Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was 'staged', police say: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 47
Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was 'staged', police say
Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree on the grounds of an abandoned home in Jackson in August.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 46
Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He's starting in deep red states instead - AP News
Trump said he would campaign in midterm battlegrounds. He's starting in deep red states instead AP News Trump will hit several deep-red states in October campaign blitz Politico Trump to campaign in deep-red Oklahoma, Alabama The Hill Trump promised to campaign in midterm…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 41
Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses
Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said Friday, but within hours reports indicated that US President Donald Trump rejected the proposal.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Arming Taiwan an important US interest, Taipei official says after Trump-Xi summit
David Perdue, the US ambassador to China, told CNBC on Friday that Trump has made no change in Taiwan policy, including the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, which mandates arms sales to the island.
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FBI staff psychiatric, medical records stolen by ShinyHunters, hackers claim
ShinyHunters told Reuters on Tuesday that the data it had was "very very sensitive" and included medical information, discharges, prescriptions, clinical visits, and "any health issues with Agents."
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges
The latest example came on Friday when OpenAI said its agents had leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
US investigating how sensitive F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong ended up in China's hands
Sensitive F-35 stealth fighter parts ended up in Chinese hands after a shipment was diverted to Hong Kong, with US lawmakers investigating how the incident occurred.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Sukkot and the United Nations: Two competing visions of Israel’s history
Political fashions at the UN change from generation to generation, but the historical truth of the Jewish people in their land is as firm as a rock.
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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
A Minimalist Low-Cost Japanese Sketchbook
These Blank Note sketchbooks by MUCU, a Japanese stationery brand, almost look like some kind of military surplus. But in fact they're just as minimal a sketchbook as possible: Two pieces of recycled paperboard for the covers, a canvas strip for the spine, and 60 pages of…
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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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Investigative/Global/Signal 39
CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction - AP News
CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction AP News White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One The New York Times White House bars CNN from covering Trump on behalf of major TV networks as he travels to Tennessee CNN White…
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Investigative/Global/Signal 39
Thousands without power, roads flood in New Jersey as first major signs of nor'easter take shape - AP News
Thousands without power, roads flood in New Jersey as first major signs of nor'easter take shape AP News Nor'easter will batter Northeast, NYC, Boston through Sunday The Weather Channel LIVE UPDATES: Hudson Valley communities brace for powerful weekend storm News12 | Westchester…
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Investigative/Global/Signal 38
Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters - The Guardian
Michigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweaters The Guardian CEO who posted 'Lake America' sweatshirt photos is no longer with the company CNBC CEO loses job over viral photo of family in ‘Lake America’ sweatshirts The Independent CEO…
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