Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex with drones and snipers: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 55
Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex with drones and snipers
Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 50
House Republican doubles down on jab at Trump’s immigration enforcement
Florida’s María Elvira Salazar warns Trump that advisers are ‘compromising his legacy’ and not showing ‘whole picture’ María Elvira Salazar, the Republican congresswoman who has accused the president of going too far on immigration enforcement, doubled down on her criticism of…
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 49
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow
Moscow's mayor described the wave of drones as the "largest ever" drone attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to the Moscow Oil Refinery and a residential building.
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Longform/North America/Signal 46
Every Few Weeks, My Wife and I Have Sex. I’m Worried How We Do It Might Be Breaking the Law.
Can you consent to something you really don't enjoy?
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 41
North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward the sea and dials up pressure on the U.S.
The launches were the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea even after President Donald Trump scaled back a joint military exercise with South Korea last month in an apparent effort to revive diplomacy with the North's leader, Kim Jong Un.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Trump to use Washington arch as military complex
Trump says the planned Washington triumphal arch could house drones, snipers and ammunition, sparking questions over its military purpose and legal challenges.
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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
Strutt's Awesome Powered Wheelchair is Not a Wheelchair (For Legal Reasons)
Let's say you've assembled a team and designed an awesome powered wheelchair. One that works better than incumbent designs and is easy on the eyes. How do you bring it to market?
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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
Why Did the Aerodynamic Look Go Away, and Will It Come Back?
For automakers on the cusp of the 1990s, interest in aerodynamic efficiency was high. 32. This aerodynamic sculpting also yielded, to my eye, good-looking and well-proportioned cars.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
Bear-y good neighbors: humans and animals are learning to live together in an expanding LA - The Guardian
Bear-y good neighbors: humans and animals are learning to live together in an expanding LA The Guardian How to Catch a Pool-Hopping Bear on Camera The New York Times Bears venturing into Los Angeles multiply conflicts with humans Le Monde.fr
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Iran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens bases, supporting regional countries
The military said that any US attack would trigger sustained strikes on US bases and interests in the region, the report added.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
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I grew up with little parental supervision. When my teen objected to GPS tracking, I realized how much modern parenting had changed me.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictable
The PM hopes to be firmer with the US leader than his predecessor without provoking diplomatic warfare, as the Iran war weighs on the UK economy No international relationship has more power to determine the success of Andy Burnham’s premiership.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
Pimco Likes Rates Where They Are, CEO Roman Says
” Roman also sees inflation and the inflation shock as “somehow transitory” in relation to what’s happening in the Middle East. He speaks with David Gura at the 2026 Qatar Economic Forum, UNGA Special Edition; Powered by Bloomberg.
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