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America's Supreme Court released several opinions, including one which in effect

allows emergency abortions to proceed in Idaho that it accidentally

posted online on Wednesday. It also blocked a bankruptcy settlement resolving

claims against Purdue Farmer, an opioid maker.

The deal would have granted the firm's owner, the CERCLA family,

immunity from civil liability for their role in the opioid crisis in exchange for up to $6 billion paid out to claimants.

The court also blocked America's environmental regulator from enforcing a rule that would limit air pollution from power plants and factories

while legal challenges play out in lower courts.

America's National Transportation Safety Board imposed sanctions on Boeing, the world's second largest manufacturer of aeroplanes, for sharing with the media details of its investigation into a Boeing 737

Max door panel that blew out midair in January.

Boeing is facing questions over safety after a number of accidents. In 2019 a 737 max crashed near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, killing all 157 people on board.

China's Communist Party expelled two former defense ministers who were accused of corruption. It is the first time that China has confirmed that Lee Shankfu,

who disappeared from public for two months last year

before being ousted in October, was under investigation.

The Third Plenham, a meeting of the party's Central Committee,

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