Transgender Soldiers In Limbo • Oldest Man Dies • Obamacare 'Repeal' Fails: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Thursday, and what a week it's been so far. Here's what you need to know to start your day.

Transgender Soldiers In Limbo

Thousands of transgender service members' careers hang in limbo after President Trump declared that they would no longer be welcome in the U.S. military. However, the White House has not said how the Pentagon will address the issue of transgender soldiers who are already enrolled, some of whom are deployed overseas. Current military policy, as devised under the previous administration, says: "Transgender service members may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military solely for being transgender individuals." (Patch)

'America's Oldest Man' Dies In Indian Wells

Riverside County coroner's officials confirmed the death of "America's Oldest Man" on Wednesday. Clarence Lawrence Matthews, who held the title given by the Gerontology Research Group for more than a year, was 111 years old. Matthews was born in Oakland on May 1, 1906 — less than a month after the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, which devastated the region. He had lived in the Coachella Valley for more than 40 years. (Patch)

Obamacare 'Repeal' Bill Fails In Senate Vote

Senate Republicans are still debating health care reform after they failed to pass a simple Obamacare "repeal" bill Wednesday afternoon, which contained no replacement plan, in a 45-55 vote. The original version of this proposal would delay repeal for two years, giving the GOP the interim period to develop an acceptable alternative. In 2015, the Senate passed a similar version of this bill, but at that time, they knew President Obama would veto it. (Patch)

Quick Hits

Foxconn To Build $10 Billion Factory in Wisconsin, Promising 13,000 Jobs (Patch)

ICE Blasts Detroit Judge’s Indefinite Hold On Iraqi Deportations (Patch)

Naked Man Tased By Chicago Police: 'He's So Lucky, Bro' (VIDEO) (Patch)

First Responders Train For Unthinkable On South Beach (Patch)

Kasich Orders Rides Shut Down After Deadly Ohio State Fair Accident

All rides at the Ohio state fair have been shut down for inspection following an accident that killed one man and injured seven others. (Fox News)

Steve Scalise Released From Hospital, Begins Inpatient Program

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been released from the hospital. He was shot by a gunman in Alexandria on June 14. (Patch)

Sperm Count Plummeting In American Men, Study Finds

Males in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are now producing less than half the sperm they did some 40 years ago. (Patch)

Austin Mayor Urges Transgender People To Apply For Police Jobs After Trump Military Ban

Citing the city's tolerant community, Adler invites people to apply as APD prepares to unveil new policies related to transgender residents. (Patch)

9 Children Saved In Cape Cod Canal

A sail boat overloaded with passengers flipped in Buzzards Bay; a child was reportedly revived. (Patch)

Former GOP Congressman Mocks Homeless Man Using iPhone In Times Square

Former Utah Rep. and current Fox News pundit Jason Chaffetz posted a photo of a homeless man using the phone to his social media pages. (Patch)

This Day In History

1940 — Bugs Bunny is introduced in a short film for the first time

1974 — The House votes to pass articles of impeachment against President Nixon in the Watergate scandal

Famous Birthdays

1929 — Jean Baudrillard, a French philosopher know for his thoughts on wide-ranging topics including art and economics

1989 — Maya Ali, a Pakistani actress

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