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More terror threats from President Trump, this time against the European Union and iPhone maker Apple. Trump threatening to impose 50% tax on all imports from the European Union, though he said he might be willing to talk with foreign companies that agree to build US factories. I'm not looking for a deal. I mean, we've set the deal. It's at 50 percent. But again, there is no tariff if they build their plant here. Now, if somebody comes in and wants to build a plant here, I can talk to them about a little bit of a delay. But, you know, while they're building their plant, which is something I think that would be appropriate, maybe. Trump also announced there will be a 25% tariff on Apple iPhones

unless those products are made in the U.S. The announcement from Trump came in a social media post and shows while the president can disrupt the economy, so far at least, his tariffs have not produced large numbers of trade deals or brought waves of promised manufacturing back to the U.S. The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement in principle that would allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over two deadly 737 MAX crashes. The plane maker has been facing a criminal fraud case in connection with two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. More from NPR's Ryan Lucas.

The Justice Department says in a court filing that under the agreement Boeing will pay and invest more than $1.1 billion. That includes a fine of some $240 million, as well as nearly $450 million for a crash victims fund. Boeing also will admit to conspiring to obstruct regulators. Boeing had agreed last year to plead guilty to defrauding regulators after two 737 MAX jet crashes, but a federal judge rejected the proposed plea deal. Last week, lawyers for some of the victims' families sharply criticized the new proposed non-prosecution agreement after meetings with the government. In a statement, a Justice Department spokesman acknowledged the pushback but said this resolution

holds Boeing accountable and provides finality and compensation for victims' families. Ryan Lucas and PR News, Washington. Jewish organizations gathered virtually today to mourn the young couple shot dead outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. this week. NPR's Jennifer Laden reports both worked at the Israeli embassy and were expected to become engaged soon. The American Jewish community hosted the gathering, opening with Jewish prayers and the 23rd Psalm in Hebrew. Sam Dryman remembered Sarah Milgram's sense of mission. Who takes a job at the Israeli embassy, he said, when the country's in the middle of a conflict. It's someone who's curious, who's filled to the brim with optimism. Benji Rogers was at the museum event with Sarah and Yaron Lashinsky. He said they were planning

to move in together soon. It's important for me to let you all know that he was happy and his last moments were filled with joy. Another speaker expressed gratitude for an outpouring of sorrow and support. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington. On Wall Street, the Dow dropped 256 points today. You're listening to NPR. points today. You're listening to NPR. A revival of the Tony Award winning play, Art, will debut on Broadway this fall. As Jeff London reports from New York, the production will feature three well-known TV actors. Three Emmy Award winners will play the friends whose relationships fray over a postmodern painting. James Corden, a former host of The Late Late Show and a Tony winner,

Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother, who's also a Tony winner, and Bobby Cannavale, recently of The Watcher. The play, written in France and premiered in Paris, was a Broadway hit in 1998, when Alan Alda, Victor Garber, and Alfred Molina headlined in it. The Broadway revival opens in September. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York. A jury in Paris has found the ringleader and seven other individuals guilty in the 2016 armed robbery of Kim Kardashian.

Two other individuals were acquitted in the case. The sentences being read by the court ranged from time in prison to fines. The stiffest sentence went to the 69-year-old ring leader who received eight years in prison, though five of those were suspended. Three other individuals in the case were also sentenced to prison time. The group was found guilty of forcing their way into a hotel where Kardashian was staying in 2016, tying her up and stealing jewelry worth millions of dollars. Crude low futures prices moved higher today as some buyers moved in ahead of the long

holiday weekend, oil up 33 cents a barrel to settle at $61.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. I'm Jack Spear of NPR News in Washington.