Trump rejects Iranian offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 78
Trump rejects Iranian offer to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 55
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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Investigative/Global/Signal 51
Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged - The Guardian
Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged The Guardian Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was 'staged', police say BBC Tasia Fortune’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death in a drug dispute, Mississippi police say CNN…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 49
Wisconsin police investigating fraternity for hazing after men found in basement
Pledges found covered in food in heated basement of fraternity house near University of Wisconsin-Madison Police are investigating suspected illegal hazing after about 30 partially clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found recently in the…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 46
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 43
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 40
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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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
New records put Hitler at center of renewed questions over his niece’s 1931 death
Newly uncovered archival documents appeared to challenge the established timeline of Geli Raubal’s 1931 death, placing Hitler in Munich when her body was reportedly discovered.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israel's Elor Azaria syndrome has come full circle - and 'NAZA' is the consequence
Israel cannot demand trust in IDF investigations while making commanders fear the consequences of enforcing military law.
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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
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Cost-Cutting Disguised as Minimalism: Volvo's EX30 Dashboard Goes Too Far
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Easy Roller: An Alternative Take on the Pizza Cutter
While the traditional form of a pizza cutter is this… …Japanese manufacturer Fireside has a different take, offering a much more compact form factor: It's no surprise this Easy Roller came from Japan, where storage space is limited.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
White House moves to block $810 million in funding through pocket rescission
The White House is moving to block $810 million in appropriated funds days before the fiscal year ends, drawing objections over the maneuver.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 38
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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