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May 28 1200 UTC Brief
In court and politics
A man has been found guilty of murdering university student Henry Nowak in Southampton. Prosecutors said the 18-year-old was killed while walking home after a night out last December. In a separate case, a jury hearing the trial of former MP Donaldson was told by a witness that she had been abused from a very young age. He has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges against him, including rape.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom said he will seek a 100% tax on any money Californians receive from President Donald Trump’s so-called anti-weaponization fund. The state’s politics remain committed to the usual blend of anger, branding, and mutual contempt.
In business and tech
The European Commission has fined Temu €200 million over illegal products on its platform, saying the company failed to properly account for the risk of unsafe goods. Regulators pointed to items such as baby toys and faulty chargers.
Meta has been laying off thousands of workers as it pushes further into artificial intelligence, and reports say it even experimented with measuring AI use when assessing engineering output. A particularly elegant way to ask employees to compete with the tool that may replace them.
The FTC is warning about phishing scams that arrive as fake digital invitations, using the look of services like Evite and Paperless Post. The messages are circulating during graduation and summer party season, and they can steal information from people who think they are opening a harmless invite.
In Britain
Former Health Secretary Alan Milburn warned that Britain could end up with a “lost generation” if youth unemployment and labour-market detachment keep rising. He said the share of young people not in work, training, or education could climb sharply over the next six years.
Separately, French activists have launched a legal challenge against a planned £160 million detention centre near Dunkirk, which is intended to support Labour’s migrant deal with France. The appeal could delay the project, though construction can continue for now.
In the Middle East
Israel has carried out strikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon after issuing large-scale evacuation orders covering parts of the country. The military told residents to leave areas amounting to about 17% of Lebanon.
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