The Headlines - ‘Targeted Terror Attack’ in Colorado, and Ukraine’s Audacious Plot

Episode Date: June 2, 2025

Plus, the oldest corporation on the continent is closing. On Today’s Episode: Eight Burned in Attack at Colorado Event Honoring Israeli Hostages, by John Branch, Alexandra E. Petri and Mark WalkerMore Than 20 Killed Near Aid Distribution Site in Gaza, Health Officials Say, by Aaron Boxerman and Ameera HaroudaUkraine and Russia to Meet for Second Round of Talks as Attacks Escalate, by Constant Méheut and Ivan NechepurenkoU.S. Dependence on China for Rare Earth Magnets Is Causing Shortages, by Keith BradsherA 355-Year-Old Company That Once Owned One-Third of Canada Is Shutting Down, by Ian AustenTune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, download the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter.Tell us what you think at: [e-mail]. 

From the New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Monday, June 2nd. Here's what we're covering. When this call came out today, our officers rushed as quickly as they could, and they immediately ran into a chaotic situation where a man was throwing Molotov cocktails. In Boulder, Colorado yesterday, a group of demonstrators who regularly gather on Sundays to march in support of Israeli hostages was attacked.

Witnesses are reporting that the subject threw an incendiary device into the crowd. The suspect was heard to yell, free Palestine, during the attack. In all, eight people were injured, two of whom were airlifted to a burn unit. Boulder's mayor described the group as Jewish community members who were on a march for peace and for hostage return. The FBI said a 45-year-old man, identified as Mohammed Sabri Salman, was arrested at the scene. As a result of these preliminary facts, it is clear that this is a targeted act of violence

and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism. The attack comes less than two weeks after two Israeli embassy aides were shot and killed in Washington, D.C., intensifying fears about the backlash to Israel's military campaign in Gaza. The FBI says there's no immediate indication that the suspect in the Boulder attack is linked to any particular group. Authorities are expected to file charges in the coming days. In Gaza yesterday, according to local health officials, more than 20 people were shot and

killed and almost 200 were wounded as they waited at an aid distribution center. The crowd had gathered overnight to try and beat the an aid distribution center. The crowd had gathered overnight to try and beat the rush to get food. The Israeli military initially said it was unaware of any injuries from Israeli fire at the location, but a military official later told reporters that troops had fired what were described as warning shots toward quote suspects. The incident is the latest involving the new aid distribution system in Gaza. Until recently, Israel had blocked all aid into the territory. Now, civilians are being directed to a handful of tightly controlled sites.

The rollout began last week. While some days have gone smoothly, there have also been chaotic scenes, including one other instance in which Israeli forces said they fired warning shots. Over the weekend, Ukraine launched a stunning attack on Russian air bases, stretching all the way from near Norway in the west to Siberia in the east. The full scope of the damage is still becoming clear. What we do know, even with this limited information, is. The full scope of the damage is still becoming clear.

What we do know, even with this limited information, is that this was one of the most audacious attacks of the Ukrainians to date. My colleague Mark Santora says the attack was so unexpected, some military analysts have likened it to the surprise of Pearl Harbor. The Ukrainians had been trying to find a way to hit Russia's airfieldss to cut off their ability to continue launching relentless bombing campaigns on Ukrainian towns and cities. They tried in the past with long-range weapons, but the Russians had adapted. So what the Ukrainians did this time was basically drive right up to the bases by secreting these drones in the backs of trailers and then releasing

them remotely so that the Russian defenses were essentially useless. While the New York Times hasn't been able to confirm the full extent of the damage, Ukrainian intelligence services and President Zelensky said that 41 Russian bombers, some 34% of the fleet, were damaged or destroyed, which is worth an estimated $7 billion carried out by little drones that cost, you know, a few thousand dollars each. Russia also launched a major attack this weekend,

sending over 500 drones and decoys into Ukraine. Delegations from the two countries are scheduled to meet later today in Istanbul for peace talks, but expectations of a breakthrough are low. stand bowl for peace talks, but expectations of a breakthrough are low. American auto executives are warning that the U.S. trade war with China could force them to cut back production in the coming days and weeks because they're running out of magnets. The magnets are made from rare earth metals, a resource China has a near total lock on.

The country stopped exporting the metals last month. Though China and the U.S. have reached something of a trade truce for the moment, China's continued to limit access to the materials, which are critical not only to cars—they're used in motors, brakes, and steering—but also to everything from semiconductors to fighter jets. One economic analyst called America's dependence on rare earth magnets an Achilles heel. Some American factories hope to start producing rare earth magnets this year, but China has a significant head start on mining, production, and research.

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It was not a department store then, of course. Britain set it up as a fur trading company. The full name? The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England trading into Hudson's Bay. It was given a vast stretch of territory, about a third of what's now Canada. There was no consideration of the Indigenous people whose land it was. Hudson's Bay Company established remote trading posts and relied on Indigenous trappers for beaver pelts and other resources.

Over the centuries, it evolved from a major force in colonizing North America to its final form, a sprawling department store chain with perfume counters and a small army of mannequins, which are also now for sale as the store closes. The company filed for bankruptcy in March. One shopper rating one of the final clearance sales in downtown Ottawa told The Times she had a love-hate relationship with the store. For her, it was a mix of nostalgia, but with the dark side of Canada's colonial history.

Those are the headlines. Today on The Daily, Times investigative reporters walk through what they uncovered about Elon Musk's chaotic life on the campaign trail. That's next in the New York Times audio app where you can listen wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Tracy Mumford. We'll be back tomorrow.