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Six people were injured today during an attack in Boulder, Colorado. Witnesses are reporting that the subject used a makeshift flame thrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd. The suspect was heard to yell free Palestine during the attack. The suspect was heard to yell, free Palestine, during the attack. The subject has been identified as Mohammed Sabri Salman and he's 45 years old. FBI Special Agent Mark Michalik says they believe the suspect acted alone and they're treating the attack as an act of terrorism. At least two of those injured were transferred to a burn unit in Denver. The attack took place where a group of people had gathered to draw attention for Israeli

hostages who remain in Gaza. Police say the suspect was also injured, but they have not elaborated on those injuries. Defense Secretary Pete Hagsteth is in Singapore this weekend, where he is attending an annual defense forum. In a speech, he warned China that there would be disastrous consequences if it invades the democratic island of Taiwan, which it wants to control. NPR's Emily Fang has more on that story. Hegseth issued this warning about potential Chinese military actions around Taiwan.

The threat China poses is real and it could be imminent. Hegseth's warning that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could be imminent is one of several often conflicting predictions made by senior American defense officials. Admiral Philip Davidson told Congress in 2021, before he retired as head of the Indo-Pacific Command, that China might manifest its threats towards Taiwan by 2027, a window his successor, Admiral Samuel Papparo and other intelligence agencies have dismissed. And President Trump said last year while campaigning that he does not think China's Xi Jinping will provoke him over Taiwan because the Chinese leader, quote, knows I am crazy using an expletive.

Emily Fang and Pure News. Mexican citizens headed to the voting booths on Sunday for an election that will remake that country's judiciary. For the first time, the country will be electing its judges instead of appointing them. NPR's Adair Peralta reports that despite a smooth process, many voters still remained confused. In this election, voters were faced with a tall task, picking nearly 3,000 judges from 8,000 candidates. Just for the Supreme

Court, voters have to vet 64 candidates and pick nine of them. Eduardo Cuellar, 33, came out of the voting booth saying it was a bittersweet experience. It felt like a test that I didn't study for, that I didn't know the subject. Cuellar says he did his best to study the candidates but he couldn't find enough information so he came feeling unprepared but ready to fulfill his civic duty. Others in the capital city decided not to vote at all and instead protested the process, saying it will lead to a less independent judiciary. And you're listening to NPR News. The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma is raising money for a $105 million charitable trust that hopes

to repair harms from one of the deadliest acts of racial violence in the United States. Max Bryan with Member Station KWGS reports. As many as 300 people were killed and dozens of homes and businesses leveled in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre when a white mob razed the city's prosperous black neighborhood of Greenwood. Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the trust, which will put millions of dollars toward housing, reducing blight, land acquisition for descendants, and spurring economic growth. There is not one Tulsa, no matter of their skin color, who wouldn't be better off today had the massacre not happened.

The mayor's announcement follows city officials' creation of a commission to explore reparations for descendants of massacre survivors and people who live in the area today. For NPR News, I'm Max Bryan in Tulsa. Lilo and Stitch once again took first place at North American box offices this weekend. The hybrid live-action Disney movie added another 63 million dollars to its domestic sales. It's now grossed 280 million dollars. Mission Impossible, the final reckoning finished in second with 27.3 million dollars and Karate Kid Legends brought in 21 million dollars to finish in third. Officials in Mexico say a fire in a drug rehabilitation finished in second with $27.3 million and Karate Kid Legends brought in $21 million

to finish in third. Officials in Mexico say a fire in a drug rehabilitation center in the state of Guanajuato killed 122 people and injured at least three others. The fire broke out early Sunday. Government officials say they're still investigating the cause of that fire. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. This message comes from the Kresge Foundation. that fire. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.