Hamas says ready to go ahead with Gaza plan: the hour's strongest signal

2 independent sources lead this hourly briefing, ranked by freshness, corroboration, diversity, and momentum.

Archived hourly edition · scores reflect information available at publication
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Helicopter crash kills pilot and crew member amid Utah wildfire battle - Al Jazeera

Helicopter crash kills pilot and crew member amid Utah wildfire battle Al Jazeera 2 firefighters killed after helicopter crashes near Widemouth 2 Fire KSL News Pilots of helicopter that crashed while fighting Utah wildfire confirmed dead, officials say The Guardian A helicopter…

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Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say

Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday’s school shooting has died, police say The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday’s incident had died.

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Man arrested for threats after bullets, knives, and red X's placed at banks, supermarket

According to Walla, a bullet was found attached to the front door handle at the Bat Yam bank and at Rami Levy, while knives were stuck in the front door of the Tel Aviv branch of Mizrahi Bank.

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Surf’s pup: Some 20 dogs make a splash at annual World Dog Surfing Championships in California

This year’s overall winner was five-year-old Labrador retriever Rippin Rosie, followed closely by Iza, a French bulldog from Pleasanton, and Bradley “Shortboard” Cooper from Long Beach.

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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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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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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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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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Improvised Transport on Abandoned Infrastructure: Colombia's Ingenious Motorcycle-Railroad Adapters

Colombia started building railroads in the mid-19th century, and they boomed up until the mid-20th. But by the 1990s, as roads and cars proliferated, the national rail company was liquidated. Rural communities lost service.

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ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August - CNN

ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August CNN ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says AP News All ICE officers will have body cameras by end of August, director says NBC News…

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Wind and solar projects in Kenya and South Africa don’t always benefit the communities that host them – study

In South Africa and Kenya, some green energy projects have deprived local communities of land and livelihoods instead of sharing the benefits.

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Plastic waste is harming livestock in South Africa: smallholder farmers using communal land set out the support they need

As plastic waste spreads across communal grazing land, smallholder farmers are losing livestock, income and an important source of food and security.