Cuban spy one of US's biggest intelligence failures, Rubio says, accuses Cuba of funding protesters: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Cuban spy one of US's biggest intelligence failures, Rubio says, accuses Cuba of funding protesters
Marco Rubio said Cuba operates an extensive spy and influence network in the US, citing a convicted ambassador and alleged links to protests supporting Antifa, Hamas, and Venezuela's Maduro.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Rubio says Iranian regime must change, praises Trump's ambition in Middle East strikes
Rubio said US military pressure has left Iran "eager" for deals on denuclearization and the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump halted strikes and said an agreement could be imminent.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
MK Sharren Haskel begins testimony at Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal
The inquiry was launched at the initiative of the attorney-general.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Montreal police probe suspected arson at kosher restaurant, community fears antisemitic attack
Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather called on the fire to be investigated as an antisemitic hate crime in a post on X/Twitter.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
The fantasy of toppling Middle Eastern regimes is a familiar pattern in Israeli policy
History suggests Israel's alleged regime change plan for Iran repeated flawed assumptions that have doomed similar interventions before.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Could the Palestinian Authority be planning a Jewish genocide in the West Bank?
The government might be making the same mistake with the PA as it did with Hamas by believing it is a peace partner rather than an enemy
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Grenade thrown at under-construction Japanika in Hadera as attacks against sushi chain continue
The incident is the most recent in a string of attacks against branches of the Japanika chain, owned by businessman and Beitar Jerusalem owner Barak Abramov.
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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
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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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
Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.
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Global Tech/Asia/Signal 38
Apple struggles to keep pace with AI ‘bug’ hunters - Financial Times
Apple struggles to keep pace with AI ‘bug’ hunters Financial Times
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 35
South Korea Issues Heat Wave Alert as Temperature Hits Record
South Korea issued emergency heat wave instructions as the country sweltered, with its highest temperature on record reported in the southeastern city of Yangsan.
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 34
Iran sets the pace in war with Trump
Tehran’s military raised the stakes with Washington by further expanding the battle across the Middle East
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Investigative/Global/Signal 34
More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Washington State, Forcing Evacuations - nytimes.com
More Than a Dozen Wildfires Burn in Washington State, Forcing Evacuations nytimes.com Level 3 evacuations expanded for 979-acre Fairview Fire in Mead NonStop Local KHQ 'When the sun rises, we are going to be in shock': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses…