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President Obama chooses Merrick Garland as Supreme Court judge; Kurds plan federal system for northern Syria; scientists draw inspiration from Islamic art for metamaterials.

President Obama has nominated a moderate judge, Merrick Garland, to sit on the powerful US Supreme Court, paving the way for a showdown with Republicans; Kurdish parties plan to declare a federal region across northern Syria; scientists draw inspiration from Islamic art to design new metamaterials.

(Photo: Justice Merrick Garland with President Obama; Photographer: Kevin Lamarque; Credit: Reuters)

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