A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally - FOX 8 News: the hour's strongest signal
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally - FOX 8 News
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Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike - AP News
Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike AP News Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor says CNN Blues crushed 6-1 by Avalanche in first loss of the season stltoday.com Tennessee Correction…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Two IDF service members injured in accident in Lebanon over the weekend
The soldiers were taken to a hospital to receive medical treatment, and their families have been notified, the military added.
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Iran delays renewing Hamas financial support over failure to undermine West Bank stability
A senior Hamas delegation visited Tehran in early September, according to the Kan report, which noted that the delegates met with senior Iranian officials.
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Defense Ministry: 1,318 Israeli security personnel killed across all fronts since October 7
The number includes fallen personnel from the IDF, Israel Police, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Fire and Rescue Services, security coordinators, and local response team members.
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Emily Damari shares unreleased hostage photos, says surviving Hamas captivity was a miracle
"Three years ago at this time on Simchat Torah I was deep, deep in the Gaza Strip," Damari wrote in her post.
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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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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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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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"A Design Wonderland:" The X-D-E-P-O-T, a Repository of Good Design
If you're into industrial design history, here's a worthwhile destination: The X-D-E-P-O-T , a long-term exhibition by German design museum Die Neue Sammlung at their facility in Munich.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
Debris found from plane that went missing off US coast
The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.
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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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'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis
More than 50 protests took place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.
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Hawaii sea arch collapses into Pacific Ocean 550 years after its formation - CBS News
Hawaii sea arch collapses into Pacific Ocean 550 years after its formation CBS News Hawaii’s famed Hōlei Sea Arch has collapsed CNN The Holei Sea Arch, a Centuries-Old Hawaii Wonder, Crumbles Into the Pacific The New York Times Hawaii’s centuries-old sea arch collapses into…
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Balloon crashes near Journal Center on Day 1 of Balloon Fiesta - KOB 4
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