Israel
Sanhedrin Asks Putin and Trump to Build Third Temple in Jerusalem breakingisraelnews
Rabbi Hillel Weiss, spokesman for the Sanhedrin jewishvirtuallibrary.org, contacted Breaking Israel News to announce that the election of Trump, who has promised to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, coupled with Putin’s expressed desire for the Temple to be rebuilt, prompted the Jewish court to send a letter offering the two the opportunity to act as modern-day Cyrus figures: non-Jewish kings who recognize the importance of Israel and the Temple.
Israel Wants Jews To Pray At Muslim Mosque In Jerusalem: Temple Mount Tensions Grow In Middle East ibtimes
[Some Israeli lawmakers] want to create a new “Temple Mount Lobby” in the Israeli Knesset to lead the effort. Their policy proposal came as Israeli citizens, activists and politicians gathered at the Knesset-hosted Seekers of Zion conference Monday called the religious known to Jews as Temple Mount and to Muslims as Al-Aqsa be open for Jewish prayer. The compound sits on top of the Western Wall in Jerusalem and is considered to be Judaism’s holist site.
Netanyahu: Soon Majority of Jews Will Live in Israel jewishpress
Netanyahu noted that Aliyah continues to be a key factor determining Israel’s destiny. He pointed out two fundamental reasons for Aliyah: the growing anti-Semitism in several countries, and, most important, “the Zionist fervor.” He promised that his government will utilize all its offices to bolster Aliyah.
Also see Netanyahu on Aliyah Day: We have immigrants here from every continent jns.org
Russia
Russian warships drive away Dutch submarine tailing fleet in Mediterranean theguardian
Russian defence ministry spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov mil.ru said two navy destroyers spotted the Walrus-class submarine on Wednesday while it was 20km (11 nautical miles) away from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and its escorting ships.
The destroyers had tracked the submarine for more than an hour, using anti-submarine helicopters, before forcing it to leave the area, Konashenkov said. He did not elaborate how the warships prompted the submarine to leave.
Also see Russia accuses Dutch sub of monitoring Mediterranean fleet and warns of 'grave navigational consequences' businessinsider
India
Your money's no good: rupee note cancellation plunges India into panic theguardian
In a televised announcement on Tuesday night, Modi narendramodi.in had urged Indians not to rush to banks, as they would have until the end of 2016 to deposit cash in their accounts. But with the high-value notes withdrawn from Wednesday in an effort to combat corruption, black-market trade and tax evasion, many were left without cash for day-to-day expenses.
Also see Shock as India scraps 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes bbc
Society
Taiwan Set to Legalize Same-Sex Marriages, a First in Asia abcnews.go
About 80 percent of Taiwanese between ages 20 and 29 support same-sex marriage, said Tseng Yen-jung, spokeswoman for the group Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy , citing local university studies. Taiwan's United Daily News found in a survey taken four years ago that 55 percent of the public supported same-sex marriage, with 37 percent opposed.
More than 100 troops seeking transgender care usatoday
About 55 enlisted sailors and officers have informed their commanders they want to transition to the other gender, according to Lt. Cdr. Nate Christensen, a Navy spokesman. There are 48 airmen who are seeking transgender medical care or counseling, said Maj. William Lewis, an Air Force spokesman. In October, Army chief of staff Gen. Mark Milley told the Associated Press that 10 soldiers had formally sought to be recognized in their new gender.
Also see U.S. Navy Releases Guidelines on Sailors, Marines Seeking ‘Transition’ to Opposite Gender christiannews
Security
100 Guesses Is Enough To Crack Your Password forbes
Four researchers at Peking University pku.edu.cn — Ding Wang, Zijian Zhang, Ping Wang, Jeff Yan, and Xinyi Huang – recently published the results of a study entitled Targeted Online Password Guessing: An Underestimated Threat (PDF link). In it, they describe how they were able to successfully crack some passwords in fewer than 100 guesses.
Research
Scientists have developed a wireless implant that gave paralyzed monkeys the ability to walk again quartz v
...the researchers gave two Rhesus monkeys nationalgeographic spinal cord injuries that took away movement in one of their hind legs. They gave the monkeys these newly designed spinal implants, and paired them with a simple, wireless BCI. This computer is a tiny array of electrodes that sits on the surface animals’ motor cortices and protrudes just slightly from their heads. This BCI registers basic signals from the brain—such as intent to move—and sends them to the spinal implant with virtually no delay and no cumbersome wires restricting movement. One monkey took six days to regain full walking ability after the initial spinal cord injury; the other could walk after two weeks.
A biotech startup that aims to rid our bodies of cells related to aging just got a big investment businessinsider
Unity Biotechnology, which came out of stealth mode in February, has been studying a particular type of cells and their relationship to aging.
Space
NASA to Launch 'Swarms' of Small, Earth-Observing Satellites space v
NASA plans to launch a suite of tiny, next-generation satellites into Earth's orbit to study weather patterns and climate change. These missions will conduct important scientific research while also advancing the technology needed to launch smaller, cheaper satellites, NASA said.
Creatures
Blistering bat smokes flight speed record with 100 mph zoom newatlas
When it comes to soaring through the skies at speed, there are plenty that know how to get a zoom on. Diving peregrine falcons can hurtle towards the Earth at 300 km/h (186.4 mph), albeit with some help from gravity. Even tiny little hummingbirds have been recorded at diving speeds of 97.2 km/h (60.4 mph).
Horizontal flight is another matter, and it is here that common swift arkive.org has ruled the roost since claiming the speed record of 111.6 km/h (69.3 mph) back in 2010. But it has now been left in the dust by a winged cave-dweller, and from outside the avian family no less, as bats are the only true flying mammals.
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