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April 27 Afternoon Brief
In U.S. news
Philadelphia police have released new images of the suspects wanted in the attack on a Temple University student at a dorm last week. The investigation is still ongoing.
Separately, a New York Times report says the Trump EPA has nearly dismantled its independent science office in just one year, gutting a unit that studied issues like fertility, asthma, wildfires, drinking water, and climate change.
In business
Delaware’s largest rooftop solar project is now online at Delmarva Corrugated Packaging in Kent County. It is expected to supply about 30 percent of the company’s daily power needs, cut costs, and ease pressure on the regional grid. State and nonprofit leaders say projects like this could help bring more businesses into rooftop solar as costs fall and battery storage improves.
In Britain, Morrisons chief executive has agreed to meet Sean Egan, the store manager who was sacked after confronting a serial shoplifter at the company’s Aldridge branch in Walsall. The company says staff must follow safety rules and not detain thieves. Public anger over the firing has already produced protests, a sizable fundraiser, and a letter from Egan’s MP, because apparently basic questions about safety and common sense still need a customer service escalation.
In tech and AI
More than 600 Google employees are urging Sundar Pichai to reject any deal that would let the company’s AI be used in classified Pentagon work. In their letter, they warn about the same risks that pushed Anthropic out of military work earlier this year.
Meantime, an investigation says a little-known AI news site called The Wire by Acutus appears to use AI agents posing as human reporters to gather quotes and generate stories, with much of the review process handled automatically in under a minute. The report also points to possible links with OpenAI, though those connections are not proven. A separate study on digital platforms found that half of the world’s largest platforms still fail to meet minimum transparency standards for advertising data, making it harder to track political ads, fraud, and other online nonsense dressed up as marketing.
In foreign affairs
Ukraine has summoned Israel’s ambassador over a vessel carrying grain Kyiv says was stolen from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and is headed for Haifa. Ukraine says Israel should not allow the shipment to dock and unload, warning of a possible diplomatic crisis if it does.
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