Thailand school shooting: seven killed including suspected attacker, police say: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 53
Thailand school shooting: seven killed including suspected attacker, police say
At least 15 other people injured after student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi school, north of Bangkok A Thai teenager killed at least six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok, after fatally shooting his grandparents, in the country’s worst mass shooting since…
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Investigative/Global/Signal 43
Anti-Muslim US Congressman Andy Ogles loses Republican primary - aljazeera.com
com In Upset, Andy Ogles Loses to a Republican Challenger in Tennessee The New York Times Live results: Rep.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Hormuz deal close, with Trump saying Iran war to end soon
US President Donald Trump says he expects the war on Iran to end "pretty soon" as Iran and Oman near deal to reopen Hormuz.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Nukhba terrorist who participated in Oct. 7 arrested while driving humanitarian aid truck
According to the reports, security forces stated that the terrorist had been collecting aid from the private sector, meaning that a private vendor had purchased it.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israeli strikes in Syria are threat to stability, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claims
Fidan also condemned Israel's attacks in Gaza, saying that they "have once again shown that Netanyahu does not want peace," and in the West Bank, calling them "acts of terror."
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
A wedding, a war and the generation carrying Israel forward
The young Israelis who rushed to serve after October 7 are now marrying, studying and starting careers, carrying the burdens of war while building the country they fought to defend.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Ebola outbreak in Congo tops 4,000 cases in world's second-largest epidemic
Researchers believe Congo's Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, with the true scale of infections likely much higher.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Suspected arson in Ramat Gan leaves seven people injured, three sites affected, authorities say
Seven people were treated for smoke inhalation, and evacuated for medical attention with light injuries.
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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
Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You
These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.
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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
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
Europe’s wildfire ‘protection gap’ is growing, insurers warn
Insurers warn that Europe is facing a "protection gap" in wildfire cover as disaster recovery costs outpace insurance coverage.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
Macro Picture Continues to Be Supportive, Coutts Says
Fahad Kamal, CIO at Coutts, discusses maintaining an overweight position on risk assets driven by a positive macroeconomic environment, supportive labor market data and AI investment.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 38
China's exports growth beats estimates in July, as AI-driven shipments surge
China's exports rose more than expected in July, as global demand for high-tech components continues to absorb the country's manufactured goods.