G7 agrees on need to avoid 'security void' in Lebanon after UN force mandate ends: Paris: the hour's strongest signal
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G7 agrees on need to avoid 'security void' in Lebanon after UN force mandate ends: Paris
G7 foreign ministers agreed on "the need to avoid a security void" in Lebanon after UN peacekeepers pull out, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday after a meeting of the group in Paris.
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Rubio says no need for major combat operations against Iran given US economic campaign
Speaking to reporters in Paris after two days of meetings with G7 allies, Rubio repeatedly pushed back on the assertion that not returning to military action would amount to a stalemate or status quo
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 47
UNICEF says Israel blocks Gaza basin repairs, warns of flooding, disease
One damaged facility in Gaza is the Sheikh Radwan stormwater basin in Gaza City, which is now contaminated with sewage and at risk of overflowing after heavy rainfall, according to UNICEF.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
Israel's parliament sworn in as Eisenkot tries to forge a government
Israel's parliament sworn in as Eisenkot tries to forge a government Israel's parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with…
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Global Affairs/North America/Signal 41
The average cost for a new vehicle in the U.S. hits a record high: over $51,000
Vehicle transaction prices are up to a new record high, according to the Kelley Blue Book — and some buyers are extending their car loans to finance them.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 41
California police investigate after 27 fall ill at half-marathon running event
A local hospital says runners had "unusual" symptoms after racing on an atypically hot day.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Kiryat Shmona petitions High Court to extend war compensation for businesses struggling to recover
The municipality argues that allowing residents to return did not restore the customers, workers, and income that businesses depended on.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Kate Schroder's Illuminated LED "Chandeliearrings"
These chandeliearrings are by Kate Schroeder , a Missouri-based ceramic artist and jewelrymaker. They contain LEDs powered by LR41 button batteries, which provide about 30 hours of life (though the brightness dims over time).
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Redneck & Designey Ways to Stop Vandals from Smashing Your Mailbox
I live in rural America, and can say that the 20th-century sport of "mailbox baseball" is still alive and well. While these photos aren't mine, this is a common scene on my local roads: This is a problem all around the country.
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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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Chemical-Free Anti-Mosquito Solution: Wearing Fake Dragonflies
In the English county of Cornwall, a contracting firm called Cormac handles construction, road maintenance and environmental services. On a job last summer, a Cormac crew had to clear riverside vegetation, and were getting eaten alive by biting insects.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
These Ascender Gadgets Let You Walk Up a Vertical Rope
This peculiar-looking object… …is a Quick Step Foot Ascender that you wear around your feet. The contraption contains a movable, ratcheting jaw that bites onto rope.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
A Food-Safe, Residue-Free Fire Extinguisher for the Kitchen
This Firemill object, by Swedish industrial design firm Propellor , is a food-safe fire extinguisher that leaves no residue. "The majority of home fires begin in the kitchen," Propellor writes.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Southern hairy-nosed wombat found to deliver key environmental benefits
The southern hairy-nosed wombat, a species long persecuted by farmers in South Australia, has been found to deliver key environmental benefits, and researcher Dr. Ruth Norris believes it warrants urgent protection.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 40
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Travis Kalanick did not name Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in his X post, but his message appeared as scrutiny intensified over Huang's affair admission.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
U.S. gas prices fall below $4 for the first time since July
Americans may finally find some relief at the pump.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
10-year Treasury yield races back to 5% as inflation data, Waller comments drive rate hike expectations
Treasury yields moved higher after hotter-than-expected CPI report.
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