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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Governor, faith leaders condemn Boulder attack: ‘Violence and hate have no home in Colorado'
BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — Faith leaders in Boulder joined Governor Jared Polis on Pearl Street Wednesday, united in condemning Sunday's attack. Faith and political leaders of all backgrounds showed a united front in Boulder on Wednesday, making it clear, they do not want hate to win. Boulder Terror Attack: Continuing coverage 'Today, we return here. To the site where this occurred, to show and buy deeds and words that terrorism does not win. We are united as Coloradans of all faiths of all backgrounds, to make it clear that anti-semitism, that violence and hate have no home in Colorado, not today and not ever,' Polis said Wednesday morning. Faith leaders from the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and other communities came together in Boulder on Wednesday, calling out the attack on marchers on Pearl Street as an act of hate. 'The Muslim community here in Boulder and here in Colorado certainly denounces what happened here on Sunday,' said Imam Nader Elmarhoumi of the Islamic Center of Boulder. While all the leaders condemned the attack, some were not surprised. 'The whole Jewish community is reeling, shocked. That this hideous hate crime could happen right here in beautiful, downtown Boulder, Colorado. And yet we have seen this coming, we have seen this coming,' said Rabbi Marc Soloway of Congregation Bonai Shalom. 'This is not the time for pedantic analysis about the difference between anti-Zionism and antisemitism nor to talk about the horrors of a war thousands of miles away. This was a brutal, hateful, antisemitic terrorist attack against peaceful Jews in Boulder, Colorado, in 2025.' Tourist details newly obtained video of Boulder attack showing people on fire Leaders said they have seen a rise in hate speech and hateful actions towards the jewish community. They are asking Coloradans to help put an end to it. 'As the scourge of anti-Jewish and antisemitic rhetoric and sadly violence continues to rear its ugly head, we want to say enough. Hate, antisemitism, terrorism and violence have no place in Colorado and no place in the United States of America,' said Governor Jared Polis. Jewish community members are urging their friends and colleagues of different backgrounds to help call out hate when they see it in hopes of stopping more violence. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNN
2 days ago
- Health
- CNN
Shifting supply chains, infant formula under scrutiny, lunar mission: Catch up on the day's stories
👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US Food and Drug Administration is conducting the first comprehensive update and review of infant formula since 1998. 'We're going to make American infant formula the gold standard for the world,' Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. Here's what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ 'We need to change': With President Donald Trump enacting tariffs on nearly every US import, American companies are scrambling to move their supply chains out of countries like Mexico and China. This small island in the Caribbean could be the answer. 2️⃣ Builders of peace: Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder, Colorado, welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate in all aspects of the community. An antisemitic attack that injured several members — including a Holocaust survivor — is testing their resilience. 3️⃣ Tracking measles: As cases rise to precipitously high levels in the US, there's a new tool to help measure the spread of the disease. Wastewater surveillance has the potential to identify possible cases days before an individual shows symptoms or seeks care. 4️⃣ Lunar lander: A Japanese company will try to touch down on the moon three months after an uncrewed American spacecraft did the same. Ispace executives said their slow and steady approach offers some long-term advantages. 5️⃣ Candid confession: Kylie Jenner detailed her breast augmentation on TikTok — down to the exact size. Her revelation chips away at a taboo. But is it a victory for transparency or a setback for beauty standards? GET '5 THINGS' IN YOUR INBOX CNN's 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. ☔ Waterlogged: Flash flood emergencies were declared in Wichita and El Dorado, Kansas, after a month's worth of rain fell in one day. The heavy rain flooded roads and submerged cars. • Trump says Putin told him in phone call he will respond to Ukraine's weekend drone attacks• 2 Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at university lab• US Education Department threatens Columbia University's accreditation over campus antisemitism concerns 💸 That's how much House Republicans' sweeping tax and spending cuts package would add to the deficit over the next decade, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis. 🪨 Preserving history: Stephen Townley Bassett is painstakingly recreating mysterious ancient rock art in South Africa before it's lost. His works are no ordinary replicas. I'm not going to be a part of Trump's lying. Pam Hemphill 💬 No thanks: Formerly known as 'MAGA Granny,' Hemphill is a convicted January 6 rioter who served two months in federal prison. Watch as she explains why she refused a pardon from President Trump. 🪖 Approximately how many Russian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war with Ukraine?A. 100,000B. 300,000C. 600,000D. 950,000⬇️ Scroll down for the answer. 🎾 C'est magnifique! Heavy underdog Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale run at the French Open tennis tournament by beating No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals. The hometown hero's next opponent? American Coco Gauff. 👋 We'll see you tomorrow.🧠 Quiz answer: D. Russia is nearing 1 million war casualties in Ukraine.📧 Check out all of CNN's newsletters. 5 Things PM is produced by CNN's Chris Good, Meghan Pryce, Kimberly Richardson and Morgan Severson.
