Signal

Aug 21 · AM · 137 · archive

TOP SIGNAL

More vessels are navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their location devices turned off to evade attacks by Iran, adding to the threat of collisions.
NYT Home Page2henvironmental-risk-intel8
Americans say they hate prying cameras. But they can’t look away.
NYT Home Page2hregulation-antitrust8
Art doesn’t predict the future, but it can be an early warning system.
NYT Home Page2h8
China is winning the industries of the future. What should the U.S. do about it?
NYT Home Page2hpublic-policy8
Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.
NYT World News2hbiology-medicine8
Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.
NYT World News46mbiology-medicine8
The move escalates a feud with the nation’s premier legal organization.
WSJ US News3hregulation-antitrust8
State governors, including Greg Abbott and Josh Shapiro, are slowing development of the facilities as anger over AI spreads.
WSJ Social & Politics12hai-governance8
The world's tiniest game of tenpin. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert11hphysics-cosmology8
It's welcome news as fungal infections are becoming increasingly resistant to existing drugs. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert16hbiology-medicine8
GENERAL25
Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK. Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The officers then use Pava spray before slashing the inflatable boat with a knife. Continue reading...
Guardian World3h⊕2
The body of Lily Hooper, 18, has been airlifted from a national park in the Southern Highlands following an eight-day search.
BBC World7h⊕2
The El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to increase the likelihood of drought and excess heat across the region.
Al Jazeera10h⊕2
Join Former Attorney General Eric Holder as he moderates the 2026 Hutchins forum, focused on voting rights and redistricting as we approach the midterm elections.
PBS NewsHour15h⊕2
As Vice President JD Vance declares economic pressure "the most effective tool that we have," Iran seeks to show deepening trade ties with its neighbors.
CBS News1m
The U.S. has deported more than 160 people to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians.
CBS News2m
Mercedes' Kim Antonelli heads McLaren's Lando Norris in practice at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
BBC Top Stories2m
The alarm was raised on board the Ambassador Ambition before it arrived in Dundee on Friday.
BBC Top Stories4m
Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
CBS News9m
Federal debt has mounted amid tax cuts and trillions in pandemic spending, adding to the nation's interest payments.
CBS News10m
Head of foreign affairs select committee urges government to adopt ban amid rising settler violence, after foreign secretary rebukes Israel over construction tender Prime minister Andy Burnham is deploying Whitehall officials to mayors’ offices as part of his bid to shift powers out of Westminster. The move will see between five and 10 civil servants seconded per mayoral authority in the pilot starting in the autumn, PA reported. No 10 North is putting more power into every postcode across the country so communities can unleash and unlock their own potential. I’m bringing together mayors from different political parties to work on these challenges, because people deserve problem-solving rather than point-scoring. The days of Westminster hoarding power are over. This government has kickstarted the biggest transition of power and resources in a generation, taking it from Whitehall and putting it back in the hands of local communities. A licensed film production is taking place on and around parts of the parliamentary estate over the weekend. Members of the public may see actors portraying armed police officers, specialist vehicles and simulated incidents as part of the filming. Continue reading...
Guardian World14m
The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump's threats to crush the country economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.
NPR News17m
An Alabama jury awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a former college basketball player, Kai Spears, of the Alabama Crimson Tide, in a story about a fatal shooting.
CBS News21m
Castleford Tigers head coach Ryan Carr leaves the club for "personal reasons".
BBC Top Stories21m
Aeroplane maker said to have watered down plans to restrict working from home to one day a week Airbus has reportedly bowed to employee demands on remote working, after a series strikes over its chief executive’s return-to-the office orders. The world’s largest aeroplane maker is said to have watered down plans to restrict remote working to one day a week from September. Currently, staff are able to work remotely for two. Continue reading...
Guardian World22m
Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russian Flag Day.
BBC World28m
President Trump has declared economic warfare on Iran in an effort to pressure the country back into negotiations. And, the Supreme Court is set to decide on the future of Trump's ballroom.
NPR News34m
Eugeniu Neamtu murdered Gheorghe Trica, three years after completing a sentence for killing another housemate.
BBC Top Stories35m
The struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.
BBC Top Stories39m
Sunao Takami set fire to the crowded pachinko parlor in Osaka by spreading gasoline and throwing a lit match, engulfing the building, killing five and injuring 10 others.
CBS News39m
Houthi attacks on al-Makha port forced it to suspend operations, leaving workers without jobs and traders concerned.
Al Jazeera44m
Israeli settlers attack six times a day in the occupied West Bank. AJLabs looks at how Palestinian land is taken.
Al Jazeera47m
Meat producer closes facilities in Utah and Iowa as beef prices rise for consumers amid historic cattle shortage Tyson Foods, the largest meatpacking company in the US, announced last week that it is closing two of its facilities in Iowa and Utah and selling a beef facility in Washington state, and will lay off hundreds of workers as the supply of cattle hits a 75-year low. The historic cattle shortage has been driven by a multi-year drought, rising costs and severe economic pressures, including consolidation among cattle ranchers. Beef prices have soared over the last year due to the shortage, though economists said the Tyson plant closures likely won’t hit consumer prices so hard. Continue reading...
Guardian US59m
