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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The man accused in the Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado on people marching in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. At his first court appearance Monday, he's facing numerous state charges as well as a federal hate crime charge. Jay Bishop Bishop Drool is the acting U S attorney for the district of Colorado. My office has charged Mohammed Sabri Solomon age 45 with the commission of a hate crime under 18 USC section two 49. When that offense includes attempted murder, the statutory maximum federal sentence is

life in prison. Authorities say the number of those injured in Sunday's Molotov cocktail has risen to 12. They say four more people with minor injuries have come forward to meet with law enforcement to remain hospitalized. Rescue teams in Gaza say Israel has carried out a series of airstrikes that targeted and destroyed more than 100 buildings over the past three days. The attacks have left thousands homeless. NPR's Ayah Petraoui reports that the Israeli military

says it was dismantling Hamas's military capabilities without providing further detail. The spokesman for Gaza's rescue services, Mahmoud Buzal, tells NPR most of Israel's bombardment of structures since Friday have targeted apartment buildings and towers in Gaza City. Residents are getting little advance notice to flee, he says. Air strikes throughout Gaza continue to kill dozens of people daily, according to health officials there. Even before these latest attacks, the UN had said more than 90% of homes in Gaza are now damaged or destroyed. This comes as Israel's top military commander says he's instructed troops to expand their ground offensive into more areas of Gaza. The military says its aim is to hold and clear territory in order to create conditions to return Israeli hostages and eliminate Hamas. US-backed efforts for a temporary ceasefire have stalled.

Ayah Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai. With senators returning to Washington, the White House ramping up the pressure on Senate Republicans to pass President Trump's mega bill that would cut taxes as well as spending. NPR's Tamara Keith reports the president is getting personally involved. There are the usual lengthy social media posts, but Trump is also picking up the phone to push for what he's calling the one big beautiful bill. A senior White House official tells NPR an all-out advocacy effort is underway to get Republican senators to

support the sweeping legislation already passed by the House without making too many changes. The official who was not authorized to speak on the record said there's not a lot of room to maneuver because it passed so narrowly in the house. The official said to expect a succession of big names from the administration up on the hill making the case. Tamar Keith, NPR News. This is NPR News. After vote counting went down to the wire, a conservative nationalist has won Poland's presidential election. Terry Schulz reports he was supported by Poland's leading populist party and by President Trump.

Just after polls closed in Poland, liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski declared himself the new president. But the final count gave Karla Nowrowski 50.1% of the vote. This maintains sharp differences at the country's highest political levels between the government of centrist Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Nawrowski, who was backed by the right-wing Law and Justice Party. The Polish president has the right to veto legislation. During Law and Justice's last period of governance, relations with Brussels soured over issues

such as the independence of the judiciary. The European Union suspended some funding for Poland, restored under the current Tusk government. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels. Millions of South Koreans are voting in the country's presidential election. Tuesday's election follows a political crisis that saw the impeachment of former conservative president, Yoon Sung-yol.

He was ousted in April after he tried to declare martial law in December. The liberal candidate appears to hold a solid lead over the main conservative rival. American tennis star Coco Gough has reached the quarterfinals at the French Open. She beat a Katerina Alexandrova in straight sets on Monday, earning her fifth consecutive trip to the quarters at Roland Garros. The U.S. is now guaranteed to have a player in the semifinals.

Golf next plays a fellow American Madison Keys, who won the Australian Open in January. This is NPR News.