Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 77
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Judge says actor and comedian faces ‘significant custodial term’ after being convicted of raping a woman and assaulting three others Russell Brand has been found guilty of raping a fan and sexually assaulting three women, ending a years-long legal saga that has raised questions…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 50
Paraguay President Pena resigns in wake of bank collapse
President Pena, a Trump ally, had faced an impeachment motion and protests after the collapse of digital lender ueno.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 46
Israeli settlers move into homes near West Bank city
Israeli settlers move into homes near West Bank city Israeli settlers moved into houses they say they purchased legally near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho this week, while Palestinian officials say the sale documents were forged.
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Global Tech/Asia/Signal 46
Xbox overhauls its PC, web, and cloud apps with a faster design - The Verge
Xbox overhauls its PC, web, and cloud apps with a faster design The Verge A Faster, Simpler XBOX Experience Is Coming to PC, Web and Cloud XBOX Wire Microsoft Updates Xbox PC App, Says It's 60% Faster IGN Xbox PC App Receives Significant Upgrade Starting Today, Plus More Cloud…
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 45
Democrats to probe JPMorgan's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein when they take Senate control
JPMorgan kept Jeffrey Epstein as a client for years after top executive Mary Erdoes hearing claims he paid to have underage girls brought to his home.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 41
Arab-led Joint List says it will back Eisenkot to form Israel's next government
Arab-led Joint List says it will back Eisenkot to form Israel's next government The Arab-led Joint List has said it will back Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to remain in power.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 41
UK government defends Palestine Action ban in Supreme Court
A UK government lawyer on Thursday defended before Britain's highest court the banning of Palestine Action as a "terrorist" organisation, insisting that it was not a "non-violent protest group".
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Pahlavi to 'Post' ahead of Freedom Prize: 'Europe's leaders understand Iran's regime must go'
Ahead of accepting the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Freedom Prize, Reza Pahlavi tells the ‘Post’ that European leaders increasingly recognize the need to end the Islamic Republic.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Heart2Heart plans campaign for veterans’ trauma-sensitive yoga sessions
Israel Heart2Heart says its program for veterans living with PTSD draws more than 200 applications for every 17 places, as it seeks funds to keep weekly sessions going after retreats end.
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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
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Automatic Drop Down Seals for Doors
The automatic door bottom is a clever bit of engineering that prevents under-door drafts, without installing a skirt that drags across your floor. Also called an automatic drop seal, it consists of an aluminum extrusion mounted in a dado cut into the bottom of the door.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Aegis Rider Fixes a Major UX Problem for HUDs for Motorcyclists
Heads-up displays (HUDs) are available for both cars and motorcycles. However, there's a fundamental difference between those vehicle types, and that's led to a UX problem for the latter category.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Modern Take on the Split-Rail Fence
This is what's called a split-rail fence: The design is a classic example of more-work-up-front, less-work-later. With a traditional nailed fence, like this… …if one of the rails becomes damaged, you need to de-nail it to remove it.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
Blue Origin pushes launch to January 2027 as it races to rebuild damaged launch pad
CNBC reports on this developing story.
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Longform/North America/Signal 40
My Daughter Calms Herself Down By Saying a Certain Word. It Makes Me Feel Like She’s Yelled, “Fire!”
Slate reports on this developing story.
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