Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chair, becomes chairman emeritus: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 54
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chair, becomes chairman emeritus
Howard Buffett will chair the $1 trillion conglomerate as his father remains on its board in an advisory role.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 53
Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody
Authorities linked the deaths to disease, but this has been disputed by intelligence reports and relatives of the accused.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 46
Indonesia divers face high-risk challenges to reach sunken ferry
Indonesian divers are undertaking a difficult rescue mission to reach a sunken ferry, facing near-zero visibility and fast currents. So far, they have retrieved three bodies, with 126 people still missing.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
Think you can design a better iPhone? Here’s your chance
If you ever wanted to design your own iPhone, a new website gives you the tools. "Design the Next iPhone" is a one-off site from Neal Agarwal, a game designer, that lets users add features ranging from serious to absurd to customize a new iPhone.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
7 ads that define ‘The New York Times’
This week, The New York Times is celebrating the 175 anniversary of its founding on September 18, 1851. To commemorate the major milestone, the publication is paying tribute to one of the institutions that’s kept its journalism running for almost two centuries: advertisers .
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 43
Ms Rachel matches Macklemore with $1m donation for Palestinian children
Ms Rachel matches Macklemore with $1m donation for Palestinian children Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 09/18/2026 - 11:19 Contribution follows American rapper’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after voicing his support for Palestine Rachel Griffin-Accurso, known as Ms Rachel,…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Zelensky seeks stronger trade, security links through Carpathian Eight
The Carpathian Eight aims to reinforce regional trade and security cooperation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Jewish radio host says he 'charmed' JD Vance after previous criticism for wavering Israel support
The highly publicized meeting occurred amid Vance’s attempt to make overtures to the Jewish community following a series of controversial remarks about Israel.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Russians vote in election that Putin sees as barometer of public support for his war in Ukraine
The vote comes amid signs of war fatigue, economic pressure and speculation about a possible new mobilization.
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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
Konstantin Grcic's Industrial-Looking Grinder for Alessi
The form of a grinder/peppermill must communicate to the user which part they're supposed to turn. " The body is machined out of aluminum, and the piece is meant to handle salt or pepper.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Cars are Now Achieving 5-Star Safety Ratings
When you think of Chinese automobiles, safety isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But in a relatively short amount of time, China's nascent automaking industry appears to have caught up with, and even exceeded, long-established car brands in safety ratings.
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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
Cea Design's Incredibly Modernist Hideaway Toilet
This Abaco bathroom system is by Cea Design, an Italian manufacturer of high-end bathrooms. It's designed to not look like a toilet at all, when not in use, and is made of stainless steel. It can also be customized with wood or marble.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Rainwater Wall: A Space-Saving Water Harvesting Tank
In many parts of the world, people harvest rainwater. In rural America, where I live, you'll see people using two solutions. The first is a rain barrel.
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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
UN mission finds evidence signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects report
The UN mission pointed out the missile strike on a primary school that killed over 150 people, as well as another airstrike which killed 22 civilians.
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Culture & Arts/Europe/Signal 39
AI not a threat to films, say Shaun the Sheep creators
The Bristol-based institution have released the third feature film in the Shaun the Sheep franchise.
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