Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary: the hour's strongest signal
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Archived hourly edition · scores reflect information available at publication
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 75
Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO says he will meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the offer.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
IDF confirms drone alert in northern Israel was false alarm
An alert was sounded after a hostile aircraft intrusion was identified along the Lebanese border in northern Israel, over Zar'it and Shomera.
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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
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
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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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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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Don’t abandon reservists: Compromises must not allow for haredi draft issue to continue
Flexibility cannot become a respectable word for abandoning the people whose service makes coalition negotiations possible.
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Global Affairs/Oceania/Signal 39
RNZ New Zealand Headlines
The Latest New Zealand headlines from RNZ News
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 37
Defense attorney in Tupac Shakur murder case found dead in Las Vegas home
The manner of Sanft's death has not been determined, but Las Vegas police say that the death did not appear suspicious.
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Global Affairs/Oceania/Signal 37
Tenancy Tribunal orders brother landlord to pay sibling tenant nearly $17,000
Radio New Zealand reports on this developing story.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 37
Capital One Cycling Club: Patrick Turner killed, 7 cyclists injured after vehicle strikes group of bicyclists in Wake County - ABC11 News
Capital One Cycling Club: Patrick Turner killed, 7 cyclists injured after vehicle strikes group of bicyclists in Wake County ABC11 News 1 dead, at least 12 injured after elderly driver plows into group of cyclists in North Carolina NBC News 1 dead, 20 other Wake County…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 36
Iran executes three men convicted over January 2026 protests
Iran executes three men convicted over January 2026 protests Iran on Sunday executed three men convicted of taking part in armed unrest during protests in January 2026 and carrying out operations for Israel and the United States, state media reported.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 36
Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on - AP News
Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on AP News Here are the midterm races to watch that are still too close to call The Washington Post Midterm Elections Live Updates: Democrats’ Lead in Mississippi Senate Race Grows…
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 36
‘Radical left’ get the headlines but centrists dominate new US Congress
Most of the Democrats who swept to power in the midterms blue wave are moderates
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 36
Is Europe getting serious about ending tech dependence?
Brussels is moving in the right direction but could push national governments further
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