Trump rejects Iran’s ceasefire proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz: the hour's strongest signal
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Archived hourly edition · scores reflect information available at publication
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 85
Trump rejects Iran’s ceasefire proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Tehran offered a week-long break in hostilities to kick-start peace talks aimed at ending seven-month-long conflict
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 58
White House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
The move is the latest development in the Trump administration's ongoing fight with CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 49
Pezeshkian says Tehran 'no longer trusts' talks with US, claims Washington 'miscalculated' Iran
The Iranian president argued that security in the region should only come through "cooperation among its countries,” blaming the US for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 46
Security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed, review says
The indpendent report also says Kirk's aides insisted he speak outdoors, overriding concerns from campus officials.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 43
Leo XIV in France: 700,000 crowd attend Pope mass in central Paris
Luke Shrago talks to Father Grégoire Catta.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 43
OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites
OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 41
Apple faces $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict over iPhone and Apple Watch haptics
7 billion after finding Apple infringed claims from two haptics patents. Apple plans to appeal.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
At least 16 killed in Russian and Ukrainian strikes
Russian and Ukrainian strikes have killed at least 16 people over the last 24 hours, both countries said Saturday. The attacks have intensified from both sides as the war continues with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Trump predicts Cuba, US will make a deal
Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday that he expects Cuba to 'make a deal' and added that 'we want to help Cuba.'
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Iran responsible for antisemitic terror attacks in Liège, Antwerp earlier this year
The Belgian Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (CUTA) currently lists the threat level in Belgium as "very serious."
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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
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
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
Cost-Cutting Disguised as Minimalism: Volvo's EX30 Dashboard Goes Too Far
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
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Robbie Cartwright started reselling sneakers at 14. At 21, he hit $280,000 in monthly sales while still living with his parents.
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