‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 56
‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers
Stevens’ decision sparked fierce backlash from members of the party, while Donald Trump praised the sudden switch Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens’ shocking last-minute endorsement of Mike Rogers, a Republican Senate candidate, has sparked fierce backlash from members of her…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 54
UK adventurer Karl Bushby returns home after 28-year trek around the world
Karl Bushby has hacked through jungles in Central America, crossed the ice between Alaska and Russia, and last month swam across the English Channel on the final stretch of his voyage.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 44
Two economists studied California's billionaire tax. They reached wildly different conclusions
What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or drain them?
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 43
Iran says ready to reopen Hormuz in two days if US agrees to demands
Iran says ready to reopen Hormuz in two days if US agrees to demands Iran on Monday said it was ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if Washington agrees to its conditions, as US President Donald Trump issued his latest war threat at a rally for the upcoming US…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Fire breaks out at electric bike store near Mahane Yehuda, firefighters looking for trapped people
Fire and rescue teams are working to extinguish the fire, which involved lithium batteries that caused secondary explosions and thick smoke.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Retired US Air Force officer Rick Francona discusses Kurds, Iranian threat with 'Post'
As a new conflict with Iran looms, the Kurds in northern Iraq and their autonomous region could face conflict as they navigate the complex arena.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Political figure trying to delegitimize, oust Israel Police Commissioner Levi, sources tell Walla
"A political figure is using the terms 'senior police official' or 'police source' in an attempt to oust the commissioner, when the person in question is actually a political figure," they said.
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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
This Sideways-Telescoping Camper Triples Its Footprint
In 2010, French inventor Eric Beau developed a towable caravan that could telescope sideways to expand its footprint. Sixteen years later Beau runs Beauer, a company that manufactures several iterations of his unique design.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Mesmerizing Kinetic Sculpture of Ducks in Flight
This "Flock of Ducks" motorized sculpture is by German artist Felix Scharstein . "Three spirals are interlocked and rotate synchronously," Scharstein writes. " The sculpture is made of aluminum and gold-plated brass.
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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
La Bagnole: A Funky French Utility EV
This La Bagnole is an adorable electric runabout by French EV brand Kilow . Designed by transportation designer Léo Choisel, La Bagnole is part buggy, part pickup truck, designed for both recreation and utility.
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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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
Anthropic reports $17 billion in Q3 revenue, purchase commitments of $895.4 billion in revised S-1
Anthropic unveiled its S-1 prospectus last week, but the initial filing only included the company's financials through the first half of the year.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
Inside Musk’s plan to upend the wireless phone industry - The Washington Post
Inside Musk’s plan to upend the wireless phone industry The Washington Post SpaceX in talks to buy Boost Mobile or use its network, Washington Post reports Reuters SpaceX’s big mobile carrier plans could reportedly involve buying Boost Mobile The Verge SpaceX In Boost Mobile…
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
Oracle files to sell $20 billion in new stock, bonds to finance AI buildout
Oracle filed plans on Monday to issue stock new shares and more debt to finance its artificial intelligence buildout.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
Crude oil dives to session low on Iran peace talk hopes ahead of midterms
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