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This is a real-time, very dangerous experiment when you're talking about a $30 trillion economy

that the entire world depends on.

President Trump likes to shake things up,

but sometimes the world shakes back.

Yeah. to shake things up, but sometimes the world shakes back. It's Tuesday, April 22nd, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR. I'm Chris Bentley.

Today on the show, Democrats fly to El Salvador to demand the release of Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia.

Also, our search for new sources of drinking water continues with a visit to Joliet, Illinois,

a town running out of water even though it's just 30 miles from Lake Michigan.

We live in an area that seems so water abundant,

just seems like kind of crazy

that there would not be enough water.

A pipeline from the Great Lakes

solves one water crisis

and renews fears of water wars to come.

That story in about 15 minutes. But first, there are already enough reasons to be stressed

in this world. Don't look at your stock portfolio or your retirement account, if you have one.

These days, it's mostly red, especially on Monday, which had forecasters predicting the worst April for markets since the Great Depression.

Today, the International Monetary Fund slashed its predictions for economic growth in the U.S., citing, quote,

the swift escalation of trade tensions and

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