Syria Loses; NK's Missile Ready; Planned Parenthood Capitalizes on Zika; NC Hands Tied by Feds; Mail Bot; and Old, Old, Old Granade

Syria

REBELS, CIVILIANS LEAVE TOWN AFTER FOUR-YEAR SIEGE hosted.ap.org

Following the deal struck late Thursday, Daraya's rebels began evacuating in government buses on Friday, a process expected to take several days. Around 700 gunmen are to be allowed safe passage to the opposition-held northern province of Idlib, while some 4,000 civilians will be taken to temporary shelter in government-controlled Kisweh, south of Daraya.

Also see Daraya Evacuation Deal Hands Syria's Assad a Strategic Win nbcnews

North Korea

North Korea Could Deploy Submarine-Launched Missiles ‘Within Weeks’ time

The Korea Times says South Korean officials “underestimated” Pyongyang’s ability to launch such weapons, which have a range that could theoretically allow them to strike U.S. bases in Japan, as well as target all of South Korea.

Also see Experts Speculate on North Korea’s Motive for Ballistic Missile Test voanews

Abortion

Planned Parenthood Joins Campaign To Rid Miami Neighborhoods Of Zika npr.org

In Little Haiti, Liberty City, and a number of other neighborhoods in Miami, canvassers are now walking door to door to spread the word about the risks of Zika, one household at a time — hoping to reach 25, 000 people the next six weeks. In some neighborhoods, these workers aren't sponsored by federal or state health agencies, but by Planned Parenthood.

Also see Planned Parenthood Exploits Zika Virus Fears in Miami, Florida to Push Its Abortion Agenda lifenews

Society

Federal Court Blocks UNC From Enforcing HB2 [in North Carolina] chapelboro

“The individual transgender Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction on their Title IX claim is GRANTED. The University of North Carolina, its officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and all other persons acting in concert or participation with them are hereby ENJOINED from enforcing Part I of HB2 against the individual transgender Plaintiffs until further order of the court.”

Drones

Self-Driving Robots Will Soon Deliver The Mail In Switzerland forbes

No worries: delivery men are safe, for now, and is difficult to say when and if their replacement will take place. However, total automation of the last mile of the delivery process is no longer a far-fetched idea, a new project in Switzerland shows.

Archeology

Crusader-era grenade dug out of central Israel home timesofisrael

The early grenade would have been filled with Greek fire, sealed and hurled at an enemy, a weapon common in Israel from the 11th to 14th centuries CE.

Others...

Excel Created Major Typos in 20 Percent of Scientific Papers on Genes slate

Rogue Lawnmower Causes False Northern Lights Alert gizmodo.co.uk