Rapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran fallout: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 60
Rapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran fallout
Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 56
Democrats demand answers after man dies in car crash during ICE traffic stop in Michigan
Mario David Coronado Juarez was killed when his car struck a tree and burst into flames as he attempted to avoid ICE Leading Democrats and immigration advocates in Michigan are demanding transparency from federal authorities after a man died in a fiery car crash as he attempted…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 54
UAE suspends Iranian airlines' flights until further notice, decision based on US sanctions
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority said the decision was based on US sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines over the use of airports around the world.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 52
Trump Welcomes Xi to the White House
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping kicked off a summit aimed at keeping ties between the world’s largest economies on track.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 51
Insight: US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say - Reuters
Insight: US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say Reuters Iran war updates: Tehran ready for ‘dialogue, diplomacy without force’ Al Jazeera Iran “Offered” to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz. S.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 49
White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review
K. leaders are calling for a shared set of global principles, even as the White House seeks first access to new models for testing.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 49
Gaza suffers world’s worst ever economic crisis: UN
Gaza is experiencing the most severe economic collapse ever recorded, with the vast majority of its businesses destroyed and massive unemployment, according to a new report from a UN development agency.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 47
POLITICO, CNN, MS NOW barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge's decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process rights of three outlets whose White House access has been revoked.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 46
New York sues prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling operation that puts residents at risk
S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 45
Hyundai expected to outsell Ford in third quarter as Detroit automakers lack hybrids
Cox analysts said Ford and General Motors are seeing sales lag because they don't have many hybrid vehicles.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit
"This news is a reminder that the idea that Jewish people are not sporty is a myth laced with antisemitic tropes about Jewish physical weakness," Campaign Against Antisemitism said.
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Industrial Designer Alberto Essesi's Pen for Precision Sketching
This beautiful Exclamation Pen is by industrial designer Alberto Essesi . Both the pen and the rest are made of aluminum with a satin finish. With the pieces paired, it's easy to see where the name came from.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Celluveyor: A Next-Generation Omnidirectional Modular Conveyor Belt
Factories, warehouses and distribution centers all use conveyor belts. These are great for moving objects along a single route.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
KAIST Develops a Way to Detect Hidden Cameras Using Your Smartphone
As a society, we've accepted that security cameras are everywhere in public. But inside hotel rooms or AirBNBs, we still have an expectation of privacy.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Cost-Cutting Disguised as Minimalism: Volvo's EX30 Dashboard Goes Too Far
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