Judge denies motion asking for Lindsay Clancy to be found not guilty due to lack of evidence: the hour's strongest signal
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Judge denies motion asking for Lindsay Clancy to be found not guilty due to lack of evidence
The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Democratic surge predicted to hit Republican states hardest, scrambling Senate strategy
WASHINGTON: Kentucky Democrats say they have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to flip a US Senate seat in a Republican stronghold. But a couple of things are missing: their governor and money.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 40
UK police arrest dual UK-Iranian national over Fairford air base incident
British police on Thursday arrested a British-Iranian dual national in connection with the security incident at the Fairford airbase Wednesday. Five other men initially arrested over the incidence were later released without charge on bail.
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Jewish groups hail California law making it the first state to list ‘Jewish’ as an ethnicity
Also on Wednesday, Newsom approved AB 1763, which will include religious holiday observance as a type of excused absence in schools without requiring a written request from a parent or guardian.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Zara removes Halloween costume likened to concentration camp uniform from website after backlash
Zara described the ensemble as “Kids costume featuring vertical stripes with decorative topstitching, a lapel flower and a distressed effect. Includes a cardigan and shorts.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
FBI arrests former DOE employee for allegedly providing materials, expert assistance to Houthis
According to the criminal complaint, in December 2024, Ellaboudy took sick leave, claiming exposure to highly concentrated nitric acid, a common chemical used in the construction of explosives.
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'Where are they in your film?': Oct. 7 survivor who lost husband, son confronts 'NAZA' directors
"You’re talking about collateral damage? My husband and my son were murdered by Hamas. ” Sabine Taasa asked Abraham and Szor.
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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
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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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
AI Has Changed What Makes a Great Designer
For most of my nearly three decades teaching design at Parsons School of Design , there was a relatively straightforward answer to the question of what made a young designer valuable: technical proficiency.
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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
LDF 2026: Design collectives
Much has been said and written about design festivals having to bow to economic restraints and corporate rule. This year, independent collectives across London got together to shake up the establishment by just doing it themselves, together.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
Trump sends out $500 ACA refunds and a letter promoting his record - The Washington Post
Trump sends out $500 ACA refunds and a letter promoting his record The Washington Post Trump is sending $500 refund checks to nearly a million Americans.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
Indonesia’s 30% Stock Rout Lures Swedish Fund in First-Ever Bet
The 30% slide in Indonesia’s benchmark stock index this year has prompted one overseas fund to invest in the country for the first time.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 38
Interpol says AI is increasing the speed and scale of cyber threats. Here’s what companies should watch
An Interpol executive warns AI is making existing cyber threats faster and harder to detect, while companies face new risks from the rise of agentic AI.
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case - The New York Times
Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case The New York Times How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action The New York Times Governor replaces DA with New York AG Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell case NBC News Is College Getting Less Safe…
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