Top Democrats slam ‘Trump’s failing economic agenda’ after weaker-than-expected jobs growth – US politics live: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 56
Top Democrats slam ‘Trump’s failing economic agenda’ after weaker-than-expected jobs growth – US politics live
Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer criticize president after US added 29,000 new jobs in September, sharply less than the 84,000 economists had predicted Sign up for the Breaking News US email Send us your questions on how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms And…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 48
Carney plans to visit Turkey this month, sources say
Carney and Erdogan could discuss the free-trade talks they launched on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara in July, as well as potential cooperation on energy and defense.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 47
Physicists who uncovered the first particle accelerator were honored with a Nobel Prize 75 years ago
While scientists are known for their dedication to their research, crawling on the floor to avoid electrocution for the sake of a measurement seems a little excessive. S. Walton had to do in the early 1930s while studying the structure of atomic nuclei.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 46
Want to use AI to improve your work? Have it disagree with you
Knowledge workers such as scientists, teachers, lawyers and business leaders are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence applications for tasks that demand imagination, creativity and problem-solving.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 46
Why Lilly and Novo are betting on amylin to power a new wave of obesity drugs after GLP-1s
Eli Lilly and Novo are developing new amylin drugs that serve as another biological lever to pull in treating obesity and diabetes.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 45
G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves
Leaders agree a coordinated drawdown within four months as rising prices put pressure on households and economies Leaders of G7 nations are to release up to 100m barrels of their emergency diesel and crude oil stockpiles after coming under pressure from Donald Trump to ease…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
Ex-UN director who protested Gaza famine challenges his dismissal
Benjamin Davis, 62, was one of the hundreds of employees who joined in moments of silence for hunger victims in Gaza.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 43
Mangrove restoration is becoming big business, but benefits don't always reach local people
On Pakistan's Indus delta coast, a 350,000-hectare (865,000-acre) mangrove project is turning a growing forest into something that can be sold to companies thousands of miles away: carbon credits.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 42
White nationalism's appeal runs deeper than partisan politics
As Americans prepared to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday on the morning of July 4, sobering images flashed across their phones and TV screens.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
US senators expect vote before December 13 on Trump's nuclear power pact with Saudi Arabia
Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley said the vote gives the Senate a chance to "weigh in" on the agreement's impact on a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Sudan official rejects US ceasefire plan, warns of Libya-style partition
US Senior Advisor Massad Boulos had proposed a 90-day ceasefire followed by negotiations intended to end Sudan's war against the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Italian prisoner accused of Hamas financing appears in video sermon praising Gaza fighters
Palestiniana activist Riyad Albustanji gave a sermon from his high-security cell in Sardinia's Bancali prison in Sassari with terminology that Italy's Il Giornale says resembled terror groups'.
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Meta's Radically Thinner, More Lightweight VR Glasses
There's a gigantic size gap between VR glasses and ordinary spectacles. I expected Apple to start closing that gap first, but instead it's Meta that's taking the design lead. Their forthcoming Meta VR glasses have chunky stems, but otherwise look a lot closer to regular eyewear.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Unusual Joinery in Abuse Studio's 1000L Furniture
Furniture designers once sought to hide their joinery. But these days anything goes, with some designers turning the joinery itself into a point of visual interest.
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