Economy
Dow eclipses 19,000 for first time in its 120-year history usatoday
After Monday’s record-breaking day, when the Dow Jones industrial average, large-company Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index, tech-dominated Nasdaq composite and the small-cap Russell 2000 all closed at record levels at the same time for the first time since Dec. 31, 1999, the Dow is making fresh headlines and will likely get a big shout out on the evening news.
Japan
Japan Deploys Troops Authorized To Use Force For First Time In Almost 70 Years npr.org
The 130 Ground Self-Defense Force mod.go.jp troops that arrived in Juba, South Sudan's capital, are part of a 350-member team that will take over from a current group of Japanese peacekeepers next month, according to state broadcaster NHK.
Also see Japan’s first gun-toting troops since WWII have deployed — to South Sudan washingtonpost
ISIS
ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq, Report Says nytimes
The IHS ihs conclusions, which are based on local news reports, social media and Islamic State propaganda, mark the broadest compilation of chemical attacks in the conflict. American and Iraqi military officials have expressed growing alarm over the prospect of additional chemical attacks as the allies press to regain both Mosul and Raqqa, the Islamic State capital in Syria.
Depravity
Dallas woman faked a pregnancy - then killed another woman and stole her baby: police chicagotribune
After a days-long search involving federal agents and local authorities in two states, Sofia was found early Saturday at a home in Dallas. Sesmas was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant and booked on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping.
Environmental
EU considering halving crop-based biofuels by 2030: draft reuters
While they reduce reliance on fossil fuels, crop-based biofuels are made from agricultural products such as sugar or rapeseed oil that could otherwise be used for human consumption or animal feed, leading to criticism that they cause indirect changes in land use.
At the same time, the Commission is proposing an increase in the level of so-called advanced, or second-generation, biofuels made from waste coming from agriculture or forestry industries.
Research
Trying to lick a robotics challenge with inspiration from a cat's tongue newatlas
The inspiration for the material came when Alexis Noel, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, watched as her cat's tongue became tangled in a thick, microfiber blanket. This piqued Noel's interest in the sharp spines that protrude from the tongue's surface, so she set out to explore their behavior in the lab.
Catching molecular dance moves in slow motion by adding white noise phys.org
In real time, large molecules interact in nanosecond speed, practically instantaneously, making them nearly impossible to watch. But scientists are a step closer to being able to observe their moves—play-by-play—thanks to novel fine-tuning of an atomic scale instrument by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology gatech.edu.
The improvement works by carefully adding electronic white noise to a sensing probe inside an atomic force microscope (AFM), which is already sensitive enough to detect forces exerted by interacting molecules, such as protein receptors and vitamins. But even with those abilities at a nanometer scale, in a slight but significant way, AFM can be a blunt instrument.
AI
How One Clothing Company Blends AI and Human Expertise hbr.org
Stitch Fix stitchfix provides a glimpse of how some businesses are already making use of AI-based machine learning to partner with employees for more-effective solutions. A five-year-old online clothing retailer, its success in this area reveals how AI and people can work together, with each side focused on its unique strengths.
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