Peter Max, Jewish psychedelic pop artist and leader in 'flower power' movement, dies at 88: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 54
Peter Max, Jewish psychedelic pop artist and leader in 'flower power' movement, dies at 88
His ties to Israel surfaced throughout his work. Among his Jewish and Israeli-themed pieces was "36 Rabins," a series of portraits of assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 49
Congress passes sweeping US sanctions bill targeting Russia - Al Jazeera
Congress passes sweeping US sanctions bill targeting Russia Al Jazeera House passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill honoring Lindsey Graham, sends to Trump CNBC "Will Protect Trade, Economic Interests": India On US' Russia Sanctions Bill NDTV House approves sweeping Russia…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 48
US House holds billionaire Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt of Congress
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday held billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying two subpoenas in its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 46
Report: Trump set to hold talks on Iran with Gulf leaders next week
Report: Trump set to hold talks on Iran with Gulf leaders next week US president Donald Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday to discuss the next steps in the war on Iran, Axios reporting.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly
S. has refused a visa to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, preventing his attendance at the UN General Assembly. This decision aligns with broader visa restrictions on Palestinian Authority officials due to unmet reform commitments.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Trump says ‘hopefully we are toward end’ of Iran war
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near and a media report separately said he is expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to discuss the conflict.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Eyal Waldman backs Eisenkot, warns Netanyahu win could threaten Israel’s democracy, economy
“I think we are facing a serious long term problem... the solution is to have a different government. I hope Eisenkot wins the election, and then everything will be different," Waldman said.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Mahsa Amini's legacy, four years after her murder by Iran's morality police
“Women’s problems are not limited to the hijab,” Fattahi said. “Freedom does not simply mean having the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a hijab.
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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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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
How Much Should You Weigh? This 1970s Scale Told You
A bathroom scale has one job: To tell you how much you weigh. But in the 1980s, the industrial designers at Krups decided to go further, with their Data EG scale. The scale contained a pull-out weight chart in the center.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
A stronger dollar and rising yields: How the Fed’s rate hike could hit global markets
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
BNP Paribas' Davis on Hiring Plans, Market Flows
Conor Davis, Global Head of Institutional Sales & Investors Coverage at BNP Paribas, discusses the bank’s hiring plans and market flows. He speaks exclusively from the sidelines of the BNP Paribas Global Markets APAC Conference in Hong Kong.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
Harker on Federal Reserve Rate Hike
Patrick Harker, former Philadelphia Fed President, says the central bank had to show credibility in its push to return inflation to 2%.
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