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It remains unclear if the U.S.

and Iran can agree to a deal to end the war before a two-week ceasefire expires next week.

Speaking to reporters yesterday at the White House, President Trump said he remains optimistic a deal will get done.

It's also unclear if officials from the U.S.

and Iran will meet again for another round of negotiations before the ceasefire expires.

Pakistan has offered to host more discussions as it did last week.

This comes amid a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon announced by Trump.

It went into effect last night.

Hundreds of Jews and Arabs rallied in Tel Aviv last night to protest settler violence in the West Bank.

NPR's Eleanor Beardsley says settlements are on the rise there with the support of the Israeli government.

An officer with U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing criminal charges in Minnesota.

As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, the officer is charged with two counts of second-degree assault stemming from ICE's immigration enforcement efforts in the state.

Wall Street futures are higher this morning.

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Authorities in Oregon say DNA analysis has identified the remains found inside a car in the Columbia River as those of a family that disappeared in 1958.

The Hood River County Sheriff's Office says its investigation found no evidence of a crime.

The state medical examiner's office identified the remains of Kenneth and Barbara Martin and their daughter Barbie from the wreckage of their Ford station wagon.

It was located in the river by a diver two years ago.