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This is Ira Glass with This American Life, each week on our show. We choose a theme, tell different stories on that theme. All right, I'm just going to stop right there. You're listening to an NPR podcast, chances are you know our show. So instead, I'm going to tell you, we've just been on a run of really good shows lately. Some big epic emotional stories, some weird funny stuff too. Download us, This American Life. Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Authorities in Boulder, Colorado say the number of those injured

in Sunday's Molotov cocktail attack has risen to 12. They say four more people with minor injuries have come forward to meet with law enforcement to remain hospitalized. The man accused in the attack on people marching in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas at his first court appearance Monday as Colorado public radio's Haley May reports. Well right now he's facing at least one federal hate crime charge based on the planned nature of the attack and more could be coming because authorities say the materials he used to make the Molotov cocktails weren't manufactured in Colorado and that could make this an interstate crime. Now, police say he told them that he used the cocktails because

he had previously tried to buy a gun but was not legally able to do so. In addition to the federal charge, the Boulder DAs filed 42 counts against Suleiman. Those charges range from attempted murder to the possession of an incendiary device, and he's currently being held on a $10 million bond. The Supreme Court has declined to hear a major constitutional challenge to state laws in Maryland and Rhode Island that banned semi-automatic weapons like the AR-15 and the AK-47 used by the military. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports. It takes the votes of four justices to grant review of a lower court decision, and in today's

case, only the court's three most conservative justices, Thomas Alito and Gorsuch, voted to hear the appeal. Justice Kavanaugh, who declined to provide the fourth vote needed to hear the case next term, nonetheless filed a statement calling the lower court decision, quote, questionable. He gave no reason why he voted against hearing the case, except to say that there will be other similar cases before the court soon that, as he put it, should assist in making the ultimate decision on the AR-15. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington. Second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and Istanbul failed to reach any

progress towards a ceasefire. However, the two sides did agree to swap the remains of thousands of war dead as well as seriously wounded troops and soldiers under the age of 25. NPR's Joanna Kikissus reports from Kyiv where Ukraine claims it hit more than 40 Russian warplanes deep in Russian territory in Sunday's wide-ranging drone attack. In a statement, the head of Ukraine's security service, Lieutenant General Vassil Maluk, said Russia uses these planes to bomb Ukraine nearly every night. He wrote on social media, our strikes will continue as long as Russia terrorizes Ukrainians with missiles and Shahid drones.

In this weekend's operation, officially dubbed SpiderWeb, Maluk explained that it was a task that took more than 18 months to plan. It involved hiding drones inside the roofs of wooden cabins placed on trucks. Maluk said the roofs were opened remotely and the drones flew out to hit the Russian bombers. Russia acknowledges the bombers were News, Kiev. This is NPR. Vehicles from Ford, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Chrysler were all recalled last month because of problems with the rear-view camera, which has been required in all new cars in the U.S. since 2018. Here's NPR's Kamila Dominovski.

More than a million Ford vehicles built in the last four years have a software error that could cause the images to freeze or be delayed. Meanwhile, many Volvos over the same timeframe were reporting missing images, some of Chrysler's Ram Promasters too. And some newer Volkswagen SUVs were struggling with distorted rearview images. In some cases, a simple software update will fix it, while some owners will need to visit a dealership. As always, with safety recalls, the repairs are free. In some cases, a simple software update will fix it, while some owners will need to visit a dealership. As always, with safety recalls, the repairs are free. You can check if your car is covered by any recall on the government's Safer Car app. Camila Dominovski, NBR News.

The Homeland Security Department has removed a list of sanctuary jurisdictions from its website. The list came down Sunday after it was posted last week and included dozens of cities and counties across 37 states and the District of Columbia that the department says refuses to assist federal immigration authorities. The list received significant pushback from local officials including mayors and law enforcement. Early in-person voting begins Tuesday in New Jersey's primary election for governor ahead of next week's primary election day.

Five candidates make up the Republican field with President Trump endorsing Jack Chittarelli, who has said he would end any sanctuary policies for immigrants in the country illegally. Six candidates make up the Democratic field. This is MPR News. Know that fizzy feeling you get when you read something really good, watch the movie everyone's been talking about, candidates make up the Democratic field. This is NPR News.