Three killed after LA news helicopter crashes while covering deadly bus collision: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 43
Three killed 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/Europe/Signal 43
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 41
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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Investigative/Global/Signal 41
US House votes to end Iran war, 7 Republicans join in favour - Al Jazeera
US House votes to end Iran war, 7 Republicans join in favour Al Jazeera Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war CNN House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval The New York Times House passes Iran war powers resolution The…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
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 40
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/Middle East/Signal 40
Russia jails Canadian-Russian national for seven years for treason, Interfax reports
Interfax reported that the man, whom it named as Nikolai Zyuzev, had been convicted of preparing analytical material at the behest of unspecified foreign organizations.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs conduct counterterror raids near Hebron, West Bank overnight
The details of the operation were not made public, but the IDF noted that there had been increased terror activity stemming from the area of operation.
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US House passes third resolution in four months attempting to curb US military presence in Iran
The Democrat-sponsored resolution was submitted in April and passed Tuesday with a 220-204 vote, with seven Republicans voting in favor.
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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
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Oilstainlab's Automotive-Inspired Maniac Chair
Out of the corner of your eye, this might appear to be a midcentury chair. But look closer, and you see a material no 1950s Scandinavian designer got to play around with: Carbon fiber. The piece is in fact current.
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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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 37
UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar
The reading comes a day before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 36
Stock futures edge higher ahead of pivotal Fed rate decision: Live updates - CNBC
Stock futures edge higher ahead of pivotal Fed rate decision: Live updates CNBC Asian markets make shaky gains ahead of Fed decision, oil slips Reuters Asian stocks mostly higher ahead of Fed’s interest rate decision AP News Asian Stocks to Edge Higher as Traders Await Fed:…
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