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On NPR's Thru Line, witnesses were ending up dead. How the hunt for gangster Al Capone launched the IRS to power. Find NPR's Thru Line wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman. The FBI is helping authorities in Boulder, Colorado investigate a man accused of attacking a peaceful march yesterday. A group was holding its weekly vigil to support Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The FBI special agent in charge, Mark McCollick, says the suspect apparently attacked and burned eight people.

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 officials have arrested 45 year old Muhammad Solomon in the attack They're investigating this as terrorism and believe the suspect acted alone Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is praying for the victims. President Trump says he will double tariffs on imports of aluminum and steel to 50 percent. He says the increased tariffs start on Wednesday. On Wall Street and pre-market trading, stock futures are lower. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended an annual defense forum over the weekend in Singapore.

In his speech, he warned China that there would be disastrous consequences if it invades it rather invades the democratic island of Taiwan. And Biers Emily Feng reports. Hexeth issued this warning about potential Chinese military actions around Taiwan. The threat China poses is real and it could be imminent. Hexeth'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, NPR News. Results are in from Poland's weekend presidential runoff election. Conservative candidate Karol Nawroski has narrowly won victory. are in from Poland's weekend presidential runoff election, conservative candidate Karol Nawroski has narrowly won victory. As Esme Nicholson reports from Berlin, a record number of voters turned out to cast their ballots. Poland's electoral commission says Karol Nawroski has defeated the liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzakowski by less than a percentage point. Securing 50.89% of the vote, Nawroski, whose strongman image has gained

him approval from the Trump administration, campaigned on a promise to defend traditional Polish values. His opponent, Tchaikovsky, had vowed to push ahead with Prime Minister Donald Tusk's plans to reinstate judicial independence and liberalise abortion laws. But with major veto powers, Navrovsky is expected to block Tusk's government in pursuit of a more nationalist agenda. For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin. And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. A Ukrainian delegation is in Istanbul for what's supposed to be the latest round of direct peace talks with Russian officials.

This comes after Ukraine said it attacked five Russian air bases over the weekend. The bases are spread widely across the vast Russian nation. Meanwhile, Russia launched nearly 500 attack drones into Ukraine yesterday. In professional golf, Sweden's Maya Stark has won the U.S. Women's Open. From member station WUWM, Chuck Kormbach reports that Stark's two-shot victory happened at the Aaron Hills course near Milwaukee. Stark shot a final round even par 72 to hold off top U.S. player Nelly Korda and Japan's Rio Takeda. The 25-year-old Stark earns 2.4 million dollars for her victory. A

reporter asked what she'll do with the money. Maybe move out of my studio apartment. Could be one thing. Overall for the four-day tournament, Stark was seven shots under par. It's her first win of a major US competition. She played collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Quirmbach in Aaron, Wisconsin. The NBA Championships are set. Game one is this Thursday. The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers defeated the New York Knicks on Saturday to take the Eastern Conference Championship. Meanwhile, pro hockey's final opens on Wednesday night.

It's a rematch. The Edmonton Oilers will host the Florida Panthers. The Florida Panthers are the defending NHL champions, having beaten Edmonton last year to clinch the Stanley Cup. This is NPR.