New York Times executive fatally shot by elderly in-laws, police say: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 52
New York Times executive fatally shot by elderly in-laws, police say
Jonathan McKinsey's in-laws, who are both 77 years old, face multiple charges including first-degree murder.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 49
Trump Accounts will auto-enroll children, potentially adding 60 million accounts: Treasury
The Treasury Department announced that Trump Accounts will begin auto enrolling eligible children. Here's what families need to know.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 48
Morocco's king appoints first female prime minister following election
The incoming government will oversee the final stages of a $20-billion push to prepare for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host with Portugal and Spain.
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 47
US 30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002
Government debt extends decline as inflation and surging oil prices weigh on market
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 46
This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice
The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows. Among the recipients of the $800,000 "no-strings-attached" fellowships are researchers who were recognized for their work at the intersection of science and justice.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 46
El Pollo Loco to open first New York restaurant as it aims to become national chicken chain
El Pollo Loco will open its first New York City restaurant next year in Queens as it aims to become a national chicken chain.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 46
Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability
The Iranian economy has been under duress for years in the face of international sanctions. S. naval blockade on Iranian oil and new sanctions imposed since the start of the war have sent it into freefall.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 44
OpenAI unveils its Muse competitor: Dots
The consumer-facing agent tool integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams and will eventually be available via texting.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
‘Truly historic’: Morocco’s king appoints first woman prime minister
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes the second woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 43
Property Play: Homeowners are sitting on record equity – and not using it
S. homeowners have more housing wealth than ever before, thanks to fast-rising home prices over the last several years. But they aren't spending much of it.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 42
Alaska Airlines CEO 'not overly concerned' about new Boeing Max 10 delay
Alaska Airlines CEO downplayed concerns about a new delay to the Boeing Max 10's certification.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 41
US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University
It comes after the woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 41
Indian firm building $15bn Trump-announced steel mill has deep Russia ties - aljazeera.com
Indian firm building $15bn Trump-announced steel mill has deep Russia ties aljazeera.com How a Planned Steel Mill in Iowa Reveals Trump’s Midterm Strategy The New York Times President Trump Announces Plans for ‘Largest Steel Plant in American History’ in Iowa Yahoo Mesabi…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israeli actor Guy Kapolnik identified as pilot killed in California small plane crash
The NTSB and the FAA are still investigating the crash, and a preliminary FAA report lists the cause as "unknown circumstances."
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
An Architectural-Scale Kintsugi Project
In the 1960s, college students stumbled across an abandoned ruin in the wilds of Warsaw, Virginia, outside of Richmond. The crumbling stone structure had been abandoned following a hurricane in the 1930s, and weather had taken its toll.
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Raak Design Casts Light on a Medical Tool
ENT doctors use nasal speculums to look inside a patient's nose. Typically the tool is held in one hand and a flashlight in the other. Belgian industrial design firm Raak Design streamlined this approach with their new speculum design for client VisionTech.
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