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Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Dave Madaclay.

Body's continued to be found in Nepal five days after a glacier collapse triggered mudslides

and flash flooding along the border with Tibet.

The debt toll has risen to at least 900 with 1,000 still missing, and P.R.'s chandeliest duster has more. Authorities in Nepal say they are searching for more than 2,000 people from various countries. This state department spokesperson Tommy Pigut told ABC News 85 Americans are still on account for and nine have been evacuated.

He also said they were not aware of American deaths. The state department, Pigut said, is sending aid to assistant recovery efforts.

We have activated from the state department $3.6 million in emergency humanitarian assistance.

That includes up to three months of emergency food for up to 10,000 flood affected households. The U.S. embassy in Nepal has warned that heavy rain could lead to more flooding in the region, chandeliest duster and PR news. More than a dozen people are still missing in the Grand Canyon as a result of flash flooding along the Colorado River.

Conner Greenwall with Member Station KJZZ says dozens of people were evacuated from the

area over the weekend. A significant flash flood event near Bright Angel Canyon has destroyed several structures and damaged other infrastructure and utilities. At least 62 people have been evacuated to the South ram by the Arizona Department of Public Safety and National Park Service, according to a release by NPS.

Nearly all foot bridges crossing Bright Angel Creek were destroyed by the flooding and most trails are closed. There is no estimated time for reopening and additional closures may be necessary. For NPR News, I'm Conner Greenwall in Phoenix. Ontario's premier is pushing back on President Trump amid the escalating back and forth over

tariffs and trade between the U.S. and Canada. It includes the name of Lake Ontario, which Trump ordered to be renamed Lake America within the U.S. And PR's Fatima Alcasab says there's now a billboard on the Canadian side of the border

that says Lake Ontario, now and always.

Ontario premier Doug Ford unveiled the signs saying Canadians would never back down from a billiard. In an interview with ABC News, Ford said a trade war with Canada would only cost Americans. A tariff on on Canada is nothing more than a tax on American people. Trade talks between the countries collapsed last week, with Trump announcing 50% tariffs

on a range of Canadian products and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney found to match U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar, Trump suggested the breakdown in talks was behind his decision to rename the lake, writing on true social, Trump said, quote, "Canada has been ripping us off for years, no longer Fatima Alcasab and Piani's." This is NPR News, from Washington.

With the war in Iran still unresolved gasoline prices in the U.S. continue to hover above the $4 mark, Triple A says regular is averaging $4.8 a nationwide. The cost has been within a few pennies of that price for the last month. In California, Triple A says regular is averaging about $5.69 a gallon. Jury deliberations are scheduled to resume this morning in Massachusetts in the trial

of Lindsey Clancy. She's charged with killing her three children in 2023. Triple A becker with member station WBUR says jurors are examining several possible verdicts. Among the possible verdicts are convictions of murder or manslaughter or not guilty because of Clancy's mental state.

Her defense argues she should not be held criminally responsible because she was experiencing postpartum psychosis. Her attorney Kevin Rattington says he doesn't predict what a jury might do.

"I never feel confident. I always just say look, I try my case and I try and it over

to a jury." Prosecutors argue Clancy planned the killings and should be found guilty. The jury is deliberated for a day and a half so far. For NPR News, I'm Deborah Becker in Boston. For time, U.S. Open winner Novak Jokovitch has been knocked out of this year's tournament.

Jokovitch lost his first round tennis match last night in New York to Mariana Navalne in five sets, that match lasted more than four and a half hours. Jokovitch lost his final set, six-one, the 39-year-old made 70 on four stairs. I'm Dave Maddingley and PR News in Washington. One is named for the first amendment, which protects the freedom of the press and your freedom

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