Macklemore says US venues rejected his Free Palestine tour: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 56
Macklemore says US venues rejected his Free Palestine tour
Macklemore claimed nine major US arenas, including Madison Square Garden, refused to book his "Free Palestine" tour, while MSG countered that the rapper is "not an arena-level act."
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 51
Trump says Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
Trump revealed the shake-up three days after Democrats' landslide victory in the midterm elections, winning majority control of the House and Senate.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 51
Man in custody after being found in vehicle near White House with guns
Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos arrested by secret service after telling officers voices told him to kill Donald Trump The US secret service said a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns,…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 49
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is discharged from hospital after a stroke and goes to rehab facility
WASHINGTON: Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss “several weeks” of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
Who is Stephen Miller, Trump’s new White House chief of staff?
Miller has been a close confidant of Trump since 2016 and an architect of the president's hardline immigration policies.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
Trump announces Stephen Miller as administration's new chief of staff
Wiles, who recently recovered from breast cancer, will move to his political operation, while Miller, the Jewish architect of the administration’s hardline immigration policies, takes over.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 42
Meghan Markle’s father arrested in Florida over alleged child sexual abuse material - NBC News
Meghan Markle’s father arrested in Florida over alleged child sexual abuse material NBC News Judge places Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, on house arrest after feds find photos of him sexually abusing minors, DOJ says CNN 'Meghan's father charged' and 'Brand investigation…
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 41
Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions - The Guardian
Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions The Guardian Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Israelis charged in international AI fraud,…
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 41
Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor's office for the first time since 1966
The Associated Press called enough legislative races to confirm that both chambers flipped on Friday.
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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
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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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
A Table that Goes from Round to Square
This transforming table is by Polish company Bauhausly . Its signature trick is that it goes from round to square: Beneath you can see the concealed hinges that make it work.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Magnetic-Footed Spider-Bot That Can Climb and Weld
The Diden Spider is a robot that has magnetic feet and can weld. Developed by South Korea's Diden Robotics, the four-legged 'bot uses electric pulses to switch its magnetic feet on and off; once attached to a surface, they draw no power.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 39
US midterms reshaped Washington - but they won't decide our Jewish destiny
Our response cannot be confined to better lobbying and stronger security arrangements. We need to ask a more searching question: What are we doing to make the next generation want to be Jewish?
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 38
US warns China it must ‘immediately’ meet terms of Busan trade deal
Washington says Beijing is not fulfilling commitments to increase supply of rare earths and other critical products
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