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Do you think you have ADHD? You're not alone. After the pandemic hit, there was a huge jump in ADHD diagnoses among adults. And at the same time, the internet is more and more obsessed with saying everything is a sign of it. To identify the red flags when a diagnosis goes viral. Listen to the It's Been A Minute podcast today. Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Amazon denies it intended to list import charges for customers shopping its website after the White House slammed the e-retail giant. The company issued a statement after White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt responded to a report Amazon planned to display tariff pricing. She said such an action would be viewed as hostile and political. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is among the tech billionaires to pursue

closer ties with the administration since the president returned office. Amazon is a financial supporter of NPR. Negotiations between the U.S. and trading partners are pushing ahead. Talks intended to avoid some of the steep tariffs President Trump announced and then paused earlier this month. And Piers, Tamara Keith reports Treasury Secretary Scott Besant is putting a positive spin on the economic uncertainty. In a briefing, Besant said Trump creates, quote, strategic uncertainty. But he insisted there is a process in place to navigate the president's trade war. We have 18 important trading relationships.

We'll put China to the side. 17 are in motion. Besant didn't elaborate on the full list of countries, but expressed optimism. I could see some announcements on India. I could see the contours of a deal with the Republic of Korea coming together. And then we've had substantial talks with the Japanese. Besant said China is under financial pressure to reduce tariffs on the United States. Tamara Keith, NPR News, The White House.

It has been a rocky 100 days for the stock market since President Trump took office. Here's NPR's Scott Horsley. One of the goals of President Trump's trade war is to close the nation's trade deficit. But new figures from the Commerce Department show the deficit widened in March, as U.S. businesses and consumers raced to get ahead of the president's tariffs. Exports and imports both rose during the month, but imports jumped a lot more. Coca-Cola sales dropped 2 percent during the most recent quarter, but the soft drink giant says profits were up.

Coke says the effects of tariffs on its business are likely to be manageable. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. Israeli and Hamas officials have held talks with Egyptian officials about reaching a ceasefire in Gaza. Here's NPR's Daniel Estrin. Hamas says it met over the weekend with Egyptian officials in Cairo to discuss a ceasefire, a hostage prisoner exchange, and urgently needed aid to Gaza. Israeli media report a senior Israeli delegation met Egyptian officials in Cairo Monday. An Israeli official not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR Israel has rejected Hamas' offer for a five-year truce. In a press conference recently freed American Israeli hostage

Keith Siegel called on President Trump to help free Hamas's remaining hostages. I urge the president to continue his commitment, apply pressure, restart negotiations immediately and secure a deal. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. It's NPR News, Tel Aviv. It's NPR. The Trump administration wants to defund specialized services for LGBTQ plus youth in the United States, like the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports that is according to a leaked budget proposal. While anyone calling or texting 9-8-8 can be connected to a trained counselor, LGBTQ youth receive more specialized care because they are at a higher risk of suicide. We know that LGBTQ plus youth are more than four times as likely to make a suicide attempt than their peers. Hannah Waselowski is chief advocacy officer at the National Alliance for Mental Illness. And we know that crisis services geared towards LGBTQ plus youth and young adults works. You know, these services save lives. Since it launched, 988 has received nearly 1.3 million calls and chats from such youth. Mental health advocates are concerned that taking away the service from 988 could be

devastating for individuals. Ritu Chatterjee, NPR News. The U.S. government is reporting a decline in job openings. Employers say the number of vacancies shrank from 7.5 million in February to 7.2 million in March. A broader look shows the number of job openings has fallen steadily since its peak of 12.1 million in March of 2022 as the U.S. economy was beginning to recover from global pandemic shutdowns. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow is up 145 points, the S&P was up slightly, the NASDAQ falling 20 points.

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