1. A group of scientists has called on the US federal government to “cease its wholesale assault” on science. Roughly 2,000 leading researchers, mostly from the United States, published an open letter to the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday. The letter says: “For over 80 years, wise investments by the US government have built up the nation’s research enterprise, making it the envy of the world. Astoundingly, the Trump administration is destabilizing this enterprise by gutting funding for research.” 2. The death toll in Myanmar following last week’s devastating earthquake has surpassed 2,000 people, with nearly 4,000 injured. The military says hundreds of others are unaccounted for. The magnitude 7.7 quake struck the central part of the country near Mandalay on Friday. Aftershocks are hindering rescue efforts, and badly damaged buildings are at risk of crashing down.
3. US President Donald Trump has indicated that he is planning to make a major announcement about details of reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday night on Wednesday. Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that the announcement is going to bring “tremendous wealth” back to his country. He said other countries have been ripping off the United States and that the move will be “the liberation of America.”
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