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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 71
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 56
US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham
Late senator spent final days of his life working to advance bill that will now head to the House after 86-11 Senate vote By a large, bipartisan margin, the US Senate on Friday approved a bill intended to punish Russia and countries that buy its petroleum exports over the…
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 50
U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July
2%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 50
Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review
A federal appeals court says above-ground construction cannot continue without approval from Congress, siding with historic preservation advocates.
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 44
Trump revives effort to fire Fed's Lisa Cook
Trump aide Dan Scavino told Cook there is "sufficient reason to believe that you made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements."
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Colombia, Israel look to expand cooperation as Sa'ar meets Colombian VP, senior officials
“You designated 2026 as a year for expanding its ties with Latin America,” Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo said during the meeting.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Israel’s suspended Armenian Genocide vote is business as usual - this is why
To anyone tracking the history of Israeli-Armenian relations, this sudden retreat was thoroughly predictable.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Jerusalem’s Armenians are under attack, and the world is looking away
For decades, the Armenian community of East Jerusalem has endured harassment, intimidation, and discrimination by extremist haredi (ultra-Orthodox) and nationalist Jewish youths.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
US targets UAE-based crypto exchange over alleged Iran sanctions evasion scheme
“Treasury will hunt down and dismantle the illicit financial networks that keep the regime afloat,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said in a statement.
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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & 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
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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & 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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & FinanceGlobalSignal 40
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Heather Emerson looked in the mirror and pulled up her skin, wondering how a facelift would look. She had surgery at 41, saying it was the right age.
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 39
Burger King overtakes Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain - CNBC
Burger King overtakes Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain CNBC Burger King’s New Whopper Strikes a Blow in Fast-Food Burger Wars WSJ Burger King sales surge, but Popeyes faces uphill battle Restaurant Dive Restaurant Brands International Inc.