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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 56
Uber ordered to pay $40m over death of woman ejected by driver on freeway
California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-Parker Uber was ordered to pay $40m to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was killed after a driver kicked her and a friend out of his car by the side of a California…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
‘Checkout,' ‘Fauda’ test the appetite for Israeli spy stories after October 7
Two productions arriving in the United States this month are testing whether or not there is still an appetite for Israeli spy stories in the post-October 7 world.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Trump announces ‘infinite life’ Greenland deal granting US permanent security control
“At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will forever have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland," Trump said.
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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
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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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
Examples of Well-Worn Objects
Patina is often romanticized, as it (arguably) improves the look of leather and some metals. But sometimes objects just get worn out. Which they should, right?
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Industrial Designer Erina Caldeira's Steel Twist on Woven Baskets
This KŌSA container references the directionality of traditional basket weaving, but here the perpendicular elements do not actually touch. Instead the structure comes from the material: Two pieces of thin sheet steel, seamlessly joined.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 38
1,500 batteries burned during latest Moss Landing fire; shelter in place issued - ksbw.com
1,500 batteries burned during latest Moss Landing fire; shelter in place issued ksbw.com Officials link Friday’s Moss Landing fire to 2025 fire Monterey Herald New fire erupts at Moss Landing battery power storage plant along Monterey Bay that burst aflame in 2025 The Mercury…
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Research & Discovery/Global/Signal 36
Skywatchers, take note: A brilliant Venus will blaze tonight's night sky - USA TODAY 10BEST
Skywatchers, take note: A brilliant Venus will blaze tonight's night sky USA TODAY 10BEST Venus Is Putting on a Dazzling Show This Month National Geographic The Sky This Week from September 18 to 25: Autumn begins Astronomy Magazine Brightest planet in sky carries a climate…