Jerusalem Daily: UAE says Flydubai co-pilot attempted ‘terrorist’ attack: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 57
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/Europe/Signal 50
Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 46
Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
Tennessee’s Department of Correction Commissioner is stepping down following the failed execution of Christa Pike, where execution drugs left her unconscious in a hospital. A review is underway to determine what went wrong.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 45
What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 44
Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak
The drug is targeted at Bundibugyo virus, which is responsible for the fast-moving outbreak and is without an approved vaccine or treatment. The trial began in July and is one of several studies launched to find some protection and another way of at least slowing the outbreak.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 44
‘Bordering on angry’: The state of play as US midterms enter final month - Al Jazeera
‘Bordering on angry’: The state of play as US midterms enter final month Al Jazeera The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped The Guardian What will happen in the 2026 midterms? Consider how it might be 2006 all over again.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Former IDF negotiator says Israel could have ended Gaza war, freed hostages a year earlier
-Gen. Nitzan Alon.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
‘Which homeland?’ American Jews do not have to choose between Israel and US
For Israelis, America’s 250th anniversary may seem like a distant national commemoration. Yet America’s ideals, influence, and relationship with Israel have profoundly shaped modern Jewish history.
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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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Investigative/Global/Signal 38
As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him - nytimes.com
As She Divorces Ken Paxton, His Wife Urges Texans to Vote for Him nytimes.com Ken Paxton’s estranged wife backs his candidacy — without mentioning him by name CNN Opinion | Angela Paxton’s argument to vote for her husband has to be heard to be believed MS NOW In TV ad, Angela…
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Investigative/Global/Signal 38
Balloons take flight with several minor crashes on day 1 of Balloon Fiesta - KOAT
Balloons take flight with several minor crashes on day 1 of Balloon Fiesta KOAT Balloon pilot undertakes ‘Up’-style stunt with 94 helium balloons KOB 4 Seven balloon incidents reported on Fiesta’s opening day Albuquerque Journal Balloons Aloft takes place at Albuquerque…
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Technology/Global/Signal 37
OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company's culture is 'broken'
Hacker News reports on this developing story.
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