Kosovo’s former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 87
Kosovo’s former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes
Hashim Thaçi, 58, was convicted by The Hague for crimes committed while he was senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army Europe live – latest updates Hashim Thaçi, the former president of Kosovo, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague for war…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 65
US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources say
The meeting, which has not been made public, was held at the US Embassy in Muscat, three of the sources said on the condition of anonymity.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 64
European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’
Commission president says EU must ‘urgently reimagine our partnerships’ as she makes unprecedented offer Europe live – latest updates Canada has been invited to become the first “associate member” of the EU by the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 52
House votes for a third time to end Iran war in symbolic move as conflict drags on – US politics live
The action is likely the last House vote on issue ahead of the midterm elections Sign up for the US Breaking News email Reporting from Johannesburg The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 50
EU chief von der Leyen proposes ‘associate member’ status for Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week that Canada was seeking a 'unique alliance' with the European Union.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 50
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become the bloc’s 1st associate member
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans for Canada to become the EU’s first associate member, highlighting shared democratic values and existing trade agreements.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 45
Poll: Americans say there’s a serious risk of AI destroying humanity
A new POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans favor pausing the development of more advanced AI models, and 63 percent say the technology poses at least a moderate risk of destroying humanity.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
J.B. Hunt stock plunges 10% after company warns third-quarter earnings will fall
B. Hunt plunged more than 10% Wednesday after the company warned of an earnings drop between 5% and 10%.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is getting a makeover as it prepares for its 'next 3,000' locations
Tropical Smoothie Cafe unveiled new branding as it grows rapidly under the ownership of private equity firm Blackstone.
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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
An Ice Cube Alternative: Frozen Titanium Spheres
This is another of those products that archaeologists will wonder about, when they dig them up in the distant future. Chinese company Xuzhou Herui Outdoor Products Co. sells these Frost Titan Core Balls , an ice cube alternative made out of titanium.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Caffeine pollution could disrupt crustacean defenses against predators
While most people are aware of how plastic, arsenic and various industrial chemicals can pollute bodies of water, the effects of caffeine on freshwater environments remain largely unknown.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
Moment Kash Patel’s senate hearing takes bizarre turn - Al Jazeera
Moment Kash Patel’s senate hearing takes bizarre turn Al Jazeera Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing NBC News Patel rips Democrats after clashes at hearing: ‘Buffoons’ The Hill FBI director insists new hiring standards on prostitution and…
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