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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 50
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 Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination The New York Times Cornyn, Tillis become fighting faces of quiet Republican concerns over…
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 49
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 49
Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor race - politico.com
Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor race politico.com Wisconsin Democratic Primary for Governor Narrows as Candidate Exits The New York Times Democrat Mandela Barnes drops out of primary for Wisconsin governor washingtonpost.com Democrat Mandela Barnes drops out of…
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 43
Rivian reduces 2026 spending plans, narrows earnings guidance
Rivian reduced its 2026 spending plans and slightly narrowed its previously forecast losses this year as the company reported second-quarter results.
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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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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Maccabi Haifa F.C. begins rebuilding effort after disappointing season
Barak Bachar and Lior Refaelov say Maccabi Haifa has learned from last season and rebuilt its squad, staff and training structure for the new campaign.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Ben-Gurion Airport delays reach 90 minutes amid summer travel rush, Arkia CEO reveals
Only about one-third of flights are departing on schedule as passenger traffic approaches prewar levels, Arkia CEO Oz Berlovitz told 103FM on Thursday.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Hapoel Beersheba beats Vikingur, advances to face Red Star Belgrade
Hapoel Beersheba beat Vikingur 2,0 on Wednesday to advance in Champions League qualifying and secure European competition this season.
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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
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.
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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
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
US Treasury sanctions networks supporting Iran’s Mahan Air, IRGC from India, China, Russia
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said those providing financial, logistical, or commercial support to the IRGC or Mahan Air are “helping sustain a terrorist enterprise."
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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 40
Uncovering the structure of the poxvirus 'portal complex'
Poxviruses have a long history in human disease as well as medicine: The first-ever vaccine was developed to protect against smallpox, which has since been eradicated. Despite this, scientists still don't fully understand how poxviruses infect and replicate inside our cells.