US offers $20 million reward and 'possible relocation' for information on 'Iran’s nuclear program': the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 51
US offers $20 million reward and 'possible relocation' for information on 'Iran’s nuclear program'
The State Department said: "The regime’s lack of compliance with the IAEA on safeguards obligations has led to the agency’s loss of 'continuity of knowledge.'"
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 48
Iran says forces 'stronger' than at beginning of war
Iran says its military has grown stronger as tensions with the US escalate over the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear programme and the $20 million reward.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 45
US: Giant pandas from China make public debut at Atlanta zoo
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are the first giant pandas to be housed in Zoo Atlanta after a gap of two years.
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 41
Trump taps immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as chief of staff
Decision to replace Susie Wiles comes days after Republican Party’s resounding midterm election defeat
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Pakistani astronaut to join China’s next space station mission
The unnamed individual will be the first foreign national to visit China's space station as part of Shenzhou-24 mission.
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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
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
Hell in a Handbasket: Robotic Humanoid Torsos for Companionship
Las-Vegas-based robotics company Realbotix is developing these Echo robots. These are companionship robots, imbued with AI software designed to carry conversations. To cut down on costs, the 'bots are just a head and torso, absent expensive joints and limbs.
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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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Longform/North America/Signal 40
This election’s biggest AI story isn’t about data centers
Vox reports on this developing story.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 40
Live: France braces for more nationwide protests as Yellow Vests urge 'mass disobedience'
French unions and student groups are set to take to the streets for another day of protests on Saturday, while the Yellow Vests movement plans a separate rally in central Paris despite a ban by authorities.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 39
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Tanks have taken a beating in Ukraine. The US Army is changing how it trains to make sure it can fight under the constant watch of drones.
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Global Affairs/Latin America/Signal 39
Crisis-hit Paraguay impeaches Peña over bank crisis, replaces him with VP Alliana
Paraguayan senators have appointed Vice-President Pedro Alliana to lead the country after voting to impeach his predecessor Santiago Peña over a massive banking crisis.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 39
New Zealand election 2026 live results: National and Labour neck-and-neck as minor party eyes kingmaker role
Polls show no coalition is expected to secure a majority of seats, in one of the closest elections in recent history New Zealand heads for election cliffhanger with minor party cast as kingmaker In New Zealand’s bellwether seat, what are locals thinking as a knife-edge poll…
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
MAPPED: How dozens of bomb threats caused flight chaos in Europe this week
Whether the "malicious hoax threats" are linked and who they came from aren't clear, but analysts have some ideas.
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