Bomb threats hit hundreds of schools in Italy, Ireland and UK: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 59
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 53
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 Affairs/Europe/Signal 48
Tehran will strike US bases in Europe if used to attack Iran, security chief says
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Wednesday that Tehran would attack US bases located in Europe if they were used to carry out bombing raids against the Islamic republic.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 47
Iran tells COP31 it wants compensation for environmental damage from US-Israeli strikes
ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the COP31 climate conference on Wednesday his country wanted compensation for environmental damage caused by US and Israeli strikes, saying the issue related to global efforts to fight climate change.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 42
US judge rejects BBC bid to dismiss Trump defamation suit
WASHINGTON: A federal judge has allowed US President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar defamation suit against the BBC to proceed, rejecting a bid by the British broadcaster to dismiss the case.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 41
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/Middle East/Signal 40
Otzma Yehudit submits bill to repeal Oslo Accords, retake control of Areas A and B
Under the proposal, all agreements signed within the framework of the Oslo process and subsequent agreements would be annulled and no longer bind the State of Israel.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Russia's ambassador to Washington Alexander Darchiev dies at 66, Moscow confirms
Moscow confirmed the death of Alexander Darchiev, Russia's ambassador to Washington, who had been tasked with improving relations with the Trump administration.
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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 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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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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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
3D protein complex model sheds light on barley grain dormancy
Researchers from Adelaide University and Plant Synthetic Biology Australia have uncovered new insights into the molecular machinery controlling the dormancy-to-germination transition in barley, potentially paving the way for improved crop varieties and better outcomes for…
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Longform/North America/Signal 40
My Friends’ Son Can’t Work and Needs Financial Help. Somehow, This Is My Problem.
I want to actually help him.
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Science & Climate/Europe/Signal 40
Tom Gauld on labels used for parcels sent from our laboratory
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
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