CNN
2 days ago
- CNN
Their synagogue taught them to build peace. Then an antisemitic attack hit
Fifteen minutes outside of downtown Boulder, Colorado, sandwiched between a golf course and a marsh, is Congregation Bonai Shalom. In Hebrew, bonai shalom means 'builders of peace,' and the congregation welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate in all aspects of the community. But that peace was shattered when an antisemitic attack at an event in support of hostages in Gaza left at least six members of the congregation injured, including one woman who is a Holocaust survivor. The attack, the latest in a wave of antisemitic violence that has stretched from coast to coast, has further horrified the Jewish community. 'The fact that in 2025 someone can just literally try to burn Jews to death on the streets of Boulder, Colorado, is shocking,' Congregation Bonai Shalom Rabbi Marc Soloway said. 'We're grieving.' Authorities said Wednesday there were at least 15 victims of the firebombing attack, including some who suffered severe burns. A dog was also injured, the FBI Denver office said. The suspected attacker, Mohamed Soliman, has been charged with hate crime and attempted murder. The emotional trauma is 'immense,' Soloway said. 'I still feel ripples,' he said, telling CNN's Erica Hill the whole Jewish community is 'traumatized.' One congregant is 'touch-and-go' with horrific burns all over her body, Soloway said. The attack, he added, brought back 'horrendous memories' of Jewish history. Barbara Steinmetz, who escaped the Holocaust as a child, was one of the congregants injured in Sunday's attack. Steinmetz said her family fled Europe in the 1940s, according to the CU Independent, the student news website for the University of Colorado Boulder. Her father, she said, applied for asylum to countless countries before the Dominican Republic accepted them. The family immigrated to the United States years later, and she moved to Boulder in 2006. Steinmetz was honored by the Boulder Jewish Community Center in 2020 for creating positive change throughout Boulder County. Jonathan Lev, executive director at the Boulder Jewish Community Center, said the victims were pillars who helped build the community. 'They bring to life what Jewish life can be,' he said. After what happened on Sunday, he said, 'how could you not be scared?' The shock traveled to Pittsburgh, where Michael Bernstein, chair of the board for the Tree of Life, said it felt all too familiar — and brought back recent memories. In 2018, a gunman killed 11 worshippers and wounded six others at the Tree of Life Synagogue. It was the deadliest-ever attack on Jewish people in the United States. 'The hearts of our community, I know, are aching right now,' Bernstein told CNN's Bianna Golodryga. 'We know what happens when an attack like this shatters a community.' The Boulder Jewish Community Center, just down the road from Congregation Bonai Shalom, is hosting a community vigil Wednesday night. 'Healing begins with coming together in community,' a joint statement from leaders in the Boulder Jewish community said. 'We're resilient,' Soloway added. 'We're here for each other, and we'll get through it.' He said peaceful walks for the Israeli hostages in Gaza, like the one his congregants were participating in on Sunday, should continue. Congregation Bonai Shalom's calendar is packed with summer events. There are Shabbat services and bar mitzvahs. On Thursday, there's a conversation about immigration scheduled. A poetry and reflection meeting is planned for the end of the month. A Boulder Jewish Festival will still take place on Sunday despite the attack. We are 'taking steps to reimagine the event in a way that helps our community heal and feels grounded in the reality' of the attack, the Boulder Jewish community's statement said. Continuing to celebrate the Jewish community and traditions is part of the healing process, said Maggie Feinstein, the director of a healing partnership founded in Pittsburgh after the Tree of Life shooting. She encouraged those affected by the attacks to lean into Jewish joy and ritual. 'Don't shy away from that, even though that was what somebody tries to tear apart,' Feinstein said. 