Iran will make no nuclear concessions, Iranian official says: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 69
Iran will make no nuclear concessions, Iranian official says
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the waterway would remain closed until the United States meets 'all of Iran’s conditions.'
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 65
US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts
The ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation by the Pentagon as a national security supply chain risk.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 55
Trump warns Xi over Chinese support for Iran, receives assurances, US envoy says
The warning came amid reports that China had supplied Iran with shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers and that Tehran had found ways to evade sanctions on its oil sales with Chinese help.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 53
Hurricane Nolo, a zig-zagging storm, threatens Hawaii with flooding rains - npr.org
Hurricane Nolo, a zig-zagging storm, threatens Hawaii with flooding rains npr.org Nolo, Now a Hurricane, Gets Stronger and Takes Aim at Hawaii The New York Times Colorado Task Force 1 activated ahead of Tropical Storm Nolo 9News Hurricane Nolo strengthens overnight as it marches…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 49
Earth microbes survive simulated conditions of Saturn moon’s ocean
Experiment suggests organisms could live in harsh environment under Enceladus’s icy crust, strengthening possibility moon could support life From the moment scientists spotted plumes of water erupting from Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, it became the most tantalising place in…
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 47
Trump says Scott Bessent won't be AI czar
President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Bessent doesn't want to be what the president is calling the "Super Intelligence czar."
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
UAE's Man City found guilty on Premier League charges: report
The Abu Dhabi-owned club has been found guilty of all but one of 115 Premier League charges for breaching financial regulations, according to reports on Friday
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 44
Supreme Court allows Trump to use controversial database to check voter citizenship
Critics have questioned the reliability of the data, warning it could result in US citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Yemen's president calls on Yemenis to mobilise
Yemen's president calls on Yemenis to mobilise Rashid al-Alimi, the Riyadh-based president of Yemen's Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, called on Yemenis on Friday to mobilise and join the armed forces.
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Research & Discovery/Global/Signal 40
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
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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
Motomorphosis: MSCHF's Radically Modified Lexuses
Art collective MSCHF is at it again, this time with Lexus . For their Motomorphosis exhibit, which opens tomorrow at NYC's Armory Week art fair, they've stretched two real cars into unlikely forms.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Cory Johnson's Infinite Pocket Jeans
Remember these ridiculous jeans created by Werther's Originals? They had 30 coin pockets up and down the legs, intended to provide stash space for the candy company's treats.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Early Transforming Furniture: Richard Neutra's Camel Table
In the 1930s Richard Neutra , the Austrian architect who'd made his home in California, designed an early example of flexible-use furniture.
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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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
Airlines waive change fees ahead of nor'easter as flight delays trickle in
Flight disruptions were minimal for Saturday as of Friday morning.
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