Alex Ossola

That's after the break.

In international news today, Britain's government said it plans to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests.

One government official said the protests were incubators of anti-Semitism.

There's been a wave of anti-Semitic attacks in the U.K., including a knife attack this week in London that seriously wounded two Jewish men.

Yesterday, the U.K.

government raised its terror threat level to severe.

That means there's a high likelihood of another attack in the next six months.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on police to arrest people who chant slogans like Globalize the Intifada.

One organizer of pro-Palestinian protests says they don't foster anti-Semitism and that many Jewish people attend.

And in the latest on the Iran war, Tehran has given Washington a new proposal for ending the conflict.

People familiar with the details said Iran has softened conditions for talks.

The country has dropped its demand that the U.S.

end its blockade before negotiations can start.

President Trump, speaking to reporters today as he left the White House, expressed skepticism about the proposal.

Iran has indicated to mediators that it could sit down for talks in Pakistan by early next week if Washington is open to the new proposal.

But the two sides are still far apart on big issues like Iran's nuclear program.

The S&P and Nasdaq rose today and closed at their latest in a string of record highs.

Tech stocks climbed after strong earnings from Apple.

But the Dow slipped 0.3 percent.

In energy markets, oil prices slipped.