QUICK HITS

1 Floyd juror replaced: The judge overseeing the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights dismissed a juror Wednesday because his son is ill. The juror in the trial of J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao was replaced with an alternate. Kueng, Lane and Thao are accused of depriving Floyd, 46, of his rights when they failed to give him medical aid as Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the Black man’s neck for 9½ minutes while Floyd was handcuffed facedown.

2 Slovakia OKS treaty with U.S.: Slovakia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a defense military treaty with the United States. The treaty allows the U.S. military to use two Slovak air force bases — Malacky-kuchyna and Sliac — for 10 years while Slovakia — a NATO member — will receive $100 million from the U.S. to modernize them.

3 Abortion restriction halted: A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against a South Dakota rule that would make the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills. U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier issued the injunction late Tuesday against a rule pushed by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem that would have required abortion-seekers to make three visits to a doctor to take abortion pills.

4 Election hack stopped: An Australian spy agency says it has disrupted a foreign government’s attempt to illegally bankroll the election of candidates who are politically sympathetic or vulnerable to inducements. The country was not identified during the announcement Wednesday.

5 Uganda ordered to pay Congo: The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to Congo for violence in a longrunning conflict between the African neighbors that began in the late 1990s.