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Logical Reasonings

A. Drops galore today: First, the Justice Department is dropping its lawsuit against North Carolina’s “bathroom bill,” after North Carolina replaced the controversial HB2. Private challenges to the replacement HB142 will continue apace, however. LA Times

B. Second, Trump just signed a bill that will allow state and local governments to drop federal funding for Planned Parenthood, reversing a last-minute rule made by the Obama Administration. A big win for the Ivanka-Kushner wing of the White House, surely. NY Times

C. Third, the US military defended its decision to drop the “MOAB” yesterday, though certain details, like who exactly greenlighted the strike, remain murky. CNN

D. Next, China basically told the US and North Korea to drop it. Washington Post

E. And finally, the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi just dropped. Enjoy your weekends everybody! io9