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Three children killed in separate fatal accidents across Israel over one day
Among those killed were a 5-year-old left in the car, a 12-year-old in the Jordan River, and a 16-year-old who fell while rappelling.
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Settler suspected of attacks on Palestinians released from house arrest, barred from West Bank
Dardik is suspected of involvement in attacks against Palestinians and other nationalist-motivated offenses, including a suspected attack in March.
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Mount Etna volcano ash cloud halts arrivals at Sicily's Catania airport
Etna, which towers over Sicily's east coast, is one of the world's most active volcanoes and frequently disrupts air traffic at Catania, the island's main airport and Italy's fifth busiest.
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Pakistan claims Mecca defense pact is purely defensive and open to other nations
He said the Mecca Agreement is the result of several years of discussions and mutual consultations, aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation to address various security challenges, promote peace.
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Bernie Sanders urges Democratic Party to ban AIPAC and super PACs from primaries, pass amendment
Sanders believes that even candidates who support super PAC reforms will continue accepting money from super PACs for use in elections so long as there is benefit to be gained from the arrangement.
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Why Gulf nations are flying in basic necessities as Hormuz closure raises cost of living
"A lot of the necessities, and I'm talking food, that these Gulf nations require - Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia - comes in by boat," and flying in goods is causing prices to rise.
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'I've never been violent': Singer Ofek Adanek revealed as suspect in domestic abuse case
Adanek, 24, first broke onto the scene in 2017 with his song “Boi Buba” (“Come on, Baby”). A year later, when he was only 16, he participated in the sixth season of The Next Star for Eurovision.
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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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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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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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Republicans punt Trump’s difficult agenda to fall
Next month, Senate Majority Leader John Thune will try to consider bipartisan bills on cryptocurrency regulation and college sports, and possibly take the next step in a party-line spending bill that could include voter ID language.
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Trump is still searching for a way out of Iran
Washington is unlikely to accept Iran’s latest list of demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Australian rare earth miner surges after U.S. Department of War investment
The Trump administration has backed plans to build an Australian scandium mine as part of a push to challenge China’s critical-minerals dominance.
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 37
Berkshire Hathaway Earnings: Cash Balances Retreat on Increased Investments and Share Buybacks in Q2 - Morningstar
5B of stock buys — $10B went to 1 company at a private price Yahoo Finance Berkshire Earnings Were Good—Not Great. A Real Bright Spot Was This.