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Texas Flooding Update, Tariff Limbo, Health Groups Sue RFK, Jr.

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Crews continue their search and rescue efforts in Central Texas, the Dow tumbled on Monday after President Trump threatened stiff new import taxes, and prominent health organizations filed a lawsuit against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.

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