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Know that fizzy feeling you get when you read something really good, watch the movie everyone's been talking about, or catch the show that the internet can't get over? At the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, we chase that feeling four times a week. We'll serve you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, and more. From lowbrow to highbrow to the stuff in between, catch the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in between, catch the pop culture happy hour podcast from NPR. Janine Herbst Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Police and FBI agents in Boulder, Colorado say six people are injured, some with serious injuries after a man used a flamethrower to throw an incendiary device into a crowd at a pedestrian mall. From member station KUNC, Emma Vanden Heinde

reports that the FBI says it's a targeted act of violence and they're investigating it as an act of terrorism. Local FBI officials identified the male suspect as 45-year-old Mohammed Sabri Salman. He yelled free Palestine during a march in support of releasing Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Boulder Police Chief Steven Redfern says he's urging the community to come together. A lot of people are upset and questioning how

this happened and why. All I know is Boulder has recovered before from acts of violence and we will again recover. Officials say the victims range from 67 to 88 years old. Two were airlifted to a burn unit in Denver. For NPR News, I'm Emma Vanden Heide in Denver.

Emma Vanden Heide, NPR News Reporter A top Ukrainian official says the country's security service hit more than 40 Russian bombers in four airfields across Russia with drones. NPR's Joanna Kikissas reports this as Russia launched more than 470 drones at Ukraine just before the last round of ceasefire talks are set to take place tomorrow. Ukrainians are calling it Operation Trojan Trucks. Ukraine's security service used trucks to smuggle first-person view drones deep into Russia, then activated those drones to strike 41 heavy bomber jets. Writing on social media, Ruslan Stefanchuk, the chairman of Ukraine's parliament, called it quote a brilliant operation with striking results. We now have long-range haulers who deliver anything anywhere in the world, he said. Russia's defense ministry confirmed the

attacks, naming the air bases, including one in Siberia, which is thousands of miles away from Ukraine. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv. On Wall Street this week, investors will be digesting how much President Trump's tariffs will affect the economy. MPR's Rafael Nam reports they'll also get some clues on the latest employment report this week. The White House has long claimed that tariffs will provide an economic boost to the country, but most economists and investors in Wall Street have been very skeptical.

Instead, they worry that tariffs will hurt an economy that has been remarkably solid. One key area of concern is the labor market. The big worry is that businesses will struggle and will then need to cut costs and shed workers. The White House has also been slashing the number of federal employees, which also raises concerns about the broader labor market. It's why investors are so keen to see the latest employment data for May coming out on Friday. NPR News. This is NPR News. The poles are warming faster than the rest of the planet with climate change. New research shows there could be an unexpected

source of cooling, penguins. Lauren Sommer from NPR's climate desk has more. There are big penguin colonies in Antarctica and a lot of penguins means a lot of poop. Researchers from the University of Helsinki were studying the atmosphere there and noticed fog forming around a colony of Adelie penguins. They measured large amounts of ammonia gas coming from the penguin waste. That gas creates particles that become the seeds for clouds to form. Researchers say that could be cooling Antarctica, which matters to the rest of the planet because ice melting at the poles is causing sea levels to rise around the world.

Lauren Summer, NPR News. At the weekend box office, Disney's Lilo and Stitch took the top spot again with an estimated $63 million in ticket sales. The hybrid live-action movie has made $280 million and is the second highest-grossing film of this year so far. In second place, Mission Impossible, The Final Reckoning, with $27 million, has taken in $353 million globally. That movie cost a reported $400 million to produce.

In third place, Sony's Karate Kidz Legends debuted with $21 million and rounding out the top five Final Destination bloodlines and Bring Her Back. The summer box office forecast remains promising, according to Comscore. May is expected to close out with $973 million that's up 75% from May of 2024. I'm Janene Herbst, NPR News.