Bomb threats hit hundreds of schools in Italy, Ireland and UK: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 67
Bomb threats hit hundreds of schools in Italy, Ireland and UK
Italian authorities said it was "likely a cyberattack" rather a "real threat."
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 60
Russia bans two French lawmakers and two journalists from entry
Moscow on Wednesday said it was banning two French journalists and two French lawmakers from entering Russia in response to Paris's expulsion of pro-Russian TV commentator Xenia Fedorova earlier this year.
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Global Tech/Asia/Signal 46
Apple is killing its Support Community forum next week - The Verge
Apple is killing its Support Community forum next week The Verge 'Apple Support Community' Permanently Closing on November 20 MacRumors Apple tells its Support Community to STFU The Register Apple Support Community Forums are shutting down AppleInsider Apple Is Shutting Down Its…
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 45
Fed's Goolsbee calls inflation report 'borderline disturbing' as central bank weighs more hikes
The consumer price index rose more than expected in October, raising alarm among Federal Reserve officials.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 44
Brazil electoral court fines Meta $1.3 MN, sees no deliberate election bias
Jan Onoszko, our correspondent in Rio, has more.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Netanyahu's 1996 promise to end US aid to Israel fulfilled after 30 years, PMO claims
The Prime Minister's Office said Israel's strong economy allows it to gradually end US military assistance, pointing to Netanyahu's 1996 pledge to gradually cease Washington's financial aid.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Twice-deported Honduran man arrested after alleged bomb threat on United Airlines flight
DHS identified the suspect as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a Honduran national previously deported twice, who allegedly threatened to bomb a flight and attempted to enter the cockpit.
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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
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
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
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
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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Longform/North America/Signal 40
Slate Crossword: In Which Sardines Are Packed Like … Well … Sardines (Four Letters)
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Nov. 11, 2026.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Israel needs to turn military pressure on Iran into political change
Sanctions and a blockade buy time. Israel should use it to help an Iranian-led opposition establish a protected foothold inside the country.
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 40
Three Iran-backed suspects plotted attacks including RAF Fairford incident, US says
The US Department of Justice says the men were involved in a string of plots, including a major incident near the UK airbase that is used by US armed forces.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
Bessent moved to military base amid 'growing threats' from Iran
Bessent's role leading Operation Economic Outcast has made him one of the Trump administration's top targets of Iranian threats, The New York Times reported.
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