Drug companies settlement avoids first federal opioid trial

Four large drug companies reached a last-minute, $260 million legal settlement over their role in the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic, averting the first federal trial that was scheduled to start Monday morning in Cleveland. Jillian Kitchener has more. China plans to replace Hong Kong's Lam - FT. China is drawing up a plan to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam with an "interim" chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the deliberations, which would bring to a close Lam's rule after months of often-violent pro-democracy protests. Patriot Ghosts Haunt the Jets Again . Roxy Jacenko and daughter Pixie wear matching $180 Cartel and Willow loungewear as she starts school. Her daughter Pixie Curtis is already her mini-me after starting her own business, Pixie Bows, at the tender age of three. How one punch to the head turned my friend Michael Hutchence into a monster. A new documentary, Mystify, examines a previously unexplored episode in Michael Hutchence's short life. Nikes Chief Executive, Mark Parker, Is Stepping Down. Mr. Parker, who was involved in multiple controversies in recent years, will become executive chairman of the sportswear company. They will Agreed to the At Health problems Part Long Ago . On May 16 an article Mutiny in the Climate Camp reported accusations of hypocrisy over a decision to fly delegates to a conference in Bolivia. We cited critical quotes from an internal email but, in fact, these did not relate to the conference decision. Additionally we misattributed Facebook comments to campaigner Ben Hart and incorrectly said he had attended the conference. We apologise for these mistakes. Conor McGregor eyes up Nate Diaz trilogy as he says former foe andJorge Masvidal are 'on my radar'. Conor McGregor has admitted he is keen to fight the winner of next month's blockbuster showdown between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal ahead of his expected return to UFC later this year. 'Dictators must be resisted' Popstar Bobi Wine says to Ugandans. Ugandan musician Bobi Wine has issued a defiant warning to the country's longtime President Yoweri Museveni, saying "Museveni will fall.". Michael Poliza's new book The World by teNeues is a treasure chest of landscape photography. The images were captured by photographer Michael Poliza as he travelled through more than 170 countries. The book isn't cheap - it costs from 225. But it contains sensational photos. Fed Votes to Lighten Regulations for All but the Largest Banks for Liverpool 'a wonderful story' - Jurgen Klopp. The Liverpool man was sent on in the 71st minute of Sunday's game against Manchester United with the Reds behind and managed to latch onto Andy Robertson's cross to equalise late on. Australian Mother roasted on social media for taking her Kmart air fryer with her on holiday in Bali. An Australian mum has been slammed after it was revealed she'd taken her air fryer on holiday with her on Bali. Snaps show she'd used the gadget to make a classic meat and vege meal. When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. The Fire Is Upon Us, by Nicholas Buccola, is at once a biography of two leading American intellectuals and an in-depth look at their legendary 1965 debate over civil rights. Khloe Kardashian discovers Kris Jenner lied to her after reading ex-husband Lamar Odom's memoir. Khloe Kardashian discovers momager Kris Jenner lied to her after she read ex-husband Lamar Odom's memoir in new Keeping Up With The Kardashians teaser. Defiant Zuckerberg Says Facebook Wont Police Political Speech. In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech not less as his company has been assailed for allowing lies and falsehoods to appear. Disney's Marvel to create exclusive podcasts for SiriusXM. Walt Disney Co's Marvel Entertainment said on Tuesday it would create exclusive weekly podcasts for satellite radio company SiriusXM Holdings Inc and its online music service Pandora starting next year. A Boy Was Bullied for His Homemade T-Shirt. Now the University of Tennessee Is Selling It. The Florida boys hand-drawn design was made into a shirt for Volunteers fans, and proceeds will go to an anti-bullying group. Martha Stewart roasts fellow celebrity convict Felicity Huffman's lack of prison style. Stewart, who served five months in prison in 2004, commented on recent photos of Huffman wearing a prison-issued green jumpsuit during a Vanity Fair summit in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Entrepreneur moved back into her childhood bedroom to set up a shoe business. Florence Ledwith, 24, who now lives in Essex, created her shoe brand Envy, after she moved back in with her parents in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire. UPDATE 3-Saudi Aramco gives nine banks top roles on worlds biggest IPO -sources. Saudi Aramco has hired nine banks as joint global coordinators to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO), slated to be the worlds largest, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Sculptor transforms Rome's dead trees into art. Andrea Gandini, a 22-year-old Roman sculptor, is making a growing name for himself by turning the Eternal City's dead tree stumps into much-admired pieces of art. RPT-UPDATE 1-Spains Cellnex to buy Arqivas telecoms division in $2.5 bln deal. Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex said on Tuesday it had reached a deal to buy the telecoms division of Britains Arqiva for 2.0 billion pounds ($2.5 billion).