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Look, we get it. When it comes to new music, there is a lot of it, and it all comes really fast. But on All Songs Considered, NPR's music recommendation podcast, we'll handpick what we think is the greatest music happening right now and give you your next great listen. So kick back, settle in, get those eardrums wide open, and get your dose of new music from All Songs Considered, only from NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. British police say a 53-year-old man is in custody, believed to be the driver of a minivan that plowed into a crowd of soccer fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League Championship.

Jenny Sims is the Assistant Chief Constable of the Merseyside Police. We believe this to be an isolated incident and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it. The incident is not being treated as terrorism. Authorities say more than 45 people were injured, including at least four children. The incident happened as the parade was wrapping up. Local media are reporting on a mass shooting in Philadelphia. WPVI-TV is reporting that Monday night's shooting in the city's Fairmount Park left two people dead and at least eight others wounded. It's not clear if any suspects are in custody. Authorities in coastal South Carolina are investigating a Memorial Day party

that turned violent. Police in Horry County say no one died, but that some of the 10 people who were shot during a fight that started on a private boat are in critical condition. No arrests have been made yet. The incident happened about 20 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach. President Trump says he's agreed to delay a 50 percent tariff on European union goods until July 9th. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports on Trump's decision coming shortly after he promised to implement the tariff in a matter of days. President Trump's about face is the latest instance of him declaring an impending tariff and throwing global markets into a panic, only to later walk it back.

This time around, Trump said he and the European Commission president,ula von der Leyen had a quote very nice call that prompted the delay. As recently as Friday Trump said he was not looking for a deal with the EU and that the 50% tariff would go into effect on the 1st of June. That rate would have come after he had already imposed a reciprocal tariff on the EU in April of 20% which itself was delayed. An EU spokesperson says there is new momentum behind trade talks with the Trump administration. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin. As the summer driving season kicks off, so does the annual click it or ticket seatbelt

enforcement campaign. NPR's Kamila Domenovsky reports you may see more in law enforcement checking for seatbelt use over the next few weeks. The click it or tick it campaign runs through June 1st. State and local law enforcement across the country have assigned more officers than usual to check that seatbelt laws are being followed. There's also an ad campaign focusing on the potentially deadly consequences of not wearing seatbelts.

One guy wore a seatbelt, one guy didn't. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 90% of people do use their seatbelt, saving thousands of lives a year. Men between 18 and 34 are the most likely to die in a crash while not wearing a seatbelt. Kamila Domenoski, NPR News. This is NPR. Britain's King Charles is preparing to give what's known as the throne speech to Canadian lawmakers. Charles is to deliver the speech, opening the new Parliament Tuesday, laying out new Prime Minister Mark Carney's priorities. The King arrived in Ottawa on Monday at Carney's invitation. Carney says the King's visit underscores Canadian sovereignty in the face of President Trump's talk of Canada being the 51st

state. A new test is available allowing some women to perform at-home screenings for cervical cancer. Some experts are hoping it will be a game-changer in the fight against the disease as MPR's Katie Arittle reports. Cervical cancer is preventable but it still kills thousands every year. Dr. Alexi Wright is with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She treats patients who suffer from this disease. I mean it's really really terrible because there's often young women who have children and families and so desperately want to live and you know you you could have you know saved them. She's hoping more of

these cases will be caught earlier by allowing women to perform screening tests at home. Women can then mail in their tests. The test is limited to California right now but Wright and other experts say they are hopeful it will become the national standard. Katie Arittle in PR News. A Sherpa guide from Nepal has broken his own Mount Everest climbing record. 55-year-old guide Kamirita has now scaled the world's highest peak 31 times. Officials say he extended his record Tuesday, reaching the summit while guiding a 22-member Indian Army team.

He first climbed Everest in 1994. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News. This message comes from WISE, the app for doing things and other currencies. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.