3. Abortion battle
The battle over a common abortion pill could be headed to the Supreme Court after a pair of contradictory rulings Friday. In Texas, a federal judge suspended the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone nationwide citing safety concerns. In Washington state, however, minutes after that ruling was announced, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that barred the FDA from "altering the status quo and rights as it relates to the availability of mifepristone" in 17 states and Washington, D.C. The drug was approved by the FDA more than two decades ago. It's used in combination with another drug — misoprostol — and is the most common method to terminate a pregnancy in the U.S., accounting for about half of all abortions. President Joe Biden said Friday his administration would appeal the Texas ruling.
4. Russia bolsters Finnish border
Russia is bolstering air defenses along its the northwest border with Finland after the country officially joined NATO, a Russian air force commander said. Finland's new NATO membership means the Western military alliance now has an additional 830 miles along Russia's border. "In these conditions, the air defense forces are working out issues of protecting the state border in the north-west of the country in accordance with the increased threat level," Russian Lt. Gen. Andrei Demin told state newspaper Red Star in an interview, according to a Reuters translation. Follow live updates from the war in Ukraine.
5. Shanghai Megafactory
Tesla plans to open a new Megafactory in Shanghai to supplement its battery production out of California, the company said Sunday. The electric auto maker aims to start construction of the factory in the third quarter of this year, with production slated to begin in mid-2024 and reach a capacity of 10,000 Megapacks a year. The batteries store energy, help stabilize the power grid and prevent outages. Elon Musk's company currently operates a Megafactory in Lathrop, California, that is capable of producing 10,000 Megapacks units each year, according to the company's website. The announcement comes as the Biden administration works to prioritize U.S. production of electric vehicles and their components with targeted incentives.
— CNBC's Sara Salinas wrote this newsletter. Tanaya Macheel, Spencer Kimball, Michele Luhn, Dan Mangan, Natasha Turak, Ashley Capoot and Reuters contributed.
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