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Lakshmi Singh
live from NPR News. I'm Lakshmi Singh. We've just learned that a California jury has unanimously voted to dismiss all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other OpenAI leaders and funders. Musk alleged Altman and others breached their duty to OpenAI's nonprofit mission and unjustly enriched themselves by building a for profit company on top of it. The jury found that Musk had not filed his lawsuit within the three year statute of limitations for making a claim of breach of charitable trust. This is an advisory jury, meaning their decision is non binding. The US And Israel may soon decide whether to resume their full scale war with Iran. NPR's Daniel Estrin has the latest from Tel Aviv.
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Daniel Estrin
Look up at the skies in Tel Aviv and you can see US Military cargo planes and aerial refueling jets in the air every day since the ceasefire with Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump on Sunday discussed a possible renewal of full scale war with Iran, according to a person familiar with the matter not authorized to discuss that publicly. President Trump said in a social media post, for Iran, the clock is ticking. Former Mossad official Seema Shaim I think
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Seema Shaim
we are very close to a decision of the president.
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Daniel Estrin
Iran has been holding talks this weekend with Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan potentially looking for a diplomatic solution. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Lakshmi Singh
Against the backdrop of an energy crisis stemming from the war in the Middle East, a mega energy merger is underway in the US NPR Scott Horsley says Nextera Energy is taking over Dominion.
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Scott Horsley
Nextera Energy is offering to buy Dominion Energy in a $67 billion deal that would create the nation's largest electric utility. Nextera is the parent company of Florida Power and Light, while Dominion's territory includes Virginia, which is home to a large number of data centers. The proposed merger comes at a time when demand for power and utility investment are surging. Meanwhile, the price that consumers pay for electricity has jumped more than 6% over the last year, outpacing overall inflation.
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Lakshmi Singh
That's Scott Horsley reporting. The judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's New York State murder trial for the killing of a healthcare executive in 2024 will allow jurors to see some key pieces of evidence, not others. Here's WNYC.
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Samantha Max
Samantha Max, when local police arrested Mangione at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, they found a cell phone, a loaded magazine, a passport and a chip in his backpack. Judge Gregory Caro says a jury cannot see those items because police found them through an illegal search. But jurors will be allowed to see a gun, a silencer and a notebook that officers uncovered. Later, the judge says that surge followed proper protocols.
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Lakshmi Singh
That's Samantha Max reporting from Washington. This is NPR News. The cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus ended its voyage today, sailing into the Dutch port of Rotterdam. NPR's Rob Schmitz with the latest.
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Rob Schmitz
Dutch authorities have made quarantine arrangements for the ship's skeleton crew of 27 people that have remained on board throughout the ordeal. The Dutch flagged luxury ship had been carrying 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries when it reported three deaths from hantavirus earlier this month. Ship's operator Oceanwide Expedition said everyone still on board is asymptomatic and being closely monitored. Some will stay in quarantine facilities at the port while others will self isolate at home.
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Lakshmi Singh
That's Rob schmitz reporting. The 70th annual Drama Desk Awards were handed out last night. While the honors recognize both Broadway and Off Broadway productions, they can often be a predictor of shows that stand a good chance of earning Tony awards in June. Here's reporter Jeff London.
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Jeff London
Two revivals came up big. Death of a Salesman, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalfe, took four awards, including outstanding revival of a play. And Ragtime took five awards, including outstanding revival of a musical, giving the nation on the syncopation. Schmigadoon was named outstanding musical and the Ballisters was named outstanding Play. Other winners included John Lithgow playing author Roald Dahl in Giant and Leslie Manville as Jocasta in Oedipus. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
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Lakshmi Singh
This is NPR News.
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