New York sues Kalshi for alleged 'illegal gambling operation' - ESPN: the hour's strongest signal
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New York sues Kalshi for alleged 'illegal gambling operation' - ESPN
New York sues Kalshi for alleged 'illegal gambling operation' ESPN New York sues Kalshi prediction market alleging ‘illegal gambling operation’ The Guardian Letitia James Thinks Kalshi Is Just an ‘Illegal’ Gambling Operation New York Magazine New York sues Kalshi, says…
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 48
Trump says U.S. has 'not agreed to' grant Ukraine Patriot missile licenses
S. hasn't agreed to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missile systems.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 47
Engineers redesigned the recipe to make it easier to follow
You can whip up just about any dish—from a simple chocolate chip cookie to a more complex croquembouche—thanks to the internet. But while a repository of recipes is just a quick Google search away, getting to the recipe part of a blog post is not as straightforward.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 45
Police chief resigns days after deadly shooting in US city of Seattle - aljazeera.com
Police chief resigns days after deadly shooting in US city of Seattle aljazeera.com Seattle Police Chief Barnes has resigned; mayor makes it official after hours of silence KUOW Seattle Police Officers Guild praises interim chief appointment while criticizing mayor’s actions…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in
Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in Israeli forces shot and wounded at least one Palestinian, arrested at least three, and closed entrances to the village of Tal in the occupied West Bank on Friday as more than 100 Israeli settlers marched…
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 41
In Nebraska, Americans begin to lose Medicaid under Trump's work rules
Nebraska's Medicaid director, in an exclusive interview with nonprofit news organization Tradeoffs, said roughly 200 people will lose health coverage on Aug. 1.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 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 & Architecture/North America/Signal 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 & Architecture/North America/Signal 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 & Architecture/North America/Signal 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 & Architecture/North America/Signal 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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 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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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Modified cell vesicles trigger 'lipid counterstorm' against lung inflammation in mice
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted severe consequences of unchecked respiratory disease, including cytokine storms. This phenomenon affected many COVID-19 patients and is a potential side effect of many other diseases involving significant inflammation, but approaches to treating…
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ sets domestic box office preview record with $72 million
Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brave New Day" is expected to haul in around $270 million domestically over its debut weekend.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Two-week ceasefire intended to allow Hamas disarmament, launch peace deal, sources tell 'Post'
There is currently a two-week ceasefire to finalize the details of the process. However, if Hamas does not begin the process, this will be considered a violation of and an end to the ceasefire.
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Culture & Arts/Europe/Signal 40
Massive Attack banned from Singapore after pro-Palestine display at show
The UK band is told not to return to the city-state after shouting "free Palestine" at a gig on Wednesday.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
GM to launch proprietary in-vehicle AI system later this year
General Motors plans to launch a proprietary in-vehicle artificial intelligence system that's better tailored for its customers later this year.