ICE officer shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 52
ICE officer shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
The unnamed man is in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso, police say.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 50
18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US - AP News
18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US AP News Key Haiti suspect, 17 Colombians in Moïse’s killing extradited to Miami ahead of trial Miami Herald Thirty More Arrested in Jovenel Moïse Assassination The New York Times…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 49
Trump says his planned arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Carney and Macron deepen ties as Canada turns toward Europe and away from US dependence
SAINT-PIERRE, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron moved Sunday to deepen a strategic partnership spanning space, defense, energy and business, another step in Canada’s accelerating turn toward Europe as relations…
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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
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
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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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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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
Trump & Xi to Meet Amidst Friction on Wars, Tech, Trade
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Washington with technological supremacy and unresolved economic friction at the top of the agenda.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Australia news live: Minns says NSW cannot become ‘numb’ to domestic violence; Tehan defends Coalition plan to reduce First Nations content in schools
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dan Tehan says fuel excise cut when oil price high a ‘sensible’ plan Dan Tehan , the shadow minister for energy, said Gallagher’s criticism of the Coalition’s fuel plan wasn’t fair.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
Bessent calls meeting with China Vice Premier He Lifeng 'successful' ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng was "successful" ahead of the Sept. 24 Trump-Xi summit.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 39
Early results show Russia’s main Kremlin party dominating tightly controlled parliamentary vote
Russia’s main Kremlin party, United Russia, was dominating the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, according to early returns released Monday from a tightly controlled election virtually devoid of opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s policies.
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Global Affairs/Oceania/Signal 38
RNZ New Zealand Headlines
The Latest New Zealand headlines from RNZ News
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Global Affairs/Oceania/Signal 38
Flying Fijians coaching decision looms after Japan defeat
Radio New Zealand reports on this developing story.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
US Diesel Tops $6.50 a Gallon as Wars Worsen Global Fuels Crunch
50 a gallon for the first time, extending a war-driven rally that’s rippling through the economy.
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