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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 53
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as Trump's director of national intelligence, replacing Pulte
Bill Pulte had been serving for months as DNI after Tulsi Gabbard resigned the post.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Tel Aviv municipal parking fees to rise 20% starting August 1
Tel Aviv residents will retain discounted parking, but hourly and evening rates will rise, and some resident benefits will be scaled back.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
US Senate confirms Trump's nominee Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, nation's top spy
Clayton's hearing earlier this month at times erupted into shouting, as Clayton insisted to several Democratic senators that he was not an election denier.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Jewish legal groups protest absence of Jews from Mamdani advisory panel
Jewish legal groups challenged Mamdani over a judicial panel with no Jewish members and the rejection of retired judge John Leventhal. Mamdani denied religious bias.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Four Israelis arrested after illegal drugs found on party boat near Greek island
Four Israelis were among eight foreign nationals arrested after Greek authorities found cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, pills, and cash aboard a catamaran near Lefkada.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Netanyahu, Lapid court US support in Washington as Israeli election campaign heats up
Netanyahu and Lapid used visits to Washington to court Trump and American support, while sharpening their rivalry ahead of Israel’s October 27 election.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
DeFF's Diminutive Premium Pen
As with Studio Neat's minimalist Mark Two Pen , Japanese design firm DeFF has also designed a tiny but premium writing instrument. 92") in the writing/drawing configuration.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
DreamDomes' Elegant, Weather-Resistant Dome-Shaped Event Tents
This elegant Crossover L event tent is by DreamDomes , a UK-based event-structure company. Unlike a pole tent, it requires no central support, and provides uninterrupted floor space. Additionally, the dome shape does a better job handling wind.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
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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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 39
Oil jumps as U.S.-Iran resume strikes after a brief pause
S. forces using ballistic missiles.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 39
Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting
US Central Command says it intercepted "multiple" ballistic missiles fired by Iran.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 39
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots
The US and China are locked in a race to the lead the world in robotics and artificial intelligence.
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 39
Senate Confirms Jay Clayton to Lead U.S. Intelligence Community - The New York Times
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 38
The Price to Finance the AI Data Center Boom Is Rising, Just Ask Meta - WSJ
The Price to Finance the AI Data Center Boom Is Rising, Just Ask Meta WSJ Meta, BlackRock partner on $14 billion El Paso data center venture Reuters Meta Announces New Strategic Venture with BlackRock to Develop Data Center in El Paso Meta Investor Relations BlackRock Dodges AI…