Abortion
Ohio Gov. Kasich Signs 20-Week Abortion Limit, Rejects 'Heartbeat Bill' npr.org
The so-called heartbeat bill, which Kasich rejected, was considered more vulnerable to legal challenge. Provisions of the measure would have essentially limited the period during which women could get an abortion to about six weeks, when many women don't even realize they're pregnant, reports the Associated Press.
False Religion
Pagan priest wins right to wear horns in his driving license photo metro.co.uk
Mr MoonSong, who changed his name in June, was initially turned down by the the Bangor Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Maine when he applied for the right to wear his horns in the picture.
Israel
We Never Left: The Jews' Continuous Presence in the Land of Israel jpost
Israel was not “created and founded,” artificially and out-of-the-blue, in 1948 — but rather, Israel re-attained its independence that year as the natural fruition into statehood of the once-sovereign homeland of the Jewish people, who — over almost two millennia of continuous foreign invader and empire rule — never deserted that home, despite all attempts to eradicate them.
Italy
Italy Has a New Government. Don’t Expect It to Last Long time
Following the referendum blow that triggered former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s resignation, President Sergio Mattarella picked Gentiloni, a dovish member of the Democrat Party and former foreign minister, as the best man to head an interim, technical government and steer the country out of the current political chaos, paving the way to another legislature.
Gentiloni’s cabinet is supported by the existing majority that sees an alliance between Democrats and right-wing centrists. The government team underwent a slight reshuffle but still features key ministers of Renzi’s cabinet, triggering violent reactions from populists and opposition parties, and making its long-term survival quite unlikely.
Also see New Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni sworn in bbc
Privacy
Google publishes eight secret data requests from the FBI theverge
In most cases, the FBI’s request is limited to the name, address and length of service for the given account, although two of the letters also ask for “electronic communications transactional records” associated with the account. That category of records, which was the subject of some debate in 2010, can include the IP addresses from which the service was accessed, although it does not include the content of emails. All eight of the orders were justified under Executive Order 12333, a controversial Reagan-era decree that is used to authorize a significant amount of domestic web surveillance.
Military
US Marine Corps receives first Amphibious Combat Vehicle I.I prototype newatlas v
The fully amphibious, ship-launchable and ship-recoverable 8x8 wheeled armored troop carrier is being developed under a US$103.7 million contract for the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development phase of the ACV 1.1 program.
Research
Neuroscientists Have Come Up With a Painless Way to Erase Your Fears inc
The study is very preliminary but it sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie. For the research, the a team of Japanese neuroscientists recruited 17 hardy volunteers who were willing to be taught to fear a particular pair of color patterns by being mildly shocked every time they saw them. The scientists also scanned the subjects brains while they viewed these patterns to understand what brain regions were being activated.
Robotics
Optical tech gives prosthesis a more human-like sense of touch newatlas
"Soft" and "gentle" are two words not often used to describe the grasp of a robot, but thanks to the work of a team of researchers at Cornell University, future androids may well have an especially delicate touch. Using extra-sensitive optical detectors built into a soft prosthetic hand, the researchers have demonstrated a prototype that is able to tell by touch whether fruit is ripe, or to modify the pressure exerted on a material simply in response to the way it feels.
Automation
Uber blows off regulators, tests self-driving Volvos in California money.cnn
"This is not actually an autonomous vehicle because we're launching with a test driver," Uber executive Lior Ron told CNN. "This is sort of similar to a Tesla autopilot or any sort of adaptive cruise control you would find on the road today. You need to have the vehicle operator in the car at all times."
...it's unclear if Uber will face any consequences. The DMV declined to say what, if any, recourse would be pursued for companies testing without a permit.
Google spins out car project with mission to sell usatoday
By renaming itself Waymo waymo, Google's self-driving car project officially changes lanes from research project to business enterprise that, at some point soon, will have to turn a profit.
In Major Step for Drone Delivery, Amazon Flies Package to Customer in England nytimes
The flight — to deliver an Amazon Fire streaming device and popcorn to a customer identified only as Richard B. — took off from a nearby Amazon warehouse and lasted 13 minutes, covering about two miles.
Also see Amazon completes its first drone-powered delivery engadget v
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15 Inventors Who Died By Their Own Inventions interestingengineering
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