1. Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access
- The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues.
- In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially maintaining the status quo.
- The future of the drug was called into question after a Texas judge sought to invalidate its long-standing approval.

2. Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage comedian dies at 89
- Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has died aged 89.
- The star had been in hospital in Sydney after suffering complications following hip surgery in March. He had a fall in February.
- Humphries' most famous creation became a hit in the UK in the 1970s and landed her own TV chat show in the late 1980s.

3. Alec Baldwin: Halyna Hutchins' family to proceed with civil lawsuit
- The family of Halyna Hutchins, the Rust cinematographer who died on set, say they will sue Alec Baldwin despite his criminal charges being dropped.
- Manslaughter charges against Mr Baldwin, who was holding the prop gun that fired the fatal bullet, were withdrawn in New Mexico on Thursday.
- A lawyer for Ms Hutchins' parents and sister said that the actor cannot escape responsibility for her death.
1. Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access
- The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues.
- In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially maintaining the status quo.
- The future of the drug was called into question after a Texas judge sought to invalidate its long-standing approval.

2. Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage comedian dies at 89
- Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has died aged 89.
- The star had been in hospital in Sydney after suffering complications following hip surgery in March. He had a fall in February.
- Humphries' most famous creation became a hit in the UK in the 1970s and landed her own TV chat show in the late 1980s.

3. Alec Baldwin: Halyna Hutchins' family to proceed with civil lawsuit
- The family of Halyna Hutchins, the Rust cinematographer who died on set, say they will sue Alec Baldwin despite his criminal charges being dropped.
- Manslaughter charges against Mr Baldwin, who was holding the prop gun that fired the fatal bullet, were withdrawn in New Mexico on Thursday.
- A lawyer for Ms Hutchins' parents and sister said that the actor cannot escape responsibility for her death.
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