No one can ban travel within your mind.

There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.  Hippocrates

QATAR

Saudi Arabia demands Qatar shut down Al-Jazeera, cut ties with Iran

Qatar’s neighbors issue steep list of demands to end crisis

Turkey sends Qatar food and soldiers, discusses Gulf tensions with Saudi

Tillerson urges Qatar and the Gulf states to negotiate an end to their rift

Gulf States Need to Compromise with Qatar

Bahrain accuses Qatar of military escalation in Gulf row

READ

The Little French Bistro FICTION 

The Grownup: A Story by the Author of Gone Girl FICTION

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad NONFICTION

Alex: The Life of a Child NONFICTION

TRAVEL BAN

Trump gets green light for partial travel ban

Agencies scramble to put travel ban in place

Trump lauds Supreme Court order on travel ban as 'clear victory'

Don’t despair over Trump’s travel ban just yet OPINION

On the Supreme Court’s travel ban decision PODCAST

CONGRESS

Batter Up! The 9th Congressional Women's Softball Game in Photos

Senate expected to pass Russia sanctions bill for a second time

Dems hit Mulvaney for raising his budget amid broader cuts

GOP senator slams proposed NIH cuts: ‘No one should have to defend’ them

Senate panel demands Trump's legal rationale for shooting Syrian jet

Trump, Senate leaders attempt to regroup after postponing vote to overhaul Obamacare

HEALTHCARE

Fifth GOP senator announces opposition to healthcare bill

‘They’re sentencing me to death’: Medicaid recipients on the Republican healthcare plan

Schumer on GOP healthcare plan: 'I think it's 50/50'

Manchin: Senate can do 'an awful lot' to improve healthcare bill

Dem senator: GOP's healthcare approach will 'devastate Medicaid'

Kasich on Senate GOP healthcare bill: 'I am against it'

Axios' Caitlin Owens: "From the joint statement by Sens. Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul and Ron Johnson: 'It does not appear this draft as written will accomplish the most important promise that we made to Americans: to repeal Obamacare and lower their healthcare costs.'"

EDUCATION

English learners and the growing need for qualified teachers

3 observations on Trump’s education budget

Promises and pitfalls of online education

Policymakers shouldn’t underestimate the value of high-quality education data

WHIMSEY

Dancing Beak to Beak: Tips for Photographing Avian Courtship 

10 of the Most Striking Spots in Hawaii

When Science and the Occult Went Head-to-Head on a German Mountaintop

An African Abbot in Anglo-Saxon England

CYBERSECURITY

Government websites hacked with pro-ISIS rant

Massive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands

UK defence secretary threatens military strikes against hackers

Proportional response to cyber attacks by foreign governments remains an unclear challenge

Europol campaign fights the online sexual extortion of children

 "We may be entering an era not of lone wolf, but stray dog attacks."

TECHNOLOGY

Scientists Create Artificial Womb That Could Help Prematurely Born Babies

Microsoft has fully acknowledged that you will never use a Windows Phone for work

In China, your face can really open doors now

Secretary Bird Gets 3D-Printed Prosthetic Leg

Schumer calls for FCC crackdown on ringless robocalls

SCIENCE

These Mammals Turn Into Plants When Deprived of Oxygen 

Cuttlefish Fight Viciously in First Video Shot in the Wild

High-fat, High-carb Diet can Cause Osteoarthritis

Capturing the Transport of Cargo Into Cells

Leopard mothers show flexible child care

NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you.