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May 28 0400 UTC Brief
In Pennsylvania
Upper Merion Township is now the latest place to discover that a proposed data center campus can turn a public meeting into a full-contact event. The hearing on MLP Ventures’ eight-data-center plan drew standing-room-only crowds, overflow rooms filled up, and residents packed the lobby to object to concerns about power demand, water use, air pollution, and noise. More than 8,000 people have signed a petition against the project, which is a strong sign the neighborhood is not exactly treating this like a routine zoning item.
Philadelphia police are also investigating a string of violent incidents. In Fairmount Park, officers heard gunfire and then stopped a Jeep with multiple bullet holes, where two people were found shot inside. In Northeast Philadelphia, a 15-year-old boy was injured in a separate shooting Wednesday evening. And on the Lehigh River, police say a raft overturned around 5 p.m. Wednesday, leaving several people stranded in the water before the search was concluded.
Separately, sources say detectives working a suitcase death case recovered evidence that led them back to a residence, where they believe the man was killed before his body was moved.
In tech and business
A federal complaint accuses a Google software engineer of insider trading tied to Polymarket, alleging he used confidential, nonpublic company information to make trades. The Justice Department says the case was filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York.
OpenAI says it will expand AI-based cyber defense cooperation with the South Korean government, public agencies, and companies in key industries. Meanwhile, Patagonia has filed a trademark suit against environmentalist drag performer Pattie Gonia, saying it wants $1 plus legal fees and had no real appetite for the fight, which is a very corporate way to say the lawyers have already taken over the room.
In international news
The U.S. carried out strikes on Iranian targets for a second time in three days, even as a fragile ceasefire remains in place and negotiations continue to try to end the three-month war.
In Northern Ireland, pastor Clive Johnston is appealing his conviction for preaching near Causeway Hospital, where buffer-zone rules restrict activity around abortion clinics and hospitals. Johnston was fined £450 after being found guilty of attempting to influence people in the restricted area, even though judges accepted he did not mention abortion. His legal team argues the ruling sets a dangerous precedent for free speech and religious expression.
Australia has filed a $2 billion lawsuit against 3M over PFAS contamination linked to firefighting foam used at dozens of defence sites. Separately, Australia has charged a woman linked to ISIS with terrorism offences after her return from Syria.
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