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On the ThruLine podcast from NPR, what it takes to report on war. Great sleep deprivation. There's no privacy. You know, how far can I go with this? When journalists are silenced, the truth is going to be buried with them. Listen to ThruLine in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Trump says the war is over in Gaza and that the hostages may be returned, quote, a little early. Trump spoke briefly to reporters while flying to Egypt on Air Force One.

Impeers Luke Garrett has more. President Trump celebrated the peace deal struck between Israel and Hamas, crediting his administration along with the leaders of Qatar and Turkey. While on Air Force One, Trump said he would like to visit Gaza one day. I'd like to do it. I'd like to put my feet on it at least. But I think it's going to be a great miracle over the... over the coming decades. When asked about the redevelopment of Gaza

and his previously proposed plan to turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East, Trump said, I don't know about the Riviera for a while because you take a look at what you have. You have to get people taken care of us, but it's going to start really essentially immediately. Trump is scheduled to visit Israel,

meet with the hostage families, speak at the Knesset, and then go to Egypt for a Middle East peace ceremony. Luke Garrett and PR News, the White House. money for a federal program that subsidizes service to rural airports is set to continue through early November. Empires Joel Rose reports the Trump administration previously said the funding would run out this weekend. Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said funds for the essential air service program could run out as soon as Sunday if the government shutdown continues. The program subsidizes flights to rural airports in about 170 U.S. communities, including more than 60 in Alaska,

that would likely not have regular airline service without it. But the Department of Transportation has now pushed that date back to November 2nd. It's not clear if passengers would notice any change even then. At least one carrier, Alaska Airlines, said it would continue service even without the subsidy payments. And smaller regional carriers would likely do the same, at least in the short run. Joel Rose and PR News, Washington. Authorities say an explosion at a Tennessee munitions plant that left 16 people unaccounted and fear dead is still an active situation, with explosive materials still present on scene.

Caroline Eggers from Member Station, WPLN, has more. The Friday morning blast was powerful. Vibrations were recorded hundreds of miles away from the small Tennessee town. There's little left of the factory building, but chemical clues were splattered across the blast zone. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says the investigation will likely take months. In an effort to get the answers that people need, for closure, for understanding, and just to make sure that there's a full awareness of what's taken place on this tragic spot in this beautiful community.

Lee said it's still a live scene. Technicians are looking for explosive material, and after the site has been secured, they'll begin to look into the cause of the explosion. For NPR News, I'm Caroline Eggers in Nashville. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Easter is turning up the East Coast, causing flooding in coastal areas of the Mid-Atlantic, including Norfolk, Virginia, where some streets are underwater. It's already headed north, prompting New Jersey, which could see winds up to 60 miles an hour and several inches of rain to declare a state of emergency. Some areas there have experienced flooding. The storm is expected to bring coastal flooding, strong winds and power outages through tomorrow.

New York City is under a coastal flood warning and wind advisory. The weather also at airports from Washington, D.C. to Boston, delaying or cancelling some flights. An international study called the global burden of disease found death rates have been declining across the globe, but not for adolescents and young adults in some parts of the world. And here's Ritu Chatterjee reports the study found a troubling rise in deaths in younger age groups in Northern America. There are two age groups that are dying younger in recent years in North America.

Christopher Murray is director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. Washington and the lead scientist of the new study. In the sort of 5 to 19 range, we're seeing death rates go up after long periods of decline. So that's very unusual. The main drivers are gun violence, road injuries, and suicide. The other age group that saw deaths rise in North America is 25 to 39-year-olds, driven primarily by drug overdoses.

The study, which also found a rise in depression and anxiety in youth, is published in The Lancet. Read the Strategy, NPR News. And I'm Janine Hurst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, sources and methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.