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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. stuff in between, catch the pop culture happy hour podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. An Egyptian national faces numerous charges, including a federal hate crime charge in connection with the weekend attack in Boulder, Colorado, that left

12 people injured. Authorities arresting Mohammed Sabri Solomon in connection with the attack in which Maltav cocktails were tossed into a crowd marching in support of Israel. Colorado Public Great Oath's Hailey Mayes-Moore. Hailey Mayes-Moore is 45 years old and the Department of Homeland Security says he entered the country in August of 2022 on a tourist visa. He filed for asylum the following month, but that visa expired in February of 2023. The arrest affidavit says he's married and has five children. He told police that he lived in Kuwait for 17 years before moving to the Springs in Colorado

Springs three years ago, which is about 90 miles south of Boulder. Authorities say that he left a journal at his home, which they raided yesterday. And police say that his wife also brought them an iPhone where he shared messages for his family, and that will likely also be used in this investigation. So the man told authorities he used the incendiary devices because he could not legally buy a gun. He's currently being held on $10 million bond. Two congressional committees are launching a probe into Nashville's response to federal immigration enforcement activity. As Mariana Bakayal, member station WPLN reports, it's after the city's Democratic mayor criticized

a week long ICE raid. Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell maintains that Nashville is not a sanctuary city. Tennessee law forbids becoming one, and any local official who votes in favor of sanctuary policies could be removed from office and charged with a felony. Still, the probe from Republicans in Washington concerns O'Connell's public comments condemning the raids and how he sped up the timeline for city departments to tell the mayor's office if they've been contacted by ICE. The probe asks for internal communication about ICE and the arrests made last month.

O'Connell says he intends to respond. For NPR News, I'm Marna Bacallao in Nashville. With more than 150 petrochemical facilities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge residents in the region are concerned, the EPA has taken away dead and met to help advocate for clean air. Here's NPR's Nate Perez. In April, the EPA notified almost 300 staffers at the EPA's Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Office that they could be fired. That's the office tasked with protecting the most vulnerable Americans from environmental

harms. Robert Taylor says that's going to affect his community, Reserve Louisiana, which is in a river parish near several petrochemical facilities. It's not a bad place to live, except now it's been turned into cancer rally. The Sierra Club and other groups are suing the federal government to get mapping and screening tools brought back online. Nate Perez, NPR News. On Wall Street, the Dow is up 35 points, the NASDAQ rose 128 points today.

This is NPR. Another former employee of Sean Combs has finished testifying against the hip hop mogul. The woman faced intense scrutiny from Combs' defense, as NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports. And a note this report includes mention of assault. The woman who testified as Mia spent eight years working for Sean Combs. She told the court that Combs sexually and physically assaulted her throughout that time. Combs defense attorney Brian Steele repeatedly pressed Mia on why she waited until last year to disclose the alleged abuse to authorities.

Prosecutors took issue with Steele's tone, saying he was unfairly yelling and humiliating Mia. Judge Arun Subramanian did not agree with the government's characterization, but he repeatedly asked Steele to rephrase his questions. Mia's testimony is part of the government's racketeering charge against Combs, which accuses him of running a criminal enterprise that facilitated and concealed abuse. Isabella Gomez-Armanto, NPR News. If you're in the right spot, generally further north, you may be able to see the Aurora Borealis,

the otherwise phenomena known as the Northern Lights. That's because of weekend solar storms that send out bursts of energy to create colorful displays. Areas in the U.S. where the Northern Lights could be visible include Alaska, Washington, Montana, the Dakotas, parts of Michigan, Maine, and some areas of New England, just to name some of the locations. Sun is generally currently at the maximum phase of an 11-year activity cycle. Last year, the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years hit the U.S., producing displays

across the Northern Hemisphere. Critical futures prices move higher, oil up $1.73 a barrel to $6,252 a barrel. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington. This message comes from WISE, the app for doing things and other currencies. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.