Nadal lined up to join Perez on Real Madrid board: the hour's strongest signal

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 58

Nadal lined up to join Perez on Real Madrid board

MADRID: Real Madrid are set to add a champion from another sporting arena to their boardroom, with 22-times tennis Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal’s appointment as a director to be put to members for ratification, the club said on Wednesday.

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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 57

US midterm elections 2026 live updates: Vance blames Iran war for Republicans’ brutal midterms losses as Democrats retake Congress

Vice-president says ‘it’s obvious to almost everyone’ that Iran war is ‘reason we lost’; Mike Johnson won’t seek House leadership role Track live results from all 50 states Full report: Democrats win control of Congress Tell us: how do you feel about the midterm results?

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Global AffairsEuropeSignal 54

Mike Johnson says he will not pursue House minority leader role – reports

Reported move from Republican speaker of House comes in light of party’s disastrous midterms defeat US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results?

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 52

UK police arrest 25 Palestine Action supporters outside court

Police arrested 25 protesters outside London's High Court as judges began hearing a legal challenge to the government's ban on Palestine Action

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Global AffairsNorth AmericaSignal 49

Vance blames Iran war for GOP midterm losses

Vice President JD Vance seemingly sought to distance himself from election results seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump that featured big Republican losses across the country.

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Global AffairsMiddle EastSignal 46

Ethiopia expels Sudanese diplomats after fresh allegations of support for RSF

Ethiopia has expelled six Sudanese diplomats amid allegations that each country is supporting the other’s adversaries, straining bilateral relations.

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Global TechAsiaSignal 44

Anker’s new window-mounted camera monitors the outside of your home from within it - The Verge

Anker’s new window-mounted camera monitors the outside of your home from within it The Verge eufy Window Camera E10 Launch: Indoor Mount, Outdoor View | IIC iPhone in Canada Can’t Mount a Camera Outside?

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Owono enduring ‘hardest days of my life’ after De Miguel death

Tenerife striker De Miguel died on Tuesday as a result of injuries from a collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Owono.

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Business & FinanceGlobalSignal 42

Caitlin Clark becomes first-ever brand partner for Dick's Sporting Goods and Foot Locker - Fox Business

Caitlin Clark becomes first-ever brand partner for Dick's Sporting Goods and Foot Locker Fox Business Caitlin Clark announces historic brand partnership deal Yahoo Sports Caitlin Clark Lands Historic Contract with Dick's and Foot Locker Following Nike Deal Bleacher Report…

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InvestigativeGlobalSignal 41

Trump hammers Fox News, blaming network for GOP losses as ratings slide - CNBC

Trump hammers Fox News, blaming network for GOP losses as ratings slide CNBC Trump blames Fox News while his MAGA media allies blame everything but him CNN Trump blames Fox News for election losses as Democrats win big The Washington Post Trump explodes at Fox News for midterm…

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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 & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 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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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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The (Partially) Hide-Away Urban Desk

This Urban Desk is by UrbanNature, a space-saving furniture brand started by German industrial designer Jörg Brachmann. It's not a full hideaway desk, but tucks its lower worksurface away in order to become less obtrusive. The mechanism is low-tech and human-powered.

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PureSelfMade's Build-Your-Own Wind Turbine Workshops

Since the 1970s, self-taught engineer Hugh Piggott has been building wind turbines from scratch in his native Scotland. In the 2000s, he started holding workshops showing participants how to build their own.

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The Unique Fairings on Bandit9's RED 800 Motorcycle

You probably know of RED , Bono's organization that raises fund to fight preventable diseases, through their many collaborations with Apple and Jony Ive; there were special RED iPod Nanos, iPhones and even a Mac Pro.

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Science & ClimateGlobalSignal 40

Overlooked Melbourne patch reveals 45 animal species and more than 40 plant types

When we think about nature in our cities, what often comes to mind are parks and reserves—planned, managed and clearly marked spaces that support animal and plant life in our urban environment.

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