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Father of Georgia Apalachee school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison
Colin Gray, 55, was convicted of second-degree murder after his son Colt carried out a school shooting that killed four.
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 54
Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office - NBC News
Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office NBC News Trump threatens to pull attorney general nominee amid GOP revolt CNN Trump’s tax immunity scheme hoists president by his own petard on Blanche AG nomination The Guardian Why…
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 53
UEFA threatens World Cup boycott over FIFA private equity investment plan
FIFA has faced backlash from global soccer governing bodies over the proposal to allow private investment.
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 51
Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor race - Politico
Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor race Politico Wisconsin Democratic Primary for Governor Narrows as Candidate Exits The New York Times Mandela Barnes ends Democratic campaign for governor Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Barnes ends bid for governor, calls for Democrats…
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 44
Rivian reduces 2026 spending plans, narrows earnings guidance
Rivian reduced its 2026 spending plans and slightly narrowed its previously forecasted losses this year as the company reported second-quarter results.
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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 44
WATCH: Trump announces effort to train veterans as truckers amid immigrant driver crackdown
The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave the military to help replace the tens of thousands of immigrant drivers who lost their licenses in a crackdown this year.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 42
Retailer Reformation closes flat in NYSE debut as CEO says company is 'ready to scale'
Retailer Reformation made its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday under the ticker symbol "REF."
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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 42
First responders testify about what they found after Lindsay Clancy killed her children
The testimony came a day after jurors listened to the anguished 911 call made by Clancy's then-husband.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 41
Who designed Dulles Airport’s $22.5 billion update? Maybe Trump himself
S. C. " But one crucial detail is missing from the announcement: Who actually designed the project?
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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 40
Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz for CDC director
Dr. Erica Schwartz's nomination to be director of the nation's top public health agency advanced on Thursday, setting aside concerns that she will not stand up to political meddling.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Israeli stabbed at Hungary's Ozora music festival, two suspects arrested
In a separate incident, several foreigners, including an Israeli citizen, were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking at the festival and on their way to it.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
A Gate with an Elegant Integrated Latch
Australian fabricator Jim Semple was hired to design and build a patio railing and gate.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Flatbike's Accessories Let You Fold Your Bike Flat for Storage
By necessity, the handlebars of a bicycle are perpendicular to the wheels. So too are the pedals. That makes getting a bike in and out of a vehicle, or trying to store one in a confined space, a hassle.
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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
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
Luxury Furniture, or ID Student Project?
In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40
The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake
In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.