Science, Policy, and Other News that Caught My Eye

Greetings, SciLight readers. Here’s one that blew my mind this week: Trump Blames Minnesota, Not Iran, for Cyberattack, Despite Initial Investigation - The New York Times – on its own water systems. How crazy is that? When, in fact, Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran - The New York Times

Trump Administration News

· Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections - The New York Times. Just plain cruel.

· Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It - The New York Times

· Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts - The New York Times

· Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War - The New York Times

· Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool - The New York Times

· Trump insists vandals damaged Reflecting Pool, blasts DOJ for dropped charge - The Washington Post

Congress News

· McConnell not medically cleared to leave rehab yet, Capitol physician says - The Washington Post

Court News

· Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballots

· Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case - The Washington Post

Health and Science News

· As Cyclospora Cases Climb, FDA Official Says Food Supply Is Safe - The New York Times

· Reflections on pesticide regulation from a “recovering” EPA chemist

· Neuroscientists pinpoint how smells bring back childhood memories | Scientific American

· Vaccine Laws Were Under Debate in Dozens of States. Here’s How Those Bills Fared. - The New York Times

· Egg-related Salmonella outbreak sickens nearly 100 in 17 US states | CIDRAP

Other News

· US military bases delay cleanup of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ | Shareable Stories | crossroadstoday.com

· Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups - The New York Times

· Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans - The New York Times

· Airports, nursing homes and schools brace for disruption without Haitian workers

· Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule

· ICE is expanding its arrests at airports to new targets, lawyers say

· ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive - The New York Times

· Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

And Some for General Interest or For Your Amusement

· Who knew? Bees might carry tiny magnetic ‘compasses.’ Scientific American

· 550 years later, scientists claim to have solved what killed Botticelli’s muse | Scientific American

· The math of traffic jams and how to avoid them | Scientific American

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