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Records, power, and hard choices

Today's brief tracks exposed records, a clean power deadline, obesity pills, Kenya's refinery push, and a court letter in India.

Our summary

Hackers recently broke into the FBI and said they stole thousands of sensitive personnel records. The attack echoes a breach from a decade ago that exposed records for millions of federal workers.

Beyond the summary

  • Officials said after the earlier government breach that it would not happen again.
  • Concerns center on harm to FBI employees, not just embarrassment for the bureau.
  • The Daily says the episode examines the group behind the attack and possible uses for the data.
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Our summary

The clean power buildout is still hitting records despite President Trump's opposition to wind and solar. The industry's top trade group warns blocked permits could cause a drop in 2028 or 2029.

Verbatim from the source

“If the administration continues to block the permitting of clean power, you'll start to see a cliff,”

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Beyond the summary

  • Senate negotiators may unveil a bipartisan permitting deal as soon as Wednesday.
  • A final vote is not expected until after the midterm elections.
  • Democrats want assurances that stalled wind and solar projects can move.
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Our summary

Novo Nordisk says people who switched from obesity injections to its Wegovy pill kept losing weight in real-world data. Patients who stayed on treatment for three months lost about 4% of body weight on average.

Beyond the summary

  • The switch included patients on Wegovy shots and Lilly's Zepbound.
  • Real-world studies show associations and cannot prove causality.
  • Novo presented the analysis on Wednesday.
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Our summary

Aliko Dangote and Kenya's President William Ruto are set to break ground on a $16bn oil refinery in Lamu. Dangote says the project will go ahead despite land compensation protests and should be ready by 2030.

Verbatim from the source

“We are asking for the findings from the environmental impact assessment so that we can see what mitigation measures are being proposed,”

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Beyond the summary

  • The plant is expected to process 700,000 barrels of crude a day.
  • It would be East Africa's only refinery and Kenya's largest project since independence.
  • Residents want more land compensation and environmental impact details.
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Our summary

An Indian trial court sentenced a child sex abuser to life in prison for the rest of his natural life. Judge Rajani Ranga also wrote to the 10-year-old survivor and awarded 1.05m rupees in compensation.

Beyond the summary

  • The abuse happened on 23 July 2023, when the survivor was seven.
  • The judge addressed the survivor outside the formal language of the order.
  • BBC says the letter is drawing broad attention in India.

How we got here

The abuse happened on 23 July 2023, when the survivor was seven.

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