Turkish national charged by US for funding Hamas using sham humanitarian charity: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Turkish national charged by US for funding Hamas using sham humanitarian charity
According to the DOJ, Mohammad Yousef Hasna provided financing and commodities to Hamas and worked closely with Hamas terrorists, including senior Hamas terrorist Ghazi Hamad.
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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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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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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 39
U.S. will make visa bond program permanent, affecting mostly African countries
A draft notice published Friday in the Federal Register says a nearly year-long review "provided sufficient data" to suggest the bond program effectively enforces compliance with visa conditions, and would be made permanent.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 38
A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible. - washingtonpost.com
A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible. S.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
George Santos accused of ‘manipulative activity’ in prediction market trades - washingtonpost.com
com George Santos Fined Over Bets on State of the Union on Prediction Market The New York Times The CFTC orders ex-GOP Rep.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 37
India Push for Overseas Capital Draws Over $40 Billion, RBI Says
India’s push to attract overseas capital has brought in more than $40 billion since June, boosting the RBI’s foreign-currency buffers as policymakers seek to stabilize the rupee amid rising crude prices.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 37
Macau Gaming Revenue Falls Again on Typhoon, World Cup
4% in July, declining for a second consecutive month as travel disruptions from Typhoon Noul and lingering distractions from the World Cup dented spending.
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Global Affairs/Oceania/Signal 36
RNZ New Zealand Headlines
The Latest New Zealand headlines from RNZ News
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 36
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 36
‘Proteinmaxxing’ could lead to higher prices for infant formula, say experts
Whey protein, a key infant formula ingredient, is in growing demand, partly linked to rising use of weight-loss drugs The rise of “proteinmaxxing” – a trend in which consumers try to eat as much protein as possible – could lead to higher prices for infant formula, experts warn.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 36
The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?
The double assassination of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone away It was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent end.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 36
Noma restaurant prepares to reopen under new leadership after abuse allegations
World-class venue puts renewed focus on staff wellbeing under new head chef after René Redzepi stepped down and apologised for his behaviour The Copenhagen restaurant Noma – often ranked among the world’s best – is preparing to reopen next week under new leadership for the first…