Democrats Sweep House and Senate in Midterm Rebuke of Trump: the hour's strongest signal
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 56
Democrats Sweep House and Senate in Midterm Rebuke of Trump
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 53
Abdul El-Sayed set to become first Muslim senator after win in Michigan
Progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, giving the Democratic Party’s left wing a breakthrough victory in one of the nation’s most important swing states.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 52
Democrat Troy Jackson unseats Susan Collins in Maine Senate race - Axios
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 50
Toxic air pollution surges in Indian capital
Toxic air pollution in India's capital, New Delhi, surged on Wednesday to more than 30 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit, data from air monitors showed.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 46
Iran's chief negotiator says Americans voted 'no to war'
"We endorse this message," Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf says, as Donald Trump acknowledges the conflict's role in the Republican Party's defeat.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 45
Elon Musk’s record election bet backfired. The backlash may reach beyond one billionaire
Elon Musk's $474 million election gamble falters as Democrats threaten his Texas empire.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 45
Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become the first Black speaker of the House
As speaker, the New York Democrat would be second in the presidential line of succession, after the vice president. He has vowed to focus on affordability and holding the administration accountable.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 42
‘A deep sense of deceit’: Young Republicans reckon with US midterms rout - Financial Times
‘A deep sense of deceit’: Young Republicans reckon with US midterms rout Financial Times Opinion | The American People Have Repudiated Trump The New York Times Takeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ‘Everything is going to…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 41
China says avoiding new hostilities in Mideast a ‘top priority’
China is prioritizing the prevention of new hostilities in the Middle East as it increases diplomatic efforts in the region following a recent threat of war against Iran by US President Donald Trump.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 41
Historic leadership firsts for minorities across US midterms
The sweeping midterm rebuke of Trump also saw a number of state-level electoral firsts, including the first Latina governor in Texas with Gina Hinojosa's win.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Khamenei warns Iran response to any renewed aggression will be 'on a much greater scale'
Khamenei called for Iran to have "the absolute deterrence" in a message marking "Day of Fighting Global Arrogance," adding that “The US sees the end of its hegemony as distant; we see it as near.”
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
El Al plans 63 weekly flights to the Americas for summer, additional Miami, Los Angeles flights
The airline said the schedule would offer approximately 35,000 seats a week between Israel and the Americas, describing it as its largest-ever summer operation in the region.
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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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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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