Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news - AP News: the hour's strongest signal
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Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news - AP News
Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news AP News Exclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms WSJ Iran War Updates: Trump rejects 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz CBS News Iran’s Bitterness and…
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China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech - Reuters
China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech Reuters China General Debate China rejects 'Cold War mindset' at UN General Assembly dw.com China, as usual, uses UN speech to promote global development as solution to world's challenges AP News 'Stop using threats':…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 56
Trump says he is rolling back Biden-era US fuel economy rules for cars
The US president said he would end a so-called 'EV mandate' that steered consumers to electric vehicles.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 55
Windy weddings and rocky cruises: How East Coasters are braving the nor'easter this weekend - NPR
Windy weddings and rocky cruises: How East Coasters are braving the nor'easter this weekend NPR Live updates: Major nor'easter slams the Northeast as New York braces for worst flooding since Sandy foxweather.com Nor’easter Live Updates: Heavy Rain and Wind Batter Northeast,…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 55
White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force One
CNN was scheduled to fly with US President Donald Trump for his trip to Tennessee on Saturday.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 50
Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged
Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 48
Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege
The center's executive director and chief operating officer, Matt Floca, did not treat the roofing issues as priorities and in April halted a funded plan to address them, according to the letter Thursday signed by David Seide, a lawyer representing the anonymous whistleblowers.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 41
Boeing flags 737 Max software glitch affecting some automated approach functions
Boeing identified a software issue on some 737 Max aircraft that can affect automated vertical navigation functions after a missed approach.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 41
Iraq says US agrees to continue cash dollar shipments
BAGHDAD: Iraq has reached an understanding with the United States to continue dollar cash shipments to Iraq, with a new shipment expected in the coming days, a government spokesperson told the Iraqi News Agency on Saturday.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
DRC plane crash kills 17, including two of the country's most senior military official
An airplane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed 17 people on Saturday, including two of the country's most senior military justice officials, AFP reported.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Mehdi Hasan’s hypocritical Ed Sheeran attack reveals his own double standard on Israel
Mehdi Hasan criticizes Ed Sheeran over Gaza, yet his own record raises questions about the consistency of his moral standards.
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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
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Cost-Cutting Disguised as Minimalism: Volvo's EX30 Dashboard Goes Too Far
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