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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. The White House says it is lowering tariffs on Japanese automobiles and aircraft exports. As NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports, the U.S. tariff deal with Japan is still incomplete. The White House now says that tariffs on Japanese cars will be reduced from 27.5% to 15%. In addition, several tariffs Trump had imposed, like those on steel and aluminum, will no longer apply to some Japanese aircraft. The executive order also says Japan is giving the U.S. greater market access for some of its exports, and that Japan has promised to invest more than $550 billion in the U.S. However, there has been no binding agreement between the two countries, meaning details are still unknown.

President Trump has announced several trade framework agreements with other countries, but none are finalized. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled by members of the Senate Banan's Committee yesterday amid calls for his resignation. Dr. Deborah Howery is one of four top CDC officials. who quit after Kennedy fired the agency's director. She says she was struck by Kennedy's lack of knowledge about COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. when asked during yesterday's hearing.

A few weeks ago, I was more on the fence and wanted to give him a chance. But after hearing him today where he didn't know COVID data, he was talking about firing all the CDC people who do work on chronic disease. And he didn't acknowledge the trauma. The staff have gone through after the shooting. I do think he should resign if he cannot follow his own principles. of gold standard science, which he has not upheld. Alry says she's offered to brief Kennedy multiple times, but that he never responded.

A federal appeals court has lifted a lower court injunction to wind down operations at an immigration detention facility in the Florida Evergate's pending appeals. More from NPR's Greg Allen. The decision, a two-to-one vote by a three-judge panel at the federal appeals court in Atlanta, reverse the ruling by a lower court judge in Miami. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams had ruled that construction of the facility in the Everglades without public input or an environmental impact statement violated federal law. And she gave Florida and the Trump administration 60 days to cease operations. The appeals panel

ruled that a recent Supreme Court decision allows flexibility in how agencies weigh environmental consequences. And the lower court erred by not taking that into account. The panel has blocked the lower court judge from taking any further action while the appeal continues. Greg Allen NPR News, Miami. The Attorney General for Washington, D.C. is suing President Trump to end federal troop deployments in the city. Brian Schwab says the military should not be involved in local law enforcement. The White House says the presidents of National Guard troops in the nation's capital is meant to protect federal assets and to help police fight crime. U.S. futures are flat and after-hours trading on Wall Street on Asia-Pacific markets, shares are higher up 1%. This is NPR.

The president of Northwestern University in Illinois is stepping down amid tensions with the Trump administration. Michael Schill noted the institution's ongoing challenges, including federal research funding. Among other things, Schill is credited with guiding the school through a hazing scandal and promoting free expression. Women's basketball star Caitlin Clark says she's out for the remainder of the WNBA season following multiple injuries. NPR's Matt Bloom reports that the 23-year-old. had hope to return to the court this year. Clark's troubles started this summer with a right groin injury during a game in July. She also bruised her left ankle during a workout several weeks later.

In a post on social media announcing her decision not to return this season, Clark wrote that she spent hours in the gym every day with the goal of recovering. But she and Indiana fever managers decided protecting her long-term health and well-being remains their top priority. This is Clark's second season with the fever. Her injuries meant she appeared in just 13 games this year after not missing a single game in her first season. Next, the fever must contend for a playoff spot sands their star player. Matt Bloom, NPR News. In Argentina, officials say they've recovered an 18th century painting believed to have been stolen by the Nazis. The so-called portrait of a lady by Italian painter Giuseppe Galandi.

belonged to a Jewish collector when it disappeared during World War II. The painting resurfaced last month in an online listing by the daughter of the man who was accused of stealing it. This is NPR News. On the TED Radio Hour podcast, psychologist and teen expert Lisa DeMore says that despite all the scary statistics about kids and their mental health, by and large, they are as funny, inventive, curious as they've ever been. how teens are coping with today's stressors and how adults can better support them. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.