Photos: Youth-led rallies sweep Germany: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 54
Photos: Youth-led rallies sweep Germany
Tens of thousands take to the streets across Germany's biggest cities to demand better education and lower living costs.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 48
Iranian negotiators in Doha to continue talks to end the US-Iran war, official says
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a statement on Saturday ordering the armed forces to be prepared to respond to any attacks.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 45
Yamaha pulls out of Qatar MotoGP over 'Middle East situation'
Yamaha said on Sunday it will not participate in next weekend's Qatar MotoGP, citing "the situation in the Middle East". Diplomatic efforts to end the Middle East war have been punctuated by repeated threats from the United States and Israel to resume bombardments of Iran.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 43
Supreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program - NPR
Supreme Court hears religious freedom case centered on universal pre-K program NPR Should a Catholic preschool that bars kids of gay parents get state money? The Washington Post LGBTQ+ rights vs.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 43
What's it like to run for Congress when the odds are stacked heavily against you? - NPR
What's it like to run for Congress when the odds are stacked heavily against you?
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 43
How one family gave a critical boost to gene therapy research - NPR
How one family gave a critical boost to gene therapy research NPR See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 42
'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Bulgarians vote in presidential run-off amid Black Sea tensions
Voters in Bulgaria weigh economic challenges and attacks on ships in a race marked by record low turnout.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 41
UK police say 325 people were arrested at Palestine Action demo
British police said Sunday they had arrested 325 people at a London protest in support of Palestine Action the previous day, ahead of a court appeal over the government's contentious ban of the group.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Iran to receive Russian Su-35 fighter jets after US-Iran war ends, IRGC spokesman says
While the IRGC spokesperson did not specifically name Russia in the interview, it is the only established manufacturer of Su-35s.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Claire Lavabre's Industrial-Minimalist Lamp for Hay
This Posto lamp, by French industrial designer and photographer Claire Lavabre , has an industrial-minimalist aesthetic: For her first design with HAY, Lavabre asked a simple question: what is a lamp, stripped back to nothing but itself?
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Wowhaus' Dichroic Glass "Inspire" Sculpture
" Inspire " is a public sculpture by Wowhaus , a California-based art and design studio. Commissioned by the San Ramon Public Library, the stainless steel structure mimics a book, with the pages made of dichroic glass; this is glass that has multiple coatings on it, with each…
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Good Idea for a Lamp for Ferrari Fanatics
This vintage desk lamp is by VEB Zweckleuchtenbau, a state-owned East German lamp manufacturer of the 1970s. It's a pretty basic Communist-era design, with no mistaking where the switch is. You can adjust the lamp's tilt by moving the stalk in the little channel in the base.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Drawing with Absurdly Long Pencils
Scenic artist Nikolay Laukhin creates large-scale backdrops for the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. And I mean seriously large-scale: You might wonder how many levels of scaffolds he has to erect in order to paint one of those pieces.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
An Electric Screwdriver That Identifies Which Bit You Need
We think of the task of undoing a fastener as simple: You insert the bit into the fastener head, then turn. But in reality, there's always a few steps before that: You identify the fastener type and size, then select the appropriate bit.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Industrial Designer Moritz Schmid's Patio Chair for Embru
Swiss furniture brand Embru is teasing this Patio Chair , by Swiss industrial designer Moritz Schmid . The form somehow manages to make a shopping-cart-like grid look both attractive and desirable.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Cardboard-Inspired Wooden Stacking Box
This Stacking Open Box is by industrial designer Yusho Nishioka . Inspired by cardboard boxes, the "flaps" serve as handles. A 45-degree bevel on the top and bottom of the boxes allows them to nest.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 39
Republicans mount ‘most aggressive play’ for Black voters in Michigan Senate race - The Washington Post
Republicans mount ‘most aggressive play’ for Black voters in Michigan Senate race The Washington Post Outside groups spend millions on ads to weaken Black support for El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race Michigan Public Abdul El-Sayed sets Michigan fundraising record.
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