COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis: the hour's strongest signal
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Archived hourly edition · scores reflect information available at publication
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 71
COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis
's chief urged world leaders to "get serious" about tackling the crisis after a year of devastating weather extremes.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 43
China seeks to build ties with Iran
Zhai met Kani in Iran, according to a readout from China's foreign ministry on Monday. He is visiting Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia as well this month.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 43
Democrats won big on issues like immigration. But ICE still has the money
Following Tuesday's "blue wave," Democrats have vowed to reign in ICE's power. What could they actually accomplish?
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 43
Nebraska rushed Medicaid work rules. Then a cancer patient was told he'd lost coverage
Health clinics and organizations advocating for poor and working-class Nebraskans say the rollout of Medicaid work requirements has been rife with problems.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 43
Democrats won big. Can they lower your grocery bill?
Affordability concerns were top of mind for voters heading into the midterms, as tariffs and the war in Iran drove up prices, including food costs. Now, Americans are expecting relief from Washington.
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 43
Palantir hires a former Democratic senator as it faces scrutiny in new Congress
The secretive software company has been accused of letting its powerful tools be used by the Trump administration to surveil Americans. Now it's hiring former Sen. Jon Tester to burnish its image.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Tibi threatens Channel 13 reporters with NIS 150,000 lawsuit for questioning medical credentials
The incident occurred during Saturday's broadcast, when the hosts were speaking with reporter Suleiman Maswadeh about American politician Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Sheba hospital director Yitshak Kreiss to temporarily serve as Health Ministry director-general
Katz’s request followed the announcement that Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman Tov would step down after serving in the role for about nine years across two terms.
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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
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
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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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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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
The cheap plastic drape saving mothers' lives in Nigeria
An 80-cent piece of equipment is helping to reduce maternal mortality in one of the world’s most dangerous places to give birth.
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Business & Finance/Europe/Signal 39
US stocks set for gains after AI rout
Declines last week pushed many indices into bear market territory
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
Gabon outlines $2B mining project with Emirati and Chinese companies
The new investment is at aimed at exploiting the country’s undeveloped mineral wealth and reducing the economy’s dependency on oil.
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