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Evacuations ordered as Guatemala volcano erupts
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted Monday, triggering an orange alert and evacuations near the deadly 2018 eruption site.
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Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
A report from Senate Democrats accuses big banks of failing to report suspicious money transfers made by Jeffrey Epstein until after his arrest in 2019.
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IDF soldier injured by stray bullet in basic training, taken to hospital in serious condition
Military Police Criminal Investigation Division investigators were dispatched to the base following the unusual incident and opened an investigation into the circumstances.
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Nigeria's Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist
The pay raises of up to 80% for members of the Nigerian armed forces come as Islamist insurgents such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province continue their attacks in the country.
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Syria bets on tourism revival, but visitor surge faces test of security, services
52 million visitors in the first half of 2026, up 111% from the same period last year, however, most of these ‘visitors’ were Syrian expatriates.
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'Traitor to the Jewish people': Haredim protest against Ofer Winter after enlistment conference
Winter has frequently appeared at conferences and public events as he considers entering politics ahead of the upcoming elections.
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Israeli agricultural non-profit CultivAid helps support Tanzania’s growing wine industry
Tanzania's commercial wine industry is relatively young by global standards, dating back to the early 1960s when Catholic missionaries introduced modern viticulture around Dodoma.
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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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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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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 & 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
Modhaus' Wireless Phone Charger with a Concrete Base
To prevent sliding around on a tabletop, most wireless chargers have rubber feet or silicone pads under their bases. The folks over at Modhaus , a South Korean product brand, went with a more extreme solution: The base of their Upright charger is cast concrete.
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U.S. Government Bans Foreign-Made Robots
Recently we've covered a number of robots, ranging from creepy to nifty: UBTECH's U1 companion robots. Unitree's crazy off-road AS2-W . Hyundai's parking robots .
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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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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 40
Molecular orbitals imaged in 3D, opening path to femtosecond videos
One of the most famous and intriguing results of quantum mechanics is the finding that fundamental particles, such as electrons, cannot be pinned down to one single location.
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 40
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work - The Washington Post
Trump orders changes to new helipad after weeks of around-the-clock work The Washington Post Workers Disassemble Parts of Trump’s White House Helipad, Photos Show The New York Times Trump demands contractors make changes to his under-construction helipad: Report The Hill Trump…
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 39
Pinterest shares fall on lukewarm sales guidance
Pinterest reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter, though its forecast was online in line with estimates.
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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 39
Perennial bioenergy grasses begin rebuilding Midwest soil carbon lost to maize
S. Midwest has halved soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks compared with tallgrass prairies native to the region. Replacing annual maize/soy cropping with perennial bioenergy grasses may partially reverse these resulting SOC deficits.