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May 1 Overnight Brief
In Philadelphia
Police say a 62-year-old man was shot three times in the legs inside his home in Tioga on Thursday night and remained in critical condition. No arrest has been made. Separately, a Pottstown man has been charged with sexually assaulting two women, including a 90-year-old. Investigators say he forced his way into the home and attacked the older woman in her bedroom, including trying to choke her.
Elsewhere in the city, the School Board approved a controversial $3 billion facilities master plan after a tense meeting, and the Philadelphia Parking Authority is changing its review process after a family challenged ticket records tied to license plates that were never theirs. Bureaucracy, once again, has discovered paperwork.
In U.S. courts and politics
The House voted to strip pesticide liability protections from a major farm bill, a move that would remove language limiting state regulation and legal exposure for manufacturers like Bayer. Texas also executed a man convicted in a 2008 double murder, even as he maintained he was innocent.
In Washington and federal court, prosecutors released new footage in the Trump shooting case, intended to show the Secret Service agent injured in the attack was not hit by friendly fire. Separately, Elon Musk finished testimony in his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as the trial moved into its fourth day in Oakland.
In international news
The UK has raised its terror threat level from substantial to severe after the Golders Green attack, a step officials say reflects heightened concern and not a call to panic. In a separate security dispute, Trump said Iran can take part in the World Cup after FIFA confirmed the team’s place, though questions remain over which Iranian officials will be allowed to travel.
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