• ☝️ Americans across the country held Memorial Day services and celebrations yesterday in honor of fallen US service members.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 📊 US markets fell last week (S&P: -2.6%; Dow: -2.5%; Nasdaq: -2.5%). | The US will hold off on implementing add'l tariffs on the European Union until July 9, President Trump announced; 50% tariffs on the EU were previously set to kick in June 1.
• 👍 The US Steel-Nippon Steel merger was given the greenlight by President Trump.
• ✈️ Boeing and the DOJ reached a deal that will allow the aircraft-maker to avoid prosecution for a fraud charge tied to two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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• 🙏 Billy Joel canceled all upcoming tour dates after being diagnosed with a brain disorder. | Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Duck Dynasty family, passed away at 79.
• 💍 Singer-songwriter Demi Lovato married musician Jordan "Jutes" Lutes in California this weekend.
• 🏟️ Sports roundup: The NBA Conference Finals and NHL Conference Finals are both in full swing. | Alex Palou became the first Spaniard to win the Indy 500. | The Premier League officially wrapped up with Liverpool on top. | The Women’s College World Series is set; so is the 64-team NCAA baseball bracket.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🚀 SpaceX is scheduled to launch a test flight of its massive Starship rocket tonight; it comes as the firm hopes to have Starship ready for a Mars mission next year.
• ⚡ President Trump signed several executive orders aimed at speeding up construction of advanced nuclear reactors.
• 🌊 A US submarine that sank 100+ years ago during WWI was discovered “remarkably intact” off the coast of San Diego.

US, WORLD & POLITICS

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• 🚗 Memorial Day weekend saw its busiest holiday travel period ever, with 45.1 million Americans traveling 50+ miles from home between Thursday-Monday, per AAA projections.
• 🪖 The US military has bounced back from recent enlistment shortfalls after spending $6+ billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, per a new AP report.
• 🇷🇺 Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile assault against Ukraine overnight into Monday; it started hours after President Trump issued a public rebuke of Russian President Putin over his actions in the war.

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