'If we stop the ritual of joy, then it's hard to be resilient.' Lev, the Boulder Jewish Community Center executive director, said the community is choosing to respond to the grief and threat with 'love, connection and community.' Soloway said he and his congregation have received 'outpourings of love from other faith partners.' 'They're here for us, we're here for each other,' he said. His congregation already had an event planned for Friday before Sunday's attack. The session is timely. The Rev. Pedro Senhorinha Silva, Soloway's friend, is scheduled to lead a reflection called 'Joy Comes in the Morning.' The session, the congregation said, will explore how to hold grief in one hand and joy in the other. CNN's Alisha Ebrahimji and Shimon Prokupecz contributed to this report.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Shifting supply chains, infant formula under scrutiny, lunar mission: Catch up on the day's stories
👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US Food and Drug Administration is conducting the first comprehensive update and review of infant formula since 1998. 'We're going to make American infant formula the gold standard for the world,' Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. Here's what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ 'We need to change': With President Donald Trump enacting tariffs on nearly every US import, American companies are scrambling to move their supply chains out of countries like Mexico and China. This small island in the Caribbean could be the answer. 2️⃣ Builders of peace: Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder, Colorado, welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate in all aspects of the community. An antisemitic attack that injured several members — including a Holocaust survivor — is testing their resilience. 3️⃣ Tracking measles: As cases rise to precipitously high levels in the US, there's a new tool to help measure the spread of the disease. Wastewater surveillance has the potential to identify possible cases days before an individual shows symptoms or seeks care. 4️⃣ Lunar lander: A Japanese company will try to touch down on the moon three months after an uncrewed American spacecraft did the same. Ispace executives said their slow and steady approach offers some long-term advantages. 5️⃣ Candid confession: Kylie Jenner detailed her breast augmentation on TikTok — down to the exact size. Her revelation chips away at a taboo. But is it a victory for transparency or a setback for beauty standards? ☔ Waterlogged: Flash flood emergencies were declared in Wichita and El Dorado, Kansas, after a month's worth of rain fell in one day. The heavy rain flooded roads and submerged cars. • Trump says Putin told him in phone call he will respond to Ukraine's weekend drone attacks• 2 Chinese researchers charged with smuggling biological pathogen to study at university lab• US Education Department threatens Columbia University's accreditation over campus antisemitism concerns 💸 That's how much House Republicans' sweeping tax and spending cuts package would add to the deficit over the next decade, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis. 🪨 Preserving history: Stephen Townley Bassett is painstakingly recreating mysterious ancient rock art in South Africa before it's lost. His works are no ordinary replicas. 💬 No thanks: Formerly known as 'MAGA Granny,' Hemphill is a convicted January 6 rioter who served two months in federal prison. Watch as she explains why she refused a pardon from President Trump. 🪖 Approximately how many Russian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war with Ukraine? A. 100,000B. 300,000C. 600,000D. 950,000⬇️ Scroll down for the answer. 🎾 C'est magnifique! Heavy underdog Lois Boisson continued her fairy tale run at the French Open tennis tournament by beating No. 6 seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the semifinals. The hometown hero's next opponent? American Coco Gauff. 👋 We'll see you tomorrow. 🧠 Quiz answer: D. Russia is nearing 1 million war casualties in Ukraine.📧 Check out all of CNN's newsletters. 5 Things PM is produced by CNN's Chris Good, Meghan Pryce, Kimberly Richardson and Morgan Severson.
