Ice chunks around Saturn may favor solar system origin
Stanford adjunct Len Tyler reanalyzes Voyager 1 data and argues Saturn’s rings include many ice chunks ranging from marble size to house size, supporting a formation leftovers scenario. Other scientists hold that rings derive from shattered moons, while gaps in the rings may result from the gravity of one or two large chunks.
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Fed lowers rates as money supply falls in intervene manuever
Federal Reserve officials announce a second discount rate cut in two weeks and a lower money supply, triggering a rapid drop in the prime rate across banks. Mellon Bank immediately matches with a half point trim to 15 percent, the lowest since 1980, signaling further anticipated easing.
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Reagan report cites progress in federal sex bias battle
A seven month study by Reagan appointees finds at least 79 uncorrected sex bias examples in federal statutes and 111 changes made to remove bias. The Justice Department civil rights division prepared the report dated June 28 and signed by William Bradford Reynolds. It notes many statutes use masculine terms yet says bias often lacks substantive impact and notes recent Congress efforts toward equal treatment.
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West Beirut water crisis risks health amid blockade
West Beirut faces a severe water shortage as an Israeli blockade cuts off water to about 600,000 residents. Officials warn that dry wells, salty contaminated private sources, and halted UN water deliveries threaten disease spread and firefighting capability.
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