Society
Boy Scouts of America to welcome transgender youngsters usatoday
The move marks a reversal of a policy in place for a century and is effective for the Boy Scouts scouting.org and the Cub Scouts. The organization vowed to recognize the gender a youngster lists on an application.
Trump will leave LGBTQ protections in place latimes
In a statement released early Tuesday, the White House said Trump "is determined to protect the rights of all Americans, including the LGBTQ community" and that he "continues to be respectful and supportive of LGBTQ rights, just as he was throughout the election."
Don't call pregnant women 'expectant mothers' as it might offend transgender people, BMA says telegraph.co.uk
Instead, they should call them "pregnant people" so as not to upset intersex and transgender men, the union bma.org.uk has said.
Abortion
15-Year-Old Disney Star Advocates Hard For Abortion dailywire
The vocal left-wing teen imdb with a heart for abortion posted a photo that said, "Women will always have abortions: They will either be safe and legal or unsafe and illegal."
Pro-life Midwife sues Swedish healthcare officials nationalrighttolifenews.org
“Being required to participate in abortions should not be a requirement for employment as a midwife,” said Robert Clarke, Director of European Advocacy for ADF International adfinternational.org. “The desire to protect life is what leads many midwives and nurses to enter the medical profession in the first place. Employers should respect that desire and look to safeguard the moral convictions of their staff.”
Politics
President Trump has turned ‘a pen and a phone’ into a pen and a megaphone. Thanks, Obama? washingtonpost
The quote tweeted by Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) late Saturday night is from Barack Obama, way back when he was president. In January 2014, the president was frustrated by the pace of legislating in Washington and what he viewed as politically motivated obstructionism. So he indicated he would start testing the limits of his authority and signing more far-reaching executive orders.
Obama argued repeatedly that he needed to act unilaterally in lieu of legislation from Congress: "One of the things that I’m going to be talking to my Cabinet about is how do we use all the tools available to us — not just legislation — in order to advance a mission that I think unifies all Americans." He even launched a web page called "We Can't Wait."
Iran
Report: Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Test in Violation of UN Resolution jpost
The missile in question was the Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile, which the officials said flew 600 miles before exploding, in a failed test of a reentry vehicle. The test was in direct violation of UN resolution 2231, which stated that Iran could not conduct such acts.
North Korea
N. Korea using sensors along border to clamp down on defectors koreaherald
There have been previous reports that the North is using infrared cameras along the Sino-North Korean border, but this is the first time that unmanned sensors have been mentioned as part of Pyongyang's efforts to deal with defectors.
Research
Equipping Insects for Special Service draper
The smallest aerial drones mimic insects in many ways, but none can match the efficiency and maneuverability of the dragonfly. Now, engineers at Draper draper are creating a new kind of hybrid drone by combining miniaturized navigation, synthetic biology and neurotechnology to guide dragonfly insects. The system looks like a backpack for a dragonfly.
Others...
Sainsbury's deliver single Brussels sprout to Beckenham couple who ordered 1kg bag in their shopping newsshopper.co.uk
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