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Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks - AP News
Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks AP News Trump Says He’ll Revive Plan to Compensate Allies After Declaring It ‘Dead’ wsj.com Trump says he will ‘push hard’ for payout fund, keep Blanche as acting AG The…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 47
Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption
Truth Social, where Trump’s account is by far the largest, to offer users early access for up to $100,000 per month Donald Trump is now offering early access to his Truth Social posts in a move that has been seen as corruption benefitting a sitting president.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
US embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned their citizens to beware of "unforeseen escalation" in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
From Hamas disarmament to governance in Gaza, the five challenges of the new Gaza plan
Hamas’s pledge to disarm could advance Trump’s Gaza plan, but verification, Israeli withdrawal, governance and regional tensions remain major hurdles.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Is the Gaza peace plan progress a major breakthrough?
If implemented, the agreement could reshape Gaza's political and security landscape, providing a pathway toward Hamas relinquishing its weapons and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israel's real West Bank problem is not settler violence - it is the settlement enterprise
The very existence of Israeli settlements in the West Bank constitutes a form of structural violence against Palestinians, and that reality faces virtually no opposition within Israel’s Jewish public
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Mahmoud Abbas's election promise won't bring democracy to Palestinians
It would be naïve to assume that Mahmoud Abbas’ announcement of elections is a sign of democratization
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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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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
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Hank Green, one of YouTube's most prolific stars, is facing backlash for relying on AI to create his content.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 39
Iranian regime insider threatens Gulf states, Israel if Tehran's energy infrastructure is attacked
Mohammad Marandi warned on Saturday that critical infrastructure across the Gulf and in Israel could be destroyed, as US officials reportedly raised concerns over missile-defense resources.
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Global Tech/Asia/Signal 39
I knew caring for my 88-year-old mom would be hard. I didn't expect to spend so much time on tech support. - Yahoo
I knew caring for my 88-year-old mom would be hard. I didn't expect to spend so much time on tech support.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 37
Electron cooling tames highly charged ions in Penning trap for first time
Researchers at Technical University of Darmstadt and the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research have succeeded for the first time in decelerating highly charged ions from the GSI accelerator to low energies and subsequently storing them in a Penning trap.