Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 71
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 53
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
This year's election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.
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UAE investigators say flydubai co-pilot was planning 'terrorist act'
UAE investigators have said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel this week was planning a "terrorist act" and used the cockpit's emergency axe to attack the captain, but they did not reveal his motive.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
Portugal prosecutors probe US use of airbase in Iran war
Portuguese prosecutors have opened a probe into the legality of the government's authorisation of the US's use of the Lajes airbase during the Iran war.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 44
Dual UK-Iranian national released on bail over suspected plot against U.S.-run military base
The 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts close to the RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 43
Turkey football ref chief jailed pending trial for graft
Ferhat Gundogdu, who heads the Central Referees Committee (MHK), and six others appeared in court on Friday on suspicion of manipulating a process.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 42
Why has Brazil accused the US of election interference?
The Latin American country will vote for its next president, as Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro clash over sovereignty, security and ties with Washington.
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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
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
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
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
London Design Festival 2026
The leaves are turning golden, the trains are turning up late, and the London Design Festival is returning for its 24th edition.
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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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
High mortgage rates are trapping homeowners in place, and making renovations harder to afford
Homeowners are stuck in houses they might have left by now due to the low mortgage rates of the past, and can't even remodel with HELOCs too expensive to tap.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
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Tori Dunlap still drives the Toyota RAV4 she bought at 22. Despite her wealth, she has no interest in buying a luxury car for appearances.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 38
Reading hidden topology in light, even when energy leaks away
When I explain topology to students, I start with a knot in a rope. You can stretch it, twist it or shake it, but the knot stays until you cut the rope. Physicists have found that some materials and devices carry similar "knots" in how waves move through them.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
Elon Musk says Tesla is trying to prevent robotaxis from running over cats at night
Tesla's self-driving cabs use cameras to detect cats and other hazards on the streets.
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