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On NPR's ThruLine, witnesses were ending up dead. How the hunt for gangster Al Capone launched the IRS to power. Find NPR's ThruLine wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The man suspected of attacking a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday with Molotov cocktails is facing numerous charges. They include 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder and a federal hate crimes charge. That attack left 12 people injured.

The Department of Homeland Security says the 45-year-old was in the U.S. illegally. Members of the Jewish community and other faith groups in Boulder are expressing shock over the attack. As Emma Van Devine with member station KUNC reports, the demonstration was meant to show support to the remaining hostages being held by Hamas. Susan Rona, who is Jewish and lives in Boulder, is the regional director of the Mountain States for the Anti-Defamation League. She says she's heartbroken and outraged. We have an incredibly vibrant Jewish community here in Boulder and this attack cuts to the heart of the fabric of who we are as a people. Shara Smith with the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado says both Jewish and Muslim

groups are deeply concerned for each other. We do not need more division. We need to find our way through this horrific attack and not lose sight of each other. Smith says she hopes local leaders will work to bring people together. For NPR News, I'm Emma Vanden Heide in Denver. The White House is ramping up pressure on Senate Republicans to approve the large budget bill that passed the House by one vote last month. The legislation cuts federal spending and extends tax cuts passed by Congress during the president's first term in office. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, Trump is getting personally involved in the process. 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 election day in South Korea. Millions of people are expected to vote for a new president following the ouster of Yun Song Yal over his decision to briefly declare martial law in his country that happened last December. The U.S US Geological Survey says today's earthquake in southwest Turkey had a magnitude of 5.8. A number of injuries are reported. Wall Street futures are lower this morning. This is NPR News from Washington. This week marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane

season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an above average season with 13 to 19 named storms. Forecasters say 6 to 10 of those storms could develop into hurricanes. Top sustained winds for hurricanes begins at 74 miles per hour. NOAA is urging coastal residents to begin preparing for potential storms. That includes understanding evacuation routes and having emergency kits on hand. Ford, Chrysler, Volkswagen, and Volvo

have issued vehicle recalls in recent weeks because of problems with rear view cameras. As NPR's Kamila Domenoski reports, those cameras have been required in all new cars in the U.S. since 2018. 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 time frame 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. You can check if your car is covered by any recall on the government's Safer Car app. Camila Dominochski, NBR News. It was 100 years ago today the first Goodyear blimp known as Pilgrim flew over Ohio. The company is marking the anniversary this week by flying three of its blimps over the city of Akron. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.