Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says: the hour's strongest signal

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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 56

Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says

David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.

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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 55

Police 'investigate Iran link' to suspected bomb plot at UK air base used by U.S.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 50

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 AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 49

What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump

President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.

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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 48

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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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 48

U.S., China to lower tariffs on $60 billion of goods. Here's what qualifies - cnbc.com

, China to lower tariffs on $60 billion of goods.

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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 47

How a character from ‘The Addams Family’ is shaping the future of robotics

Robotic hands usually come bolted to the wrist of a mechanical arm, waiting for their humanoid owners to move them over to whatever knob or valve needs turning.

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Business & FinanceNorth AmericaSignal 47

Everyone loves ‘whimsymaxxing,’ including your local craft store

Whimsy can take many forms: a walk home among the flowers, collecting colorful oddities, or, perhaps, bedazzling any surface in sight with shimmering stick-on jewels. By late summer, so-called “whimsymaxxxing” acquired a much more specific meaning.

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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 43

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 AffairsMiddle EastSignal 42

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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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 42

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 AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 41

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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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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