US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill championed by Lindsey Graham: the hour's strongest signal
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Archived hourly edition · scores reflect information available at publication
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 79
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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Investigative/Global/Signal 51
US appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project - Reuters
US appeals court blocks Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project Reuters US appeals court halts Trump ballroom project paving way for Supreme Court showdown BBC US appeals court upholds injunction pausing Trump’s White House ballroom Al Jazeera Appeals court rules Trump…
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 49
US economy unexpectedly sheds 23,000 jobs in July
Lacklustre figure prompts traders to scale back bets on Fed rate rises
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Global Tech/Asia/Signal 49
App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours - Daring Fireball
App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours Daring Fireball
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 48
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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
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 Affairs/Middle East/Signal 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 Affairs/Middle East/Signal 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 Affairs/Middle East/Signal 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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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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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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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
Second White's Sleek Folding Electric Scooter
This strange-looking suitcase… …is actually a piece of portable mobility. "It is a lightweight 3-stage folding electric kickboard that can be easily carried with one hand," writes South Korean design firm Second White.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 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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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
Shopping App Whatnot Valued at $20 Billion in New Funding - WSJ
Shopping App Whatnot Valued at $20 Billion in New Funding WSJ Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) Invests $30 Million in Whatnot Robinhood In AI-obsessed Silicon Valley, live commerce platform Whatnot just notched a new funding round valuing it at $20 billion Fortune Whatnot Just…