Abortion
The FAQs: Supreme Court Rules on Texas Abortion Case thegospelcoalition.org
In one of the most significant rulings on abortion in decades, the Supreme Court ruled on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt in a 5-3 decision to overturn state laws designed to regulate abortion clinics in a way that would protect women’s health.
For a related story, see US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Pharmacists' Case against Extreme Washington Law
Society
Pakistan: Muslim Clerics Declare Transgender Marriages Valid breitbart
A group of influential Muslim clerics in Pakistan have issued a religious decree (fatwa) stating that transgender people have full marriage, inheritance and funeral rights under Islamic law, though they may only marry those of the opposite biological sex.
War
U.S. officials say Russian warship came dangerously close to Navy ship cnn
The Russian vessel made repeated passes behind the Gravely within its wake. At one point, the Russian ship pointed toward the Truman, the officials said. The Gravely eventually accelerated speed and moved ahead, with the Russian ship still following it before breaking off.
OR...US destroyer came dangerously close to Russian warship in Mediterranean — defense ministry
Poland
Poland risks Moscow's ire with plan to relocate war memorials thestar.my
More than 200 monuments to Stalin's Red Army could be taken from towns across Poland and relocated on the site of a former Soviet military base under plans announced on Tuesday by a state-backed Polish historical institute.
Israel
Israel's security figures take aim at hard-line Netanyahu foxnews
An extraordinary array of former top commanders are criticizing Netanyahu in increasingly urgent terms, accusing him of mishandling the Palestinian issue and allying with extremists bent on dismantling Israel's democracy.
On Tuesday, a group representing more than 200 retired leaders in Israel's military, police, Mossad spy service and Shin Bet security agency presented a plan to help end the half-century 'occupation' of the Palestinians through unilateral steps, including disavowing claims to over 90 percent of the West Bank and freezing Jewish settlement construction in such areas.
IDF Chief Cancels Hannibal Directive to Prevent Capture at All Cost jewishpress
According to Israeli media, the Hannibal Directive was conceived in 1986 by a group of top Israeli officers following the capture of two Israeli soldiers during a Hezbollah ambush in South Lebanon in June 1986. Both soldiers presumably died during the attack, and their bodies were returned to Israel in an exchange with Hezbollah in 1996. The directive authorizes stopping abductors by shooting at them, even if it puts captured Israeli soldiers at risk. There is a dispute as to whether the directive includes authorization to kill captured IDF soldiers when it becomes clear that they cannot be rescued. Some reports have claimed that the policy actually promotes the killing of captured soldiers to prevent the need for prisoner exchanges.
Space
NASA tests deep space rocket booster ahead of 2018 mission phys.org v
NASA has described the SLS as the "world's most powerful rocket," and said the test aimed to see how the booster's propellant performed at the colder end of its temperature range.
Research
Engineers create a soft motor that could power versatile soft robots phys.org
Their most important innovation is a soft motor that provides torque without bending or extending its housing, said Aaron D. Mazzeo, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, who coauthored the study.
Bugs!
A Giant Horde of Flies Snarls an Illinois Bridge, Causes Collisions citylab
They teach a lot about defensive driving in motorcycle class, but one thing they usually don’t mention is what to do when you’re skidding through a writhing pudding of bugs 6 inches deep.
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