Iran gets U.S. reply to 7-day plan, French school protests, 30-year Treasury yield, MLB playoffs open

Iran receives U.S. response to its seven-day plan through Qatari mediators

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received the U.S. response to Iran's seven-day trust-building plan from Qatari mediators in Doha on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The plan is meant to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lead to talks on Iran's nuclear…

✔ Sources: Reuters via The Jerusalem Post, Reuters via Business Standard, Asharq Al-Awsat

About 440 detained as French student protests turn violent

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said about 440 people, mostly minors, were detained on Tuesday as high school protests over class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables spread across France. The Education Ministry said about 400 of the…

✔ Sources: Reuters via WBOW, AFP via CP24, Tert.am (citing AFP)

30-year Treasury yield hits its highest level since 2002

The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond climbed to its highest level since 2002 on Tuesday, as long-term borrowing costs kept rising. Stocks slipped: the S&P 500 fell 0.2%, the Dow 0.3% and the Nasdaq 0.1%, according to the AP.

✔ Sources: Yahoo Finance, IBTimes, AP via BNN Bloomberg

Yankees and Padres open MLB playoffs with shutouts

The Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-0 and the Padres beat the Cubs 8-0 in Game 1 of their best-of-three Wild Card Series on Tuesday. The Braves beat the Phillies 5-3 and the White Sox beat the Astros 6-3. Yankees starter Cam Schlittler threw 6.1 scoreless…

✔ Sources: Bleacher Report, NBC Sports, MLB.com

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