Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault: the hour's strongest signal
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Archived hourly edition · scores reflect information available at publication
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 93
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for New York sexual assault
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted at a retrial of sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 56
China's Xi will kick off his state visit to Washington with a rare planeside welcome from Trump - AP News
China's Xi will kick off his state visit to Washington with a rare planeside welcome from Trump AP News A lot’s changed since Xi Jinping’s last US state visit. Mostly in China’s favor.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 48
Federal prosecutors probe Jeffrey Epstein estate executors, WSJ reports
A group that advocates for Epstein victims applauded the news that Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke are facing an investigation. No charges have been been filed.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 46
‘Dammit, something has to happen’: White House preparing plan for 90-day diesel exports ban - Politico
‘Dammit, something has to happen’: White House preparing plan for 90-day diesel exports ban Politico Business - Trump sparks debate over diesel export ban France 24 Climate Forward Event: Live Updates From Interviews With Jane Fonda, Erin Brockovich and More The New York Times…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 44
Philadelphia teacher admits to lying about being Palestinian and Black: ‘I hid the truth’
Local advocacy groups say they have cut ties with Hannah Gann, who ‘fully lied about her identity and background’ A Philadelphia teacher is facing criticism from her fellow colleagues and activists after it was revealed that she fabricated being both Palestinian and Black.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
Why McDonald's is following Walmart and Amazon into the advertising business
McDonald's is following the lead of Amazon and Walmart as it starts its own media network.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
As Trump and Xi meet, Chinese automakers could be a Pandora's box for U.S. auto industry
S. automakers and lawmakers push to keep restrictions on Chinese vehicles and manufacturers.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Sa’ar rejects claim of global consensus against Israel, says UN majority cannot dictate policy
“We were in the minority a year ago. We were in the minority two years ago, ten years ago, twenty years ago, and forty years ago,” Sa’ar said.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Somaliland delegation eyes Israeli military presence to strengthen cooperation against Houthis
“If they get help from the Israelis, they can beat the Houthis and make it safe,” Dirie said.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
US drafted memo condemning UK over West Bank sanctions, but it was never released
According to three people familiar with the matter, the White House and the State Department's senior leadership did not support the statement.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Ontario Jewish community saddened, but not shocked, by synagogue shooting
“We knew this was going to happen,” Warren, a member of Sons of Jacob and a resident of Belleville. told JTA.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Albert Axelrad, Brandeis Hillel rabbi who championed pluralism and social justice, dies at 87
Although dedicated to egalitarian prayer that offers equal roles for men and women, Axelrad often attended Orthodox and other non-egalitarian services.
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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
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
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
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Minimalist Wheeled Stool That Doesn't Look Like a Wheeled Stool
This Allround stool is by industrial designer Hirotaka Tako. It comes with a little surprise: Casters hidden beneath the base. There's also a taller version with a third disc to act as a footrest.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
What an Anodized Aluminum Baseball Cap Holder Says About Our Product Landscape
You have to wonder what the pioneers of industrial design would make of this day and age. The original promise of ID was to harness the power of mass production to create useful objects for the masses.
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