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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 48
Progressive Peggy Flanagan wins Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota
Progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary for Senate from Minnesota.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 48
US military operations killed 153 civilians in 2025, official says, citing Pentagon assessment
President Donald Trump's administration has struck vessels that it accuses of transporting narcotics in the Eastern Pacific, casting its targets as "narco-terrorists."
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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 47
Sen. Darline Graham advances to Republican special primary runoff in South Carolina
Progressive Democrats keep their winning streak rolling in Minnesota.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 46
Trump says secret plane switch ‘up to the Secret Service’
US President Donald Trump says the decision to make a plane switch in Turkiye after the NATO summit.
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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 44
North Korea tests missile ahead of US-South Korea drills
The suspected ballistic missile was launched towards Japan and likely fell just outside of its special economic zone, Tokyo said.
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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan defeats AIPAC-backed Rep. Angie Craig in Minnesota senate race
Meanwhile, Minnesota Republicans chose State Representative Lisa Demuth as nominee for governor over former MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. to face off against Amy Klobuchar in November.
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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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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 40
Dobronsky carries experience from abroad Israel can use, but only if he comes home
Likud voters and the country as a whole deserve to know that those asking to exercise that trust intend to live among the people they represent.
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 39
India Options Trading Drops 27% as New Auction Upends Strategies
Index-options trading volumes in India have slumped in the first week of the new closing auction mechanism as traders adjust to one of the country’s biggest market-structure overhauls in years.
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 39
FTSE 100 Live: UK Stocks Set to Fall Again, Pound Holds Steady
Bloomberg Markets reports on this developing story.
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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 38
Tata Sons Chairman Resigns in Shock Move Ahead of AGM Next Week
Natarajan Chandrasekaran has stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons Pvt. ahead of a contentious annual shareholder vote, according to a person familiar with the matter, throwing the salt-to-software conglomerate into uncertainty at a time when it’s spearheading the country’s push…
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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 38
South Carolina Senate Primary Special Election 2026 Live Results: Graham, Norman, Fry and More - NBC News
S. Senate Special Primary 2026: Live Election Results The New York Times Sen. Darline Graham and Rep.