Iran designates Argentina’s navy, air force as 'terrorist' organisations: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 50
Iran designates Argentina’s navy, air force as 'terrorist' organisations
Iran designates Argentina’s navy, air force as 'terrorist' organisations Iran has designated Argentina's navy and air force as "terrorist organisations" in response to the Latin American country's blacklisting of Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Investigative/Global/Signal 48
Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed - The Guardian
Federal judge allows Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit against BBC to proceed The Guardian Judge rejects BBC’s motion to dismiss Trump libel suit Politico Judge Declines To Dismiss Donald Trump’s Defamation Claim Against BBC Deadline Judge allows Trump's $10bn defamation case…
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Reliquary housing bone fragments of Saint Nicholas stolen from French basilica, destroyed
According to legend, Saint Nicholas had a habit of secretly giving gifts to those in need, leading to the later rise of the traditional figure of Santa Claus.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Iran war, Hormuz disruptions drive first drop in global fossil fuel emissions since 2020
4% in 2026, the first drop since 2020, partly as the Iran war cut oil and gas use. Researchers warn the decline is unlikely to last.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Judge cites religious hatred as suspect in Maronite Nahariya church vandalism remains jailed
Judge cites strong evidence and suspected religious hatred as a man accused of vandalizing a Maronite prayer hall in Nahariya remains in custody.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
The drone age for all: The real challenge is only beginning
Can anyone build and fly a drone?
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Jaroslawa Lewicka, Israel’s last living Righteous Among the Nations, dies at 91
In 1989, Jaroslawa, Katarzyna, and Alexander were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. In 1995, she immigrated to Israel, became an Israeli citizen, and settled in Haifa.
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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
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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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Made in Search's Midcentury-esque Hearth Lamp
This simple, elegant Hearth Lamp looks like a Midcentury Modern design that's turned up in some Danish thrift shop. But in fact it's a new object, by British homeware brand Made in Search .
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 39
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan back in jail after medical treatment, sources say
Khan, who is imprisoned in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, had an eye check-up at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), one of the officials said on Wednesday.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 39
Alibaba announces plans to list T-Head, its Nvidia chip rival
Alibaba noted it had already filed confidentially on Sept. 11 to list T-Head on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
Taylor Wimpey Sees Lower Profit as Mortgage Rates Squeeze Buyers
Taylor Wimpey Plc expects its operating profit to be at the lower end of consensus as higher mortgage rates and living costs weigh on UK home buyers.
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Business & Finance/Global/Signal 38
UK Gilts Get Pulled into US Bond Selloff
The selloff in US Treasuries spreads to Europe and the UK
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