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May 21 1600 UTC Brief
In U.S. news
A judge has dismissed the trial of Ebony Parker, the former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, in the case involving a 6-year-old with a gun. The ruling came after three days of the prosecution’s case.
In California, police in Escondido say Thomas Caleb Butler has been charged with attempted murder after a violent assault outside a home known for its American flags and pro-Trump displays. Officers found an elderly man with severe injuries and a good Samaritan who was also hurt. The victim remains hospitalized in critical condition.
On Capitol Hill, Todd Blanche is meeting with Senate Republicans to defend the Trump administration’s compensation fund for people it says were harmed by Justice Department “weaponization.” The White House also released a one-page description of the fund saying it would have no partisan restrictions, and that senators whose records were secretly subpoenaed could apply. Subtle, in the way a foghorn is subtle.
And in Democratic politics, a new New York Times/Siena poll says most Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters want the party’s 2028 nominee to move toward the center. The DNC has also released its 2024 election autopsy report after internal pushback, with chair Ken Martin saying he does not endorse the findings but wanted them made public.
In business and tech
Elon Musk’s new SpaceX pay package would only vest if the company reaches a $7.5 trillion valuation and helps establish a permanent human colony on Mars with at least 1 million people. So the bonus plan is basically a science-fiction screenplay with compensation attached.
Spotify says it will reserve concert tickets for top fans, using streams and shares to identify the most dedicated listeners through a partnership with Live Nation. It is also teaming up with Universal Music on an AI feature that lets premium users create covers and remixes of songs by participating artists.
Separately, researchers at EPFL say they have made volumetric 3D printing far more efficient by using holograms to encode shapes with light phase rather than brightness, boosting the process by 70 times.
In international news
Israel says it has deported all the foreign activists it detained after intercepting a Gaza-bound flotilla at sea, following international criticism over how they were treated in custody. More than 430 activists from countries around the world had been held after the flotilla was stopped on Monday.
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