Hah nice catch. Fixed.

Huh? All federal judges in the US (Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges) are nominated.

Even at the state level, it’s a mix of election and nomination based on the vacancy.

Looks like it does from another article:

Heman’s mentor, 3M product engineering specialist Deborah Isabelle, said she could see the teen’s energy and passion for the project from their first meeting. She described Heman as “focused on making the world a better place for people he hasn’t necessarily even met yet.”

The soap, called Skin Cancer Treating Soap (SCTS), works by using a compound that helps revive dendritic cells, which are killed by cancer cells. Once the dendritic cells are revived, they are able to then fight against the cancer cells. In essence, it reactivates the body’s healing power, Isabelle said.

Similar creams and ointments exist, Heman said, but he doesn’t believe soap has ever been used to fight against skin cancers in their early stages.

He has a five-year plan, which includes seeking approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Isabelle has already connected him with other scientists who specialize in medical products to help him move forward with his plans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/25/heman-bekele-skin-cancer-soap/

You’re welcome. Also note Arunachal Pradesh in India that China is also claiming with its new map.

This article shows you the updated map:

Across Asia, there has been widespread criticism against China’s newly released territorial map. This map includes what is now a “ten-dash line” — an extended version of China’s “nine-dash line,” which it uses to stake its territorial claims in the South China Sea.

https://japan-forward.com/chinas-new-ten-dash-line-map-infuriates-asian-neighbors/

The air-defence system fired its rounds to shoot the drones down, thus revealing its location, Rybar reported. Ukraine waited until it had fired all its ammo, then targeted it with cruise missiles.

Not exactly sure what you’re trying to say. But for those following developments in Southeast Asia, this is a significant shift. Here’s a more nuanced take from Reuters:

Security officials in Manila said they believed any military conflict in the Taiwan Strait would inevitably affect the Philippines, given its geographic proximity to Taiwan and the presence of over 150,000 Filipinos on the democratically-governed island.

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At the time of the exercise, Cayco said she was seeking investment to build seaports and airports in the island province that is home to 18,000 people. The province could harbour Filipinos fleeing Taiwan if conflict breaks out there and residents have been worried about mounting tensions, according to local government officials.

The Philippines and China have also clashed in recent months over disputed waters in the South China Sea, with Chinese vessels firing water cannons on a Filipino vessel trying to send supplies to an outpost.

Cayco said she didn’t have any conversation with the U.S. about EDCA or about radar installations.

She also said there had not yet been discussions about what access the U.S would have to the proposed port, but troops could use all ports in the area for regular military exercises like the Balikatan.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-military-talks-develop-port-philippines-facing-taiwan-2023-08-30/

China did make some change by broadening its territorial claims (both in India and South China Sea) with the release of a new map.

With the nine-dash line, you asked a great (and extremely contested) question. The short answer is that China isn’t the only country with historical evidence to support its claim to the area. Both Vietnam and the Philippines, for example, can also make a case.

In fact, I would point you to Philippines v. China. In this case, on 12 July 2016, an arbitral tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), of which China is a member, concluded that: “… while it would not “rule on any question of sovereignty … and would not delimit any maritime boundary”, China’s historic rights claims over maritime areas (as opposed to land masses and territorial waters) within the “nine-dash line” have no lawful effect unless entitled to under UNCLOS.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_v._China).

Good eye. China added an extra dash to extend its claim to Taiwan.

And that purple dotted line is called the “nine-dash line.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-dash_line

In a thinly-veiled swipe at the United States, Mr Wang said “some country, obsessed with maintaining its hegemony, has gone out of its way to cripple the emerging markets and developing countries”.

“Whoever is developing fast becomes its target of containment. Whoever is catching up, becomes its target of obstructions.”

The remarks are another development in the growing friction between the US and China - with Mr Xi having earlier blamed the West for the difficulties faced by his country’s economy.

The West African nation is battling a violent insurgency with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State that took root in its arid north following a Tuareg separatist rebellion in 2012.

These projects, which had questionable profitability to begin with, were hit hard by the country’s real estate slump and its zero-COVID pandemic restrictions. The company’s cash flows deteriorated, and it has faced numerous lawsuits, including over unpaid bills.

The company sought protection under Chapter 15 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, which shields non-U.S. companies that are undergoing restructurings from creditors that hope to sue them or tie up assets in the United States.

During recent weeks, market watchers say the Chinese authorities have sought to slow the yuan’s decline, with the PBOC persistently setting a stronger-than-expected fixing, and state banks repeatedly selling dollars.

But as an iPhone that expands to an iPad? I’d like to see something like that.

Motorola showed off a similar concept last year: https://www.phonearena.com/lg-rollable-phone-release-date-price-features-news

This is definitely changing the geopolitical calculus.

Given that China faces resistance from Southeast Asian countries over its territorial claims and activities in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it East Sea and the Philippines calls it West Philippine Sea), China is trying to gain influence and access in the South Pacific instead and has kind of succeeded with the Solomon Islands.

In response, the US held a U.S.- Pacific Islands Summit in Washington DC in September 2022 to revive relationships with South Pacific countries with the U.S.-Pacific Partnership. They just met again in May this year in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

This policing pact between China and the Solomon Islands is newsworthy because it potentially puts Australia within striking distance of the Chinese military in a regional conflict since the Solomon Islands is in Australia’s backyard.

In the joint statement, Solomon Islands declared it opposed Taiwanese independence and supported China’s positions on Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet and other areas where China is criticized for alleged human rights violations. The statement also urged countries to “prudently handle issues such as the discharge of nuclear contaminated water and cooperation on nuclear submarine.”

What’s your holiday tomorrow?

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