CBS News
2 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Vigil held in Boulder for Colorado terror attack victims, number of those injured is now at 15
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and community leaders gathered in Boulder for a vigil Wednesday for the victims of a terror attack against a Jewish group marching to bring awareness to Israelis held captive in Gaza. Authorities said Mohamed Soliman attacked the group with Molotov cocktails on Sunday on the Pearl Street Mall, leaving what authorities now say are 15 people and one dog injured. He was heard yelling "Free Palestine" and "End Zionist" during the attack. Soliman is facing 16 counts of attempted murder as well as federal hate crime charges. Numerous government officials and leaders of multiple faiths called on the community to take a stand against antisemitism and express support for the victims and their loved ones. Rabbi Soloway embraces Ed Victor at a vigil for the survivors of the Boulder attack on the Run For Their Lives walk. CBS Ed Victor, who was participating in the Run For Their Lives walk during the attack, shared that they were gathered to remember the remaining hostages when suddenly he felt intense heat and a woman near him caught fire. "I'll tell you, when someone is on fire, it takes too long to put them out. Whether it took one minute or two minutes, I don't remember. But I know it took too long," he shared. Victor said the marchers used flags, banners and their own bodies trying to extinguish the flames. He said he's felt an outpouring of support from Jewish and non-Jewish community members alike, but asserted that the community must do more. Polis, who is Jewish, said the attack was "targeted, directed and antisemitic violence in a reprehensible act of terrorism." "Today, we return here, to the site where this occurred, to show by deeds and words that terrorism does not win. We are united as Coloradans, of all faiths, of all backgrounds, to make it clear that antisemitism, that violence and hate have no home in Colorado. Not today, and not ever," Polis said. He thanked the first responders and community members who jumped in to help save the victims and arrest Soliman, and expressed his commitment to providing resources to the injured. Rabbi Marc Soloway of Congregation Bonai Shalom expressed shock and dismay, stating that demonization and hate speech led to the attack, including in the city council. "Let's be clear, this is not the time for pedantic analysis about the difference between anti-Zionism and antisemitism. Nor to talk about the horrors of a war thousands of miles away. This was a brutal, hateful, antisemitic terrorist attack against peaceful Jews in Boulder, Colorado, in 2025," said Soloway. He said, "The whole Jewish community is reeling, shocked that this hideous hate crime could happen right here in downtown beautiful Boulder, Colorado. And yet, we have seen this coming. We have seen this coming." Several of the marchers injured are members of Soloway's congregation. The victims of the attack ranged in age from 25 to 88 years old, including an 88-year-old holocaust refugee. Imam Nader Elmarhoum speaks at a vigil for victims of Boulder attack on the Run For Their Lives walk. CBS Reverand of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Mary Kate Rejouis, and Imam Nader Elmarhoumi of the Islamic Center of Boulder both shared support for the Jewish community and denounced antisemitism, calling for all faiths to stand together in support of one another. Elmarhoumi said the Prophet Mohamed lived alongside several Jewish tribes and married a Jewish woman, and that his faith also calls him to live peacefully alongside his neighbors. He asserted that if Soliman had joined the walk and spoken with the marchers, made an effort to understand them, then maybe things could have ended differently. Boulder Mayor Aarom Brockett denounced the attack and asserted the city will remain resilient, stating the city will not be defined by the attack, but by how it responds. "We are the city that rebuilt after the devastating floods in 2013. We are the community that came together after a shooter took the lives of 10 community members at King Soopers in 2021," said Brockett. "And again, this week, Boulder has proven that our spirit cannot be shattered by those who choose violence." Brockett told Jewish community members, "You are not alone. All of Boulder stands with you, not just today, but every day." He said that the city "will increase security when needed, but will not sacrifice the openness and accessibility that makes Boulder special." Johnathan Lev, Executive Director of the Boulder Jewish Community Center, stressed the importance of supporting the Jewish community. He asserted that "silence is not neutral, it is permission," and hate will not be tolerated. He said the community refuses to be silenced, and he hopes that each person "will accept the responsibility of ending hate and helping us heal." Lev encouraged the community to check on their neighbors and invited the public to join in the Boulder Jewish Festival on Pearl Street on Sunday, saying that presence is a form of protection. "Healing is not passive; we build it together," he said. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the rise in violence against Jewish people is angering. The Boulder attack comes just two weeks after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., were fatally shot. Videos of the suspect, Elias Rodriguez, show him shouting "Free Palestine!" In April, a man allegedly threw Molotov cocktails inside the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish. Greenblatt said the number of anti-Jewish incidents has surged almost 350% in the past five years, and nearly 900% over the past decade. He warned that words have meaning, and they have consequences. Run For Their Lives Organizer Rachel Amaru speaks at vigil for victims of Boulder attack against local walk. CBS "Look at the protesters on campuses, or in our streets. When they chant 'globalize the intifada,' or 'glory to the martyrs,' this is what it means. When some groups shout 'intifada is the only solution,' or they insist that they want to bring the war home, this is what it means. And when someone calls into a city council meeting and says Israelis have no place in Boulder, and no one speaks out, this is what it means," said Greenblatt. He encouraged people to speak up against antisemitism. "We've got to battle this bigotry with everything we have. This is the fight of our lives, and we can't afford to lose." Run For Their Lives Organizer Rachel Amaru said the group has walked to bring awareness to the refugees every week, and they never expected something like this would happen. She hopes that everyone will come out again on Sunday to walk and remember the hostages in Gaza.
