first chance to react to retaliatory measures announced by the Chinese government after markets here were closed on Friday. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index plunged more than 13 percent, its biggest one-day fall since 1997, according to Reuters. Key indexes in mainland China ended the trading day off between about 7 percent and 10 percent. And stocks in Taiwan had their biggest one-day drop ever, with the composite index slumping 9.7 percent. From Australia to Thailand, markets across the region were rocked by sell-offs. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index fell nearly 8 percent. And South Korea's Kospi, which tracks large companies, sank 5.5 percent.

John Ruch, NPR News, Beijing. Wall Street futures are down sharply this morning. Dow futures are off more than 1,200 points or more than 3%. S&P and Nasdaq futures are off 3% to 3.5%. The Trump administration says due process looks different for people they say are members of gangs. It deems as terrorist groups. That includes MS-13 and Trende Aragua. That's what one Department of Homeland Security official is telling NPR, as NPR's Luke Garrett explains. DHS Assistant Secretary Trisha McLaughlin notes that the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gangs were designated as terrorist organizations by President Trump.

When asked about the number of deportations without hearings under the Trump administration, McLaughlin said, quote, it's going to be more law enforcement sensitive. Due process does look different because you're under terrorist authorities. When pressed about what this sort of due process looks like, the DHS spokesperson said. To give out intelligence reports just because these individuals are denying being members of these vicious gangs would undermine national security. One Maryland man was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador. He's now being ordered back to the U.S. by a federal judge.

The administration is appealing the order. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he traveled to West Texas over the weekend to show support to families affected by the state's measles outbreak. A second unvaccinated child has died there from a measles related illness. Flood warnings are in effect this morning from areas of Ohio and West Virginia to Texas. At least 18 deaths are reported from recent days of stormy weather, including tornadoes and flash flooding. Most of the fatalities occurred in Tennessee.

Last Thursday an EF3 tornado damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in McNary County in southwest Tennessee. This is NPR News. Yukon is celebrating a record 12th National Championship in women's college basketball. The Huskies rolled past defending national champion South Carolina yesterday, 82 to 59. It 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. The University of Houston will be seeking its first NCAA title when it takes on Florida at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio. As Greg Eklund reports, both teams are top seeds. At age 69, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson could become the oldest coach to win a men's Division I 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, I went 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. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is now the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. He put number 895 in the net yesterday in New York against the Islanders to pass the great one Wayne Gretzky. The great eight, as Ovechkin

is known, broke Gretzky's record in career game number 1487, the same Gretzky played to score 894. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington. You want to follow what's happening in Washington, D.C., but you don't want to be scrolling your phone all day. I'm Scott Detro, and NPR has a podcast that can help. It's called Trump's Terms, stories about big changes the 47th president is pursuing on his own terms. They're short, they're focused episodes

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