US has no immediate plan to strike Iran, Trump tells FT: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 55
US has no immediate plan to strike Iran, Trump tells FT
Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States has no immediate plans to strike Iran, President Donald Trump told the Financial Times. In an interview with the FT on Tuesday, Trump suggested he was content with the state of the stand-off with Iran.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 54
Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured in the collision south of the capital, Madrid.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 52
Democrat Annie Andrews flips South Carolina’s Senate seat
Andrews beats Republican incumbent Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in a major upset.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 51
Melat Kiros becomes the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress
The 29-year-old Ethiopian immigrant was one of several candidates to win with backing from the Democratic Socialists of America or its local chapters.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 51
Georgia elects the nation's first Black female governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms' win marks the first time Georgia has elected a Democratic governor in more than 20 years.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 51
Democrat Jamie Ager flips U.S. House seat in North Carolina
S. House seat in North Carolina.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 50
Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race over Republican Mike Collins
Rising Democratic star made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Jon Ossoff , a rising star in the Democratic party who has been cited as a potential presidential…
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Industrial Design Student Work: A Hard Drive that Visually Indicates How Full It Is
This morphing hard drive enclosure is by Antonin Odin , done as an Industrial Design student at France's ENSCI . People increasingly want more visibility over their data, more taste in the objects they live with, and more function from both.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
An Italian Folding Bicycle Design that Fits Into a Suitcase
This T C Pocket Bici is a folding bicycle made by Tresoldi Casiraghi, an Italian metalworking firm, in 1963. Unlike the folding bicycles of today that split in half, the components here all fold into the racetrack-shaped frame. The whole thing then fits within its own suitcase.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Sponsored:Sponsored: Final Deadline: iF DESIGN AWARD 2027 Entries Close Nov. 2
From Apple to Herman Miller, iF DESIGN AWARD winners have defined excellence in product design since 1954. This is your chance to earn a place alongside them.
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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
Democrats take the House, as a blue wave builds
Trump faces a repudiation of his second term agenda.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 40
U.S. Senate Midterm Election 2026: Live Results - The New York Times
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
Asian Stocks Fall as Democratic Gains in US Add to AI Worries
Asian stocks fell to their lowest in over six months after early victories by the Democrats in the US midterm elections fueled concerns about tighter oversight of the artificial intelligence industry.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 39
North Carolina U.S. House Midterm Election 2026: Live Results - NBC News
S. S. Senate WRAL LIVE COVERAGE: Tracking Carolina election results on Nov.
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