At least 300 schools evacuated in Italy after email bomb alerts: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 46
At least 300 schools evacuated in Italy after email bomb alerts
Italian PM Meloni says there is no danger as UK and Northern Ireland authorities also report 'bogus' alerts.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 44
India pollution monitors overwhelmed by toxic smog
India's air pollution monitors were overwhelmed this week by toxic smog so severe that concentrations exceeded their upper measurement limit, equivalent to 66 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum, regulators said.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 43
US House votes to derail impeachment of Defense Secretary Hegseth
Republicans in the US House of Representatives banded together on Tuesday to derail aneffort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Fraser Jackson, our correspondant in Washington DC, has more.
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Global Tech/Asia/Signal 42
Not everyone is loving their new iPhone Duo - The Verge
Not everyone is loving their new iPhone Duo The Verge 10 Free iPhone Duo Apps Worth Downloading MacRumors Apple’s Foldable Achieved in 2 Weeks What Android Has Chased for 6 Years Man of Many iPhone Duo vs.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
American soldier arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israel to invest NIS 100 million in Jewish education across North America amid rising antisemitism
"The Plan was formulated against the backdrop of rising antisemitism in the world since the attack on October 7, 2023, and the growing challenges faced by the Jewish communities," said the PM.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israel Police arrest five suspects in alleged NIS 16 million WhatsApp cryptocurrency fraud scheme
Israel Police arrested five suspects in an alleged NIS 16 million cryptocurrency scheme involving WhatsApp trades and transfers disguised as loans.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
US indicts three Iran-backed operatives over nearly 20 attacks targeting Jews across Europe
Three Iran-backed operatives face US terrorism charges over attacks on Jewish communities across Europe and an alleged plot targeting a British air base housing American forces.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
How to uncover your family's Holocaust history when the stories were never told
From Yad Vashem to the Arolsen Archives, experts explain how descendants of Holocaust survivors can reconstruct their family histories when no one is left to tell their stories.
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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
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
Can You Guess How This Hollow Clock with Floating Hands Works?
This Hollow Clock was designed by Shinsaku Hiura , an engineering professor at the University of Hyogo. It was then 3D printed and assembled by content creator MechDesign98 . As the clock's name suggests, there is no pane of transparent material filling the circle.
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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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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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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Beyond food: Bran-based gels show potential for targeted drug delivery
When it comes to colon health, the benefits of wheat and rye bran in whole-grain foods are well known. Now researchers in Sweden have shown how these fibers may have a therapeutic use, too.
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Technology/North America/Signal 40
Google’s AlphaGenome 2 zooms in on the cellular roots of disease
The Verge reports on this developing story.
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