Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 60
Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers
The Tennessee woman's legal team says doctors are working to clear doses of the drug pentobarbital from her system.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 52
US FAA says Boeing 737 MAX software glitch poses no safety issue - Reuters
US FAA says Boeing 737 MAX software glitch poses no safety issue Reuters FAA says Boeing 737 Max software glitch not a flight-safety issue cnbc.com US regulator finds Boeing 737 MAX software bug 'not a safety concern' Yahoo WestJet first told Boeing about 737 MAX software glitch…
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 50
US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court
The Arizona appeals court ruled that airing an AI message from the dead victim "crossed that line".
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 49
North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea, South Korea says
A ballistic missile is fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan, South Korea's military says.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting UK Jewish community
Counter terrorism detectives said it was alleged the two men had been in contact with an overseas third-party who might be in Iran in relation to the plot.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 42
Prosecutors probing deaths of 2 Ole Miss students charge shop clerk, son with selling illegal kratom - AP News
Prosecutors probing deaths of 2 Ole Miss students charge shop clerk, son with selling illegal kratom AP News Prosecutors probing deaths of 2 Ole Miss students charge shop clerk and son with selling illegal kratom PBS 2 federally charged after kratom seized at Oxford, MS business…
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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
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
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
Strutt's Chief Designer Covers the Development of Their Powered Wheelchair Battery
Earlier we looked at the ev¹ , a beautiful powered wheelchair by Singaporean startup Strutt . We were so taken by the form that we didn't even wonder where the battery goes, or what it looks like.
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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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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd at Knights grand final farewell in Newcastle
NSW Ambulance confirms multiple people injured after a car hit a crowd A car has crashed into a crowd of people in Newcastle injuring several as fans waited to farewell the Knights team bus before the NRL grand final.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Trump threatens to double tariffs on South Korea if they do not pay for Alaska natural gas pipeline – US politics live
President has claimed pipeline project was part of a deal made last year to lower tariffs on imports from South Korea in return for billions of dollars of investments in the US Sign up for the Breaking News US email Send us your questions on how the Iran war will affect US…
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Global Affairs/Oceania/Signal 39
RNZ New Zealand Headlines
The Latest New Zealand headlines from RNZ News
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Investigative/Global/Signal 37
Trump heads back to Texas on Wednesday as GOP fights to keep state red - The Washington Post
Trump heads back to Texas on Wednesday as GOP fights to keep state red The Washington Post ‘Pain in the ass’: Trump again shows annoyance with Paxton after leaked audio Roll Call Recap: President Trump speaks at Peterbilt facility in Denton on Thursday Denton Record-Chronicle…
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Technology/Global/Signal 37
Things That Apparently Cause Cancer
Hacker News reports on this developing story.
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