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Business & FinanceEuropeSignal 69
US Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as US attorney-general
Vote follows tense fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about installing an ally of President Donald Trump
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 53
US Senate passes Russia sanctions championed by Graham; US House next
Graham, a South Carolina Republican who died last month, was among Kyiv's most outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-long war with Russia.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 44
US Senate passes Russia sanctions bill
The legislation faces another potentially uphill battle in the House come September.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
'Megillat Yerushalyim': Israeli artist Rachel Kainy is turning Jerusalem into a living scroll
Rachel Kainy documents the capital of Israel, with all its social and cultural shades and contrasts, creating the story of the city on paper scrolls – in a way, a megillah of Jerusalem.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Can sound heal? Inside Overtones, the Israel Museum exhibition turning sound into an art form
Given that deplorable, increasingly challenging state of affairs, a visit to the Overtones: Sound and Art exhibition, curated by Talia Amar, makes solid remedial sense.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Wizz Air flight to Tel Aviv delayed after passenger asks to leave prior to takeoff
Footage posted on social media showed Israeli passengers standing inside the aircraft as police officers climbed the stairs toward the entrance.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
How a Connecticut Torah scroll traveled 50 years, and thousands of miles, to make aliyah
A closing Connecticut synagogue, a chance Facebook connection, and a retired rabbi helped a Torah scroll dedicated to a young boy complete its journey to Jerusalem.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Sages, synagogues, and seaside: Discovering Jewish history along the French Riviera
When identifying ourselves, we did not hide the fact that we are Israeli, and reactions were polite. I consider visiting places of Jewish interest a way of supporting the local community.
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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
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
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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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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LongformNorth AmericaSignal 39
There’s One Series I’ve Recommended Over and Over. It’s Proved a Hit With Everyone.
Robert Jackson Bennett’s Ana and Din Mysteries is sometimes pointed, often hair-raising, and very entertaining.
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 39
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Michael and Connie Frost are raising their granddaughter Kinsley in Georgia, balancing their retirement and her education needs.
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Business & FinanceEuropeSignal 39
Spain reinstates border controls on Italy as tensions rise over migrants
Decision widens rift between Pedro Sánchez’s government and rightwing Italian premier Giorgia Meloni