UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase incident: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 69
UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase incident
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday said there were "strong indications" Iran was involved in suspicious activity at a UK airbase that triggered a major security incident this weekend.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 55
Inside Zuckerberg, Huang’s push for White House AI pact
The tech leaders helped build support for the “morally binding” accords signed by President Trump and AI leaders at a White House lunch.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 54
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 53
David Ellison names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount CEO David Ellison announced outgoing Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will serve as the co-CEO of the anticipated combination of Paramount and WBD.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 52
In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California
Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, charged days before Jonathan McKinsey and wife were set for hearing in divorce case A couple in their 70s was charged with murder on Wednesday after allegedly gunning down their son-in-law at a bustling California park.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 47
US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead
The death by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before a lower court paused the execution.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
Attack on bus in Syria kills seven: state news agency
Seven people are killed and four wounded after unidentified gunmen open fire on a bus in Syria's Homs province, with reports that all victims were Alawis.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians across Gaza
Israeli strikes kill at least eight Palestinians across Gaza, including five civilians travelling in a vehicle and journalist Mohammed al-Najjar.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 42
Senators clinch construction permitting deal before election jet-set - cnbc.com
Senators clinch construction permitting deal before election jet-set cnbc.com Exasperated by Delays, Congress Aims to Speed Up Energy Permits The New York Times Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects AP News US senators hit…
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Investigative/Global/Signal 41
Trump administration files complaint against judges over media comments - Al Jazeera
Trump administration files complaint against judges over media comments Al Jazeera Justice Department files judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota CBS News Trump administration escalates feud with federal judges CNN DOJ files complaint against Minn.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
How Navy SEAL Design Input Accidentally Created a New Knife-Drawing Mechanism
A. Emerson was also an accomplished martial artist, having trained since childhood; the reason he moved from his native Wisconsin to California was not to work at Hughes, but to train at the Filipino Kali Academy run by the legendary Dan Inosanto.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Mafell's Beefy Portable Drilling Station for Timber Framers
Traditional timber framing is still very much a thing in Europe. Timber framers often need to drill accurate holes for the pegs that will fasten two timbers, and these holes occasionally need to be drilled at angles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Saudi Arabia is Making…EVs?!?
For a while now, Saudi Arabia has been seeking to pivot away from fossil fuels as their main source of revenue. Even so, I did not see this coming. Ceer is a new Saudi Arabian auto manufacturer, the country's first.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
London Design Fair 2026: The Victoria & Albert Museum
The best place to start at LDF , and arguably the heart of the festival, is the Victoria Albert Museum in South Kensington.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Titan Straps: Fast, Tough Tie-Down Straps Invented for a Bikerafting Trip
Here's a fascinating way to travel: Bikerafting. First popularized in Alaska in the 1980s, you ride through the wilderness on your bike, carrying a packraft (an inflatable raft).
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A "Mirror" Made Out of Motorized Penguins
21c Museum Hotels is a hospitality company that combines boutique hotels and restaurants with contemporary art gallery spaces free to the public.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Utility Trailer that Folds Up for Storage
You might see this as a lame Autobot, but it's the only Transformer I'd have any actual use for: Adapt-X is the name of a utility trailer, that transforms into…a compact box. This allows you to store it in a space much smaller than its in-use footprint.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans AI 'robo bosses' in landmark state law, reversing his earlier veto
S. state with such a law.
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