News of the Day From Around the Nation, July 24
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1 Voting maps: A federal court says Texas can change voting maps without federal supervision despite "grave concerns" and findings that Republicans racially discriminated while trying to strengthen their majorities in Congress and the state Legislature. The ruling Wednesday is a key decision ahead of the 2020 census. It clears the way for Texas to enact new voting maps in 2021 without courts first checking to see whether minority voters might be disenfranchised. Hispanic growth is driving Texas' booming population. Census figures show Texas added nearly nine new Hispanic residents for every white resident in 2018. A three-judge panel in San Antonio voiced strong concerns about Texas mapmaking given "past conduct." But the judges said supervision isn't warranted following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that kept Texas' maps largely intact.
2 Implant recall: Breast implant maker Allergan Inc. issued a worldwide recall Wednesday for textured models because of a link to a rare form of cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it called for the removal after new information showed Allergan's Biocell breast implants with a textured surface account for a disproportionate share of rare lymphoma cases. The move follows similar action in France, Australia and Canada.
3 Saudi arms: President Trump vetoed three bipartisan measures passed by Congress intended to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the White House said in a statement. With his third veto — and second related to Saudi Arabia — Trump again rebuffed congressional efforts to punish Saudi Arabia for the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi and turned back criticism over the kingdom's prosecution of its war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month cited threats from Iran as a reason to approve the $8.1 billion arms sale to the two U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, which are enemies of Tehran.
4 Bison attack: Yellowstone National Park officials say a bull bison tossed a 9-year-old Florida girl into the air when the animal charged a group of about 50 tourists. Park officials say the bison rushed the group Monday after some of the tourists approached to within 5 to 10 feet of the animal. The Odessa, Fla., girl was later taken to a clinic and released. The incident occurred in the area of the Old Faithful Geyser. Injuries of tourists by bison and other wildlife occur regularly.
5 Amelia Earhart: The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart's disappearance. Robert Ballard and a National Geographic expedition will search for her plane next month near a Pacific Ocean atoll that's part of the Phoenix Islands, the TV channel said this week at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were attempting an around-the-world flight when their aircraft disappeared in July 1937.
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