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June 16 1600 UTC Brief
In the U.S.
The Justice Department is backing Elon Musk’s xAI in a lawsuit brought by the NAACP over air pollution at the company’s Memphis-area operations. The case centers on a gas plant that powers xAI’s data center, and whether it needed an air permit before running. In Pennsylvania, Lehigh County is proposing a policy that would bar county employees from cooperating with ICE raids, while still allowing federal agents to operate in the county.
The Supreme Court also turned away Carter Page’s bid to revive his lawsuit against former FBI Director James Comey and other ex-FBI officials over surveillance tied to the Russia investigation. A tidy reminder that some legal chapters are closed for good, no matter how much they wish otherwise.
In Europe
Polish police say a Russian artist known for caricatures of Vladimir Putin and other leaders was shot and killed on Tuesday. The circumstances are still unclear.
Separately, a Russian warship fired warning shots at a British yacht in the English Channel, prompting reports of British and French ships mobilizing and a Royal Navy helicopter overhead. The incident comes after the Royal Navy boarded a Russian oil tanker in the Channel, so tensions there are doing what tensions do.
In business and tech
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang says a broader AI buildout could help bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., with Texas serving as an early test case. At the same time, QVC presenters are seeking to unionize with SAG-AFTRA as they worry generative AI could reshape their jobs, which is a fairly direct sign that the future keeps arriving before everyone has agreed on the terms.
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