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>> Live from NPR News in Washington, on Curve of a Coleman, President Trump i...

to the United States after wrapping up his state visit to China.

And Pierre's Tamarkey reports, Trump is hailing business deals for American companies

and farmers, though few details have been announced. >> As Trump's trip to China was winding down, he again offered praise for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

>> This has been an incredible visit, and they've got a lot of -- a lot of work has come

and we've made some fantastic trade deals, great for both countries. >> In an earlier interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News, Trump said China has agreed to order 200 Boeing airplanes, and will be buying a lot of soybeans from American farmers. Though similar previous commitments have failed to materialize, Trump also said he and Xi discussed the war with Iran and agreed that the straight-of-war moves needs to be reopened.

>> The U.S. Supreme Court is temporarily allowing the abortion pill, Mr. Pristone, to remain available by male nationwide. This overalls a lower court's decision, and PR's Nina Totenberg has more. >> In a one paragraph order, the high court froze a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court

of Appeals that had made it illegal to send the abortion pill, known formally as Mr.

Pristone, through the mail. The Justices, however, reversed that ruling until the case is fully litigated up through the Supreme Court of necessary. Two Justices, Clans Thomas, and Samuel Alito, filed the sending opinions. Thomas took particular aim at the manufacturer's of Mr. Pristone, contending that since

abortion is illegal in Louisiana, drug makers are not entitled to block a court order quote based on lost profits from their criminal enterprise, Nina Totenberg and PR News Washington. Sales of nicotine-pouch products have exploded in recent years with the global market

now worth nearly $7 billion.

A new report from the World Health Organization concludes that rapid growth is being driven by aggressive marketing that targets young people, and PR's Maria Gadoe, as more. >> The W.E. chose as the tactics being used to market nicotine pouches include flavors such

as bubble gum and gummy bears, and packaging that mimics the look of candy.

Dr. Ramti Fayugon of the W.E. chose says flavored products are a known way to hook young users. She says some products are even marketed for use in schools, and they can contain alarming levels of the highly addictive nicotine. >> High nicotine concentrations for children and young people whose brains are still developing

is damaging to the developing brain.

>> The W.E. show report urges countries to adopt a range of regulations, including marketing

restrictions, and bands on flavored nicotine pouch products. Maria Gadoe and PR news. >> You're listening to NPR news from Washington. A federal judge in Tennessee is allowing new congressional maps to go into effect less than 24 hours before the candidates are finalized.

For member station W.P.L. and in Nashville, Mariana Bakayau reports this is linked to the Supreme Court's decision, "Gudding," the Voting Rights Act. >> There are four lawsuits against Tennessee's redistricting plan, which fractured Memphis's majority black voting block. All are still continuing, but a federal judge had denied a request from the state's Democratic

party to stop the maps from going into effect while these legal challenges move forward. The judge did not give a written explanation for the ruling. Tennessee Democrats say that this initial rejection doesn't mean they'll lose in the long run against a map they say will reduce black voting power. Republicans have said that they didn't take racial data into account.

For NPR news, I'm Mariana Bakayau in Nashville. >> South Carolina's governor has called a special session for that state's lawmakers to look at redistricting. Any change could eliminate the Republican-led state's only majority minority district. That seat is held by Democratic Congressman James Clyburn, a civil rights veteran who

worked with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., meanwhile Louisiana State senators have voted for a plan to eliminate a majority black district in that Republican-led state. That would give GOP candidates a better chance to win an additional seat in the U.S. Congress. The measure now goes to the Louisiana State House. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.

If the brain is like a computer, the Kylo Madonna Kenny's was crashing. The room was spinning and I was shaking, but only on one side. Doctors couldn't see anything physically wrong with Kylo's brain, with the hardware so to speak. The problem was with the software.

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