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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, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump's latest round of tariffs, which he announced on Wednesday, has startled investors and led to major drops on Wall Street this week. But investors aren't the only ones who will be affected by those tariffs, and Pierre Scott Horsley says American farmers will also likely be badly hurt. It's going to make it harder for them to sell their stuff abroad. When Trump slapped tariffs on China during his first term in office, China stopped buying a lot of soybeans from the U.S. and bought from Brazil instead. In a trade war, there are a lot of losers on all sides.

That was the lesson of the 1930s. That's NPR's Scott Horsley. Financial markets, meanwhile, had their worst week since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered at rallies across the U.S. Saturday to demonstrate against Trump administration efforts to dismantle much of the federal government. In Cincinnati, many people chanted and carried signs amid the rain. Bill Reinhart from Member Station WVXU reports. The hands-off movement is protesting a wide range of activities from the Trump administration,

from cuts and layoffs to federal departments to mass deportations. Randy Warpal of Alexandria, Kentucky says he's a retired federal worker standing with those whose jobs are threatened. He says there is waste and inefficiency in the government, but that severe cuts are not the way to deal with it. I worked for 30 years in the military and then in federal service, and I did not ever meet anyone who was not committed to serving the public. War Paul says cuts for efficiency should be done surgically and thoughtfully, not by one

person, referring to Trump adviser Elon Musk. For NPR News, I'm Bill Reinhart in Cincinnati. More than 6,000 people rallied in Albany, New York, meanwhile, and thousands of others gathered in other state capitals. And on Fifth Avenue in New York City, demonstrators lined the street for almost 20 city blocks. In Atlanta police estimated the crowd there at 20,000 people. The official death toll in Myanmar has passed 3,300 and thousands of others are injured or missing more than a week after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the country. Michael Sullivan reports from neighboring Thailand with more on our story.

The UN's top relief official visited one of the hardest hit areas in the city of Mandalay and urged more aid for those affected by the quake. Neighboring China, India and others are on the ground with relief teams and supplies. The US response has been limited to a handful of advisers due partly to the gutting of USAID until recently the world's top humanitarian donor. The UN has also accused Myanmar's ruling military junta of restricting

aid supplies to some areas. Amid reports, the junta has reneged on its pledge for a three-week long ceasefire to facilitate humanitarian aid. For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Rai. And you're listening to NPR News. Houston used an overwhelming defense on Saturday night to keep Duke almost scoreless over the last 10 minutes of their NCAA final four men's basketball game. The Cougars overcame a 14-point deficit to win 70 to 67. They'll be playing Florida, who beat rival Auburn 79 to 73. Walter Clayton scored 34 points in that win. The men's basketball championship game takes place Monday night. Scientists at Britain's Forest Research Agency have managed to map every single tree in England that isn't in a forest.

Vicki Barker has more from London. The online map, which British officials are calling groundbreaking, was assembled using state-of-the-art laser detection and satellite imagery. It provides a comprehensive picture of trees in urban and rural areas across England. Among other things, it will help conservationists and local governments bolster wildlife habitats by targeting tree planting efforts to better connect lone trees to nearby wooded areas. One thing this project has already revealed, non-woodland trees make up nearly a third of England's entire canopy.

For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. Heavy rains are again falling in parts of the southern and midwest U.S. Those regions have already been hit by severe rain for several days. At least nine people have been killed by flooding and tornadoes caused by the storms. The National Weather Service, which has been depleted by Trump administration staffing cuts, says that at least 45 rivers across a number of states will be reaching major flood stages this weekend. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.

The crackdown on immigrants in the U.S. without legal status has left many unsure what to do. In the up-first feed, how some immigrants are responding to the clear message the Trump administration is sending. Leave now. If you don't, we will find you and we will deport you. A look at the blanket of fear affecting many immigrant communities. Listen to the Sunday story in the Up First podcast from NPR.