Society
Transgender 'woman' arrested for voyeurism in Target changing room washingtontimes
Police responded to a call on Monday from a woman who said she noticed someone reaching over her stall and taking pictures while she was trying on clothes, the Post Register reported. The victim confronted the perpetrator, who ran out of the store.
Also see Transgender 'woman' accused of videotaping 18-year-old in Target fitting room pix11, where at least the police are shown with some remaining sanity:
Smith is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Bonneville County and was booked as a male into the Bonneville County Jail bonnevillesheriff on a $30,000 bond.
Censorship
German police raid homes over Facebook hate speech theverge
Police in Germany carried out house raids across the nation on Wednesday, targeting people accused of posting hateful content on social media. In a press release, the country's federal police agency (Bundeskriminalamt bka.de, or BKA) said that the homes of around 60 people were searched on Wednesday, and that most of the suspects were accused of posting anti-Semitic, xenophobic, and other extremist messages. The operation was carried out across 14 provinces, involving 25 police departments, and around 40 legal investigations have been opened. This marks the first time that police have carried out nationwide raids over hateful content posted online, the BKA said.
Russia
Russians enact laws restricting evangelizing activities chron
The anti-terrorism laws overwhelmingly approved by both houses of the Russian legislature have been called the most restrictive since the fall of the Soviet Union. Putin signed the measures late last week.. The laws specifically outlaw such religious activities in private residences and online.
Syria
Turkey issues unexpected olive branch to heal rift with Syria telegraph.co.uk
“We normalised relations with Russia and Israel. I’m sure we will normalise our relations with Syria as well. For the fight against terrorism to succeed, stability needs to return to Syria and Iraq,” said Mr Yildirim.
South Sudan
UN Should Separate South Sudan’s Warring Parties, Ex-Rebels Say bloomberg
“A third-party force should be deployed as buffer zone between our forces and forces loyal to President Salva Kiir bbc, so there’s no further confrontation,” James Gatdet Dak said by phone from Nairobi, the capital of neighboring Kenya. “We’d prefer the current peacekeepers and if there’s any additional force it will be added to the current United Nations post.”
Also see South Sudan: Mass evacuation of foreigners bbc
South China Sea
China may dispute South China Sea verdict, but it's a huge setback theguardian
Most observers expected a favourable outcome for the Philippines, but no one knew to what extent. Some feared the tribunal might even refuse to exercise jurisdiction on certain aspects of the dispute in order to avoid a full estrangement of China, which boycotted the proceedings and aggressively lobbied for the dismissal of the case.
To the surprise of many legal experts, the tribunal not only exercised jurisdiction on the most sensitive items of the Philippines’ case but it issued favourable judgment on the merits of almost all of the south-east Asian country’s arguments.
Also see China threatens to impose air defence zone on disputed area of South China Sea telegraph.co.uk
Islam
Islamist extremism in [UK] prisons a growing and potentially lethal problem, radicalisation review warns heraldscotland
Staff lacked the confidence and training to confront and deter Islamist extremist ideology on the landings, and were often fearful they would be accused of racism if they did, the review found.
Apostasy
Canada's Anglican Church reverses course, approves gay marriage cbsnews
A day after the Anglican Church of Canada anglican.ca narrowly voted not to authorize gay unions, questions about the integrity of the voting process emerged Tuesday, leading to a reversal of the result with the church approving the measure.
Third Temple
A Muslim Looking Forward to the Third Temple? israeltoday.co.il
Mr. Adnan Oktar explained that the days when the Prophet Solomon’s Masjid and Palace (Solomon’s Temple) will be rebuilt in an atmosphere of global peace and tranquility are at hand. Rabbi Ben Abrahamson, who is a historian and consultant to the Sanhedrin regarding issues related to Islam, emphasized that the rebuilding of the Temple is a very good development for all mankind.
Economy
The US government says if you make less than $20 an hour, a robot is probably going to take your job quartz
Jason Furman of the US Council of Economic Advisors whitehouse.gov gave a speech last week highlighting the potential for automation to displace today’s jobs, even as it creates new ones. No one knows exactly how many jobs automation will claim. Oxford University researchers guess 47% of U.S. jobs are at risk. The OECD, an international economic group, estimates only 9% of jobs are under threat in member nations.
Robotics
Robot security guard knocks over toddler at shopping centre telegraph.co.uk v
"The robot hit my son's head and he fell face down on the floor. The robot did not stop, it kept moving forward," Tiffany Cheng, the toddler's mother, to ABC 7. "He was crying like crazy."
Cyborg
Brain-Linked Prosthetic Arm Scheduled To Hit Markets By Year’s End rinf
Anticipated to be available by the end of 2016, the prosthetic limb is groundbreaking. The Luke integrates into users’ nervous systems by reading electrical signals on the muscle. Flexing or tensing actions performed on that muscle are mapped to actions, and movements on the prosthetic are powered by motors throughout the device.
Research
SCIENTISTS USE DNA ORIGAMI TO MAKE MICROSCOPIC PAINTING OF VINCENT VAN GOGH i4u
The methods utilized for the small-scale facsimile was published in the advance online edition of the journal Nature nature on July 11. The single color image which has the width of a dime is proof of the fact that DNA origami could be used to create chip-like contraptions. These are more like computer circuits on a very small scale.
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