Two giant pandas arrive in Atlanta from China after Xi-Trump summit - The Guardian: the hour's strongest signal
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Two giant pandas arrive in Atlanta from China after Xi-Trump summit - The Guardian
Two giant pandas arrive in Atlanta from China after Xi-Trump summit The Guardian 2 giant pandas arrive at Zoo Atlanta in a rare loan from China CNN Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta The New York Times Giant pandas on plane to Atlanta from China;…
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 49
5 men arrested near air base used by U.S. in Iran war on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
S. and Israel on Feb. 28.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 49
Dozens killed in two mass shootings in South Africa
At least 27 people have been killed in two mass shootings across South Africa.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
Trump expects more Iran talks this week: Axios
LONDON: President Donald Trump told Axios on Sunday that he expects US negotiators to hold additional talks with Iran this week, as Qatari mediators press both sides to narrow wide differences over the Strait of Hormuz, US naval restrictions and Iran’s nuclear program.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 42
Gunmen kill at least 27 people in separate mass shootings in South Africa
At least 27 people were killed in separate mass shootings in Cape Town and Johannesburg, police said Sunday. No suspects have been arrested in either shooting, and the motives for the attacks remain unknown.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Ireland-Israel tensions spill into sports, and the ball is in Dublin's court now
An upcoming soccer match between Israel and Ireland is sidelining sports, engaging in foul play instead in the form of biased, anti-Israel rhetoric.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israel’s opposition agrees to stop fighting itself, but not how to replace Netanyahu
The four parties now have a way to campaign against Netanyahu. What they still lack is a convincing pathway to replace him.
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Irish player of Israeli descent could retire from international soccer after Israel match
Reports in Ireland indicate that Finn Azaz, whose mother is Israeli and who has publicly said that his grandmother served in the IDF, could retire from international soccer.
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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
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
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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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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The Etiquette Tip That Helps Me Keep My Cool—and Get What I Want—in Tense Email Exchanges
My therapist taught me a trick that helps me get what I want.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open - The Guardian
Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open The Guardian
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
Trump Rejects Iran Plan to Reopen Hormuz
Bloomberg News Middle East reporter Dan Williams and Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone are on Bloomberg This Weekend discussing President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations, as…
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