Trump offered to sell arms to Xi: US ambassador to Fox News: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 54
Trump offered to sell arms to Xi: US ambassador to Fox News
The US paused a $14 billion weapons purchase by Taiwan in May, with Trump calling it a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 53
France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate vote
The vote marks the first time the far-right party gained enough seats to form its own caucus.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 51
SpaceX aims to put Starship in orbit for the first time
Three years after its first test flight, SpaceX's Starship rocket will attempt Monday to enter Earth orbit, a key step in developing the massive launch vehicle for future missions to the moon and Mars.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 50
Police 'investigate Iran link' to suspected bomb plot at UK air base used by U.S.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 46
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister in snap elections
The ballot in October will be held against a backdrop of high political tensions as Vučić’s populists seek to remain in office despite widespread popular discontent.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 45
Shipwreck uncovered on Nantucket island during nor'easter storm
The so-called nor'easter storm has washed up what may be a shipwreck from the 19th century in Massachusetts, local media says.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 45
Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii
Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 45
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says - The Guardian
S. Says No Plans to Sell Weapons to China After Perdue Comments WSJ Trump asked Xi if Beijing wanted US weapons: a joke, a gambit or something more?
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Israel’s Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday, Israeli official told Reuters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi and met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday, a senior Israeli official told Reuters. There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu's office and the UAE's foreign ministry.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israelis warned of 'lengthy and invasive' luggage inspections in Netherlands post goods ban
Israel has already taken responsive measures, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar revoking the credentials of all Dutch diplomats operating at the Netherlands Representative Office in Ramallah.
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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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Longform/North America/Signal 40
My Wife and I Have Hosted a Neighborhood-Wide Halloween Tradition for Over 20 Years. We Can’t Agree on Where to Go From Here.
It's time for a change.
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