White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 54
White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego
Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 48
German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason
A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 47
Iran drone plot fears led US to remove bombers from UK base, US officials say
Iran drone plot fears led US to remove bombers from UK base, US officials say A suspected plot involving Iran to launch a complex drone attack on a key British airbase led the United States to remove its B-1 bomber aircraft from the base, two US officials told Reuters on…
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Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death
Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician's death; US demands 'transparency' as WHO monitors situation.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 47
Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank
Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank Armed Israeli settlers on Tuesday beat an AFP photographer, leaving him requiring hospital treatment, as he covered ongoing violence by settlers against the olive farmers in the occupied West Bank.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 47
Iran summons French envoy over ‘violent response’ to school protests
TEHRAN: Iran summoned French ambassador to Tehran Pierre Cochard on Tuesday over Paris’s treatment of protesters demanding better conditions in schools, state media reported, with French police having clashed for days with demonstrators.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 42
After tumultuous fight, Paramount completes takeover of Warner Bros to become Hollywood giant Skydance
The deal, which followed a tumultuous, roughly yearlong fight, further concentrates power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 41
From food to fuel, AI helps pinpoint how to grow 'microalgae' at scale
Microalgae (microscopic organisms that use light and carbon dioxide to grow) can be used to make ingredients and food for animals, pigments and potentially renewable fuels. But growing microalgae efficiently at an industrial scale is difficult.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
The best October Prime Day tech deals we found - The Verge
The best October Prime Day tech deals we found The Verge October Prime Day deals are live: The best Amazon sales from Hanes, Carhartt, Apple and more during Big Deal Days Yahoo I’ve been a deals editor for over a decade.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
"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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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
These Ignition Button Covers for Cars Will Surely Fill the Hole in Your Life
Occasionally in order to detect a disease, doctors must look for the presence of the antibodies our systems produce in response to the disease. That reminds me of this category of objects.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Hell in a Handbasket: An Add-On Reading Screen for Your Phone So You Don't Have to Develop Willpower
As a product category, the smartphone is singularly bizarre: You buy it for its convenience, then buy secondary devices that prevent you from using it. As if you, the user, have no willpower.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
UTV Decks: How to Transport a UTV Without a Trailer
UTVs, or Utility Terrain Vehicles, are popular in rural America. Also called side-by-sides, they're essentially ATVs that can seat two or four people, and some 420,000 were sold in America last year. Farmers, ranchers, rural property owners, and hunters use them.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Tuff Jug Ripper Cap Solves a Tricky Fueling Situation
Putting gasoline into most vehicles is easy—at the pump. The nozzle goes into the filler neck, you pull the trigger. Take away the pump, and it gets considerably trickier.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Which eggplant farming practices pay off?
s for Africa program of the UM6P-EPFL Excellence in Africa initiative, has published a new study in Agriculture.
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How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes
In January 2013, Lake Michigan reached its lowest water level on record. Seven years later, in the summer of 2020, it broke the opposite record with widespread flooding, eroded shorelines and closed lakeside roads.
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