A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally - AP 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 - AP News
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Three new art pieces join ANU's 'October 7' exhibit as Israel marks third anniversary of massacre
Additionally displayed in the exhibit are the documentary work “Local Testimony for 2023” and a musical playlist consisting of Israeli songs that have become part of the war’s soundtrack.
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Halevi: Netanyahu rejected firing reservists who stopped reporting amid judicial reform
According to N12, after the Knesset approved the law eliminating the reasonableness standard, Halevi met with the prime minister and warned him that Israel was entering a dangerous situation.
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The US and Israel must come to Saudi Arabia’s aid
The Saudis soon realized that in the Middle East at least, the military and terrorist power Iran and its proxies possessed would prevail over Saudi’s financial clout. Hariri was assassinated in 2005.
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The dream of normalization with Saudi Arabia clouded Netanyahu’s judgment
Three years after October 7, it is becoming increasingly clear that the question of normalization with Saudi Arabia lay at the heart of the calculations and thinking on both sides.
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Did the pager operation change the Middle East?
Hezbollah is weaker, but it's not disappeared.
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IDF to equip combat engineering vehicles with Iron Fist active protection against anti-tank threats
Iron Fist, manufactured by Elbit Systems, is an active protection system designed to protect armored fighting vehicles and engineering vehicles.
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Ex-PA minister who said he warned Israel about Oct. 7 denies claims he tried to influence election
Referring to the attack Hamas launched on Israel three years ago on October 7, Abu Zaida described it as "a reckless gamble based on mistaken calculations and assessments."
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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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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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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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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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Investigative/Global/Signal 39
All westbound lanes back open after multivehicle crash on I-84 near 10th Ave. in Caldwell - idahonews.com
All westbound lanes back open after multivehicle crash on I-84 near 10th Ave.
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Searchers find debris of Boston-bound medical plane that went missing off Nantucket - The Boston Globe
Searchers find debris of Boston-bound medical plane that went missing off Nantucket The Boston Globe Debris found from medical plane that went missing off US coast BBC Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast Fox News Coast…
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Will America Spend 9% of Its GDP on AI? The Industry Is Counting on It - WSJ
Will America Spend 9% of Its GDP on AI? The Industry Is Counting on It WSJ New Innovation Is Required to Fund AI’s $6 Trillion Buildout Bain The market search for balance sheet cash cow 'quality' stocks is shifting with mega AI spend CNBC State of Markets II Andreessen Horowitz…
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