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Trump Upbeat About Possible Iran Nuclear Deal Soon

President Trump is hinting that an Iran nuclear deal could soon be announced. The president sounded upbeat following the latest round of talks between the United States and Iran. He pointed to “real, serious progress” in negotiations and said he might have something good to report soon. The two countries are discussing how to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting some economic sanctions.

Wall Street Rallies As It Whips Back Upward After Trump Pauses More Tariffs

Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 12.3 points in May to 98, up from April’s 85.7, its lowest reading since May 2020. A measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for their income, business conditions and the job market jumped 17.4 points to 72.8, but remained below 80, which can signal a recession ahead. Wall Street is rallying after President Donald Trump delayed a 50% tariff on goods coming from the European Union. Nvidia was one of the strongest forces pushing the US stock market higher. Treasury yields eased in the bond market.

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Police Investigating MDW Shootings, Boat Explosions

Authorities are investigating several memorial day weekend tragedies. In Philadelphia, two people were killed and nine others, including three teenagers, were injured in a shooting at a park. In a briefing today, police report that a man and a woman died in the Monday night shooting in Fairmount Park. Those injured in the Memorial Day shooting were listed in stable condition. Police identified those killed as 23-year-old Amya Devlin and 21-year-old Mikhail Bowers. The wounded include a 15-year-old boy and two girls, ages 16 and 17. The other injured people, four women and two men, range in age from 18 to 28. ---------- In Ohio, authorities say a sheriff's deputy responding to a domestic violence call at a home was fatally shot by a suspect who was wounded. The Morrow County Sheriff's Office said the shooting occurred Monday night in the town of Marengo. At a news conference on today, the deputy was identified as 31-year-old Daniel Sherrer. -------------- Officials commented today on a fiery boat explosion near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day that sent 11 people to the hospital, many suffering from burns. The 39-foot boat had 15 people on board when the explosion happened around 6 p.m. Monday. The boat was traveling along the intracoastal waterway when the explosion occurred. Two of the victims are children. ------- A fight on board a boat where 120 people were partying over the holiday weekend led to a shooting where 11 people were injured along the South Carolina coast. The shooting happened on the dock in Little River, SC along the intracoastal waterway as people were getting off the boat. Authorities say 10 people were shot and one person was hurt when a speaker fell on their head. About 3 miles down the intracoastal waterway, a North Myrtle Beach police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg as he tried to get a boat into the water to respond to the shooting scene. All incidents listed are under investigation.

Trump Delays 50% Tariff On European Union Until July

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc. That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. Trump says she told him she “wants to get down to serious negotiations." Trump told reporters later Sunday that he had told “anybody that would listen, they have to do that.” He said Von der Leyen vowed to “rapidly get together and see if we can work something out.”