Canada is giving CA$100 million in international aid for Palestine, says Carney: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 54
Canada is giving CA$100 million in international aid for Palestine, says Carney
Canada is giving CA$100 million in international aid for Palestine, says Carney Canada is giving CA$100m ($71m) in international assistance for Palestine, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 49
Nolan Wells’ family pushes back after grand jury finds no cause for charges in his July death - AP News
Nolan Wells’ family pushes back after grand jury finds no cause for charges in his July death AP News Mississippi grand jury decides not to charge anyone in death of Nolan Wells theguardian.com Grand jury finds no evidence of criminal conduct in the death of Nolan Wells NPR…
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 45
Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says
According to a statement from the Greenville County Coroner's Office, a combination of fentanyl and its chemical byproduct, as well as the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam, was found in Panettiere's system.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
US signs ‘tremendous’ Arctic security deal with Denmark, Greenland
NATO and the European Union welcome accord that ends months-long standoff after Trump threatened to seize Greenland.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Exclusive-US ties Sudanese army leader's UN visa to ceasefire plan, sources say
By Daphne Psaledakis, Nafisa Eltahir, Antoni Slodkowski and Khalid Abdelaziz Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese and other sources say is linked to…
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 41
Royal Caribbean nears $3 billion deal to take 50% equity stake in Sandals
Royal Caribbean has been trying to diversify beyond cruises and become a leader overall in vacations.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Witkoff, Kushner meet mediators as Iran sets demands for reopening Hormuz
Talks over the Strait of Hormuz advanced as Iran submitted reopening terms and Witkoff and Kushner met mediators pursuing an agreement.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Iraq suspends Iranian flights to Baghdad after US threatens sanctions on airport service providers
The suspension of flights will begin at midnight on Wednesday.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Colombia officially withdraws from South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel
Israeli ambassador to Colombia Vivien Aisen echoed the remarks, saying Colombia chose "the right side of history" and made "a brave and responsible decision that we deeply appreciate."
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Furniture Designer Chiara Verde's Cork Lounge Chair
dIn the early- and mid-20th century, we saw the advent of chairs slung with leather. These were radical because they did away with supporting surfaces and upholstery, instead relying on leather suspended from a structural frame of metal tubing or wood.
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
From Hexagon to Hive: Designing Play Through the Geometry of Bees
How can a natural form become a design principle capable of shaping not only the aesthetics of a game, but also its narrative and modes of interaction? When designing a children's game, the challenge is not simply to create a set of rules.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Pedestal's Power Strip Accessories
Over the course of the past few decades, we've come to interact with power strips more and more. Despite that the object itself hasn't evolved much, because it doesn't need to, right? Danish tech accessory brand Pedestal begs to differ, with their collection of Power products .
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A 1973 Fiat Pickup Truck
Have you ever wondered what an Italian pickup truck would look like? Well, here's your answer: It's even got a sunroof: Apparently in the 20th century, a handful of Italian motorists with quirky tastes hired coachbuilders to convert their Fiat 500s into pickup trucks.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Short 'logic check' warnings may improve how people assess climate arguments
In the climate debate, people are exposed to a lot of different information and opinions. A short warning that an argument may contain a logical fallacy helps people evaluate information more critically.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 39
How families can support children's early mathematics learning at home
For parents whose children have just entered kindergarten or first grade, new fall routines can bring excitement—and some anxiety.
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