US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 53
US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on
S. House has approved a war powers resolution to halt President Trump’s military actions in Iran without congressional consent. The vote, 220-204, shows bipartisan momentum but faces a likely presidential veto.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 46
Saudi Arabia says Houthis target Mecca, warns of 'red line'
The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses had destroyed a Houthi-deployed drone just outside the holy city of Mecca — a claim Houthis were quick to deny.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 45
BOJ expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to fresh three-decade high: CNBC survey
The BOJ is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to a fresh three-decade high, a CNBC survey shows.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
At least 11 killed from building collapse in Gaza City, dozens remain missing
At least 11 killed from building collapse in Gaza City, dozens remain missing The bodies of at least 11 Palestinians have been recovered after a building sheltering displaced families collapsed west of Gaza City, with dozens remain missing.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 43
Judge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official
ICE agents turned up at David Streever's home over a harsh email he sent to an ICE official. Now a court order prevents the federal government from making additional threats against him.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 40
Three dead after LA news helicopter crashes while covering deadly bus collision
The NBCLA news helicopter was flying near the scene of a fatal bus crash.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Houthis downed Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib, Yemen, terror group spox. claims
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group struck a Royal Saudi Air Force jet and rejected accusations that the terror group targeted Islam’s holiest city.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Car crashes into residential building in Hadera, driver lightly injured, ramming attempt ruled out
The incident occurred when an 80-year-old driver lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the residence; it was not part of an attempted car ramming attack, Walla learned.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Bulldog Binder: Improving the Design of the Ratchet Binder
Out here in the country, people commonly haul heavy things around on trailers: Tractors, skid steers, back hoes. Safely securing these items to the trailer is a must. This is typically done with chains that are drawn tight using this thing, which is called a ratchet binder.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Kitchen Scissors Designed Specifically to Deal with Three Aspects of Sauce Packets
Modern domestic Japanese cuisine comes with a lot of sauce packets. Curry, soup, miso, ramen flavoring, etc. all come in sealed foil pouches; with certain dishes, you boil the pouch itself to heat the contents, before cutting it open and adding it to your dish.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Izzy Swan Revolutionizes Workbench Hold-Down
Not too long ago, in order to have vacuum hold-down at your workbench, you needed an air compressor and earplugs. Those days are over. This is the VacQube , a diminutive, quiet 12V vacuum pump created by inventor Izzy Swan.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Great Design in Need of Basic Improvement: This Clamp-Based Tape Dispenser
Here's a clever product idea from industrial designers David Suhami Nitzan Shafat, a/k/a Scratch Design. ClampTape is essentially an A-clamp with a tape dispenser centered on the clamp's pivot point.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Skil's Powered Hex Key Set
Lots of us have something like this in the toolbox or junk drawer: Now Skil has designed a powered hex key set , the world's first. The head can lock at 90°, 135° and 180° positions, then your thumb does all the work. The push-button has both forward and reverse.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Autodesk's Aishwarya Balamukundan on Judging Core77's Fusion Forward Competition
Ask Aishwarya Balamukundan what excites her most in design right now, and she'll point to something almost invisible: the shrinking gap between having an idea and holding the finished thing.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Americans Invent Yet Another Crazy-Ass Racing Style: "King of the Hill"
I'm sure our overseas readers are shaking their heads. Yes, we Americans have done it again, inventing a new bat-shit style of racing. It was going to be hard to top the Rockford Speedway Figure 8 Trailer Race , where all participants had to drag a trailer.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar
The reading comes just hours before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 38
Saudi says Houthis targeted Mecca with a drone, Iran-backed group rejects claim
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the strike as a "heinous" attack. Mecca is Islam's holiest site and the focal point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
Houthi Threat Grows as Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Hits Oil
Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA.
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