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+ can heat pumps aid national security? US Edition - Today's top story: The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science – and it’s seeing the universe more clearly than even its own engineers hoped for [View in browser]( US Edition | 19 June 2022 [The Conversation]( Welcome to Sunday. The top 5 most-read stories of the week are displayed below. Below that are five editors’ selections that we want to make sure you don’t miss. You can also get the most-read stories in a [magazine-style e-book.]( Happy Father’s Day! This year, while my daughter is living away from home, I will celebrate “Dad’s Day” with my husband, son and father-in-law. In other words, I’ll be witness to three generations of male bonding – and I’m sure the conversation will center on good things to eat. Some of the other low-key ways fathers and sons show their affection is the subject of [this 2017 article by University of Arizona’s Kory Floyd](. We have [many more takes on Father’s Day in our archive](. Emily Costello Managing Editor Readers' picks The mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and producing incredibly sharp images, like this test image of a star. NASA/STScI via Flickr [The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science – and it’s seeing the universe more clearly than even its own engineers hoped for]( Marcia Rieke, University of Arizona It has taken eight months to test and calibrate all of the instruments and modes of the James Webb Space Telescope. A scientist on the team explains what it took to get Webb up and running. - [5 things to know about the Fed’s biggest interest rate increase since 1994 and how it will affect you]( D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University The Fed raised interest rates the most in nearly three decades to fight stubborn inflation. A finance expert explains what’s happening, the risks and what it means for consumers. - [Biden just declared heat pumps and solar panels essential to national defense – here’s why and the challenges ahead]( Daniel Cohan, Rice University Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is now using it to boost clean energy. But just ramping up production isn’t enough to succeed. - [Woodward and Bernstein didn’t bring down a president in Watergate – but the myth that they did lives on]( W. Joseph Campbell, American University School of Communication Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward broke stories about the Watergate scandal that helped unravel Richard Nixon’s presidency. But they were not the sole force to bring him down. - [Why opting out of opioids can be dangerous in the operating room]( Mark C. Bicket, University of Michigan; Jennifer Waljee, University of Michigan; Paul Edward Hilliard, University of Michigan Non-opioid directives allow patients to refuse opioids in all health care settings. For surgical procedures that require anesthesia, however, this may do more harm than good. Editors' picks Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in 2014. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images [There is no one ‘religious view’ on abortion: A scholar of religion, gender and sexuality explains]( Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one. - [Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighborhoods to help combat the urban heat island effect]( Daniel P. Johnson, IUPUI Extreme heat waves are putting lives in danger, with some of the hottest urban neighborhoods 10 degrees hotter or more than their wealthier neighbors. Often, these are communities of color. - [Social stress can speed up immune system aging – new research]( Eric Klopack, University of Southern California While the immune system naturally gets weaker with age, social stressors like trauma and discrimination can hasten immunosenescence. - [What is Afrofuturism? An English professor explains]( Julian C. Chambliss, Michigan State University Even though Afrofuturist works are set in fictional worlds, they provide a blueprint for social, political and economic systems free from exploitation and oppression. - [Summer reading: 5 books on the joys and challenges of LGBTQ teen and young adult life]( Jonathan Alexander, University of California, Irvine A scholar of queer literature takes a closer look at five books that are pushing the envelope on society’s understanding of LGBTQ life. Download the new e-book edition We are providing a magazine version of five stories in this newsletter to read on a tablet, e-reader or on paper. 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