Iran proposes temporary Hormuz plan giving itself greater control over transit lines: the hour's strongest signal

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Iran proposes temporary Hormuz plan giving itself greater control over transit lines

DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Iran has proposed to Oman a temporary arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under which one direction of traffic would pass through Iranian waters and part of the opposite route would also be in Iranian waters, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem…

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Netanyahu flew secretly to US after intelligence warned of Iranian threat

According to N12, Israeli security forces recommended that Netanyahu's flight leave under secretive conditions after reports that Iran was escalating its efforts to attack Israeli officials.

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Likud demands prohibition on freely hosting citizens flying to Israel for election

In a letter from Likud legal adviser attorney Ilan Bombach to the Election Committee, Bombach states that the goal of the prohibition would be to prevent bribery and other forms of undue influence.

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IDF withdrew from Palestinian-American citizen's West Bank home after US embassy pressure -report

According to KAN, IDF troops operating in the village of Turmus Aiya near Ramallah on Monday attempted to turn a Palestinian doctor's home into a forward base.

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Middle East diplomats: Progress made on temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping deal

Two Middle Eastern diplomats said Tuesday that there had been progress in efforts to resolve the crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, although no final agreement had been reached.

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IDF officers tell Trump: 'Settler violence' claims ignore West Bank terrorism -exclusive

In a letter to Trump, the IDSF accused international organizations and Israeli rights groups of inflating reports of settler violence to undermine Jewish communities in the West Bank.

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Lapid urges Netanyahu to renew probe into Haymanot Kasau disappearance

More than two years after Haymanot Kasau vanished in Safed, her father is renewing calls for action as Yair Lapid urges the government to devote more resources to the search.

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AIM's Deconstructed Kitchen Faucet

For thirty years, Wenzhou Dinggu Technology Co. made molds for manufacturers of bathroom fittings. In 2018, they decided to do their own thing and lean into design, forming a spin-off called AIM Faucet.

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Humanscale Revives a Niels Diffrient Design for a Hybrid Work/Lounge Chair

The Diffrient Lounge is a new type of chair that's been decades in the making. As the name suggests, it was conceived of by industrial designer Niels Diffrient, who passed away in 2013; more recently Humanscale decided to advance the design and put it into production, as the…

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A Security Camera Designed to Indicate When It's Not Watching (You)

Home security cameras are intended to record intruders, not the homeowners themselves. It's creepy to think that someone could hack into them to observe you, but that's the trade-off these products require. One departure is this Smart Camera 4 Zoom by Xiaomi.

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Michael Hilgers' Multifunctional Side Table

This simple design for a multifunctional table is by Berlin-based designer Michael Hilgers. It's two pieces of powder-coated steel and serves as a side table; or, flipped over, it becomes a magazine rack.

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Leatherman's Experimental Ratcheting Bit Driver

Leatherman's Garage line is where the company test-markets experimental tools, producing them in small batches. Their latest is the Garage Batch #009 , a ratcheting bit driver that doesn't resemble anything else in their line-up.

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Light is Bringing Back the Flip Phone

In a sign that consumer technology has gone too far, for the first time in modern history we're seeing a younger generation pushing back. In the early 20th century, all teenagers dreamt of owning a radio; in the latter half, a (landline) telephone, a TV, a Walkman, a cell phone.

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UPS expects third-quarter domestic revenue to be flat but CEO tells CNBC the company is through its 'bumps'

UPS beat Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year guidance in its second-quarter earnings report Tuesday.

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Self-adaptive Cu–Co catalyst converts nitrate pollution into green ammonia through dynamic catalyst reconstruction

Nitrate contamination originating from agricultural runoff, industrial wastewater and municipal effluents is a growing global environmental problem.

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Amazon, Meta and Microsoft face skeptical investors this week after Google report sparked sell-off

Alphabet's free cash flow has turned negative, and the company lifted its capital spending forecast. Slower-growing cloud rivals report this week.