Business owner Assim Alkhawaja was arrested by ICE as he dropped off Lyft passengers at a military base. Now he’s stuck in a terrifying fight to stay in the US Deep within the bowels of San Diego’s federal courthouse, Assim Alkhawaja sat on the floor outside a nondescript office, waiting to be called for his ICE-mandated immigration appointment. He stared straight ahead, his posture tense, his face a mask. The hallway was brown, as was the carpet. Above Alkhawaja’s head hung a framed stock photo of a waterfall. A few paces away, official government signs encouraged people without legal status to self-deport. “Leave on your own terms,” they read, in several languages. “Claim a free flight and an exit bonus for each member of your family.” Continue reading...
Guardian US59m
The tabloid boasted in a now-deleted article that they found White and promised to reveal her ‘secret new life’ The Daily Mail newspaper secretly tailed and photographed a woman in Detroit and then published an article and photographs falsely accusing her of being former The White Stripes drummer Meg White, even after she told the newspaper it had mistaken her identity, multiple sources have told the Guardian. The rightwing British tabloid quietly removed the article and photographs, first published on 6 August, from its website last week. The Mail did not issue a correction or editor’s note explaining the removal. Continue reading...
Guardian World59m
POLICY ACADEMIA25
Public policy19
The federal government has slowed Harvard’s funding, despite the university’s legal victories. The conflict is forcing hard choices on campus.
NYT Home Page3h7
The new government of Peter Magyar hoped to use the suite overlooking the Danube as evidence of an autocrat’s indulgence. The trappings fell short.
NYT Home Page7h7
As the Iran war drains vital stockpiles of missile interceptors, American allies increasingly question Washington’s capacity to wage multi-front conflicts.
WSJ World News10h7
Employers keep posting roles that never seem to get filled, or even exist, and job seekers are sick of it.
WSJ Lifestyle2h7
The latest target of Trump’s ire is the low-profile Sultanate of Oman.
The Atlantic1h7
We look at how dire the situation has become inside Kyiv.
NYT Home Page1h6
At times this year, the Democratic Party’s centrist wing has felt under siege from the left. But it has won several tough primaries recently.
NYT US News17h6
The annual events drew large crowds before Beijing cemented its grip and outlawed dissent.
WSJ World News9h6
The policy aims to greatly increase the number of spacecraft launches and re-entries.
NYT Home Page10h5
The exercises near islands claimed by Japan follow a visit to the disputed archipelago by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
WSJ World News2h5
A trio of proposed pipelines would serve the same function—delivering heavy oil from western Canada to Gulf Coast refineries—without the hot-button name.
WSJ World News10h5
Conor Kennedy was placed on Russia’s wanted list for allegedly assisting Ukraine during the war after secretly joining its International Legion in 2022 before returning to the United States.
Fox 5 DC News12h5
The five men were part of the first group of deportees to be sent to the West African nation by the Trump administration. The Liberian government has not clarified their status.
NYT World News13h4
Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s minister in charge of U.S. trade, said Ottawa and Washington are “very close” to finalizing an agreement.
WSJ World News15h4
Romanian officials accused Russia of launching the explosive drone, saying it threatened hundreds of workers.
WSJ World News21h4
He may also have blurted out classified information about North Korea.
The Atlantic19h4
Aisha Wahab, a Democratic state senator in California, will fill out the term of Eric Swalwell, who resigned from the House amid accusations of sexual misconduct.
NYT US News12h3
The aircraft carrier has been deployed for nine months, largely in support of U.S. operations against Iran, and is now heading home to San Diego.
NYT US News17h3
Gov data modernization1
Florida counted most of its primary ballots within hours on Tuesday night, well ahead of the days California took to report the results of its major election.
NYT US News9h7
Regulation antitrust5
Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”
NYT Home Page4m6
Elizabeth Warren is a critic of the crypto industry, but she’s joined by some Democrats who voted for the Genius Act.
WSJ Markets14h⊕25
The president said he would temporarily allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the U.S. without paying higher tariffs.
WSJ Social & Politics15m5
Companies that engage in a practice known as personalized pricing could face federal charges under a new rule proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.
Fox 5 DC News21h5
A woman who had been subject to domestic violence moved from New York to Florida with her children. The authorities continued to monitor her home, which an appeals court found was “a broad overreach.”
NYT NY Region13h4
MARKETS FINANCE21
Equities earnings8
Fears about the war in Iran, government deficits, the economy and corporate borrowing stirred global markets.
NYT Home Page1h7
Plus, Romania accused Russia of launching an explosive drone, and healthcare costs are set for a steep increase.
WSJ US Business14h6
The American automaker is increasing profits while selling fewer vehicles as its rival pursues an opposite approach.
WSJ US Business11h4
The all-share bids for Banco BPM and Banca Generali comes as Monte dei Paschi fights off a takeover offer from Intesa Sanpaolo.
WSJ US Business1h4
Plus: U.S. and Canada inch toward trade deal; Toyota challenges GM’s American sales reign.
WSJ US Business57m4
The Swedish heating company’s shares rose more than 8% after it reported sales and operating profit growth on strong heat-pump demand in Europe and the U.S.
WSJ US Business5m4
The warehouse club chain reported higher second-quarter profit and revenue, as budget-conscious shoppers continued to flock to its stores in search of value
WSJ US Business46m3
European indexes largely rose at market open, with the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 lifted by the banking sector.
WSJ Markets4h3
Macro monetary8
The U.K. government borrowed more in July than a year earlier as an increase in spending more than offset record revenues from income taxes.
WSJ World News4h5
Surveys of purchasing managers recorded a pickup in activity in the eurozone, Japan and India during August, suggesting the global economy might avoid a further modest slowdown in the third quarter.
WSJ Social & Economy2h5
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has vowed to step up efforts to restore calm to the debt markets. So far, it’s not working out that way.
NYT Home Page17m4
Bitcoin climbs as bond markets shrug off Treasury efforts to curb borrowing costs
WSJ Markets3h4
Plus, Walmart sinks after reporting weak earnings.
WSJ Markets15h4
Bond yields are holding near their highest levels in over a decade. One asset benefiting from higher yields is bitcoin, which briefly neared $80,000 early this morning. It hasn’t closed at that level since mid-May.
WSJ Markets39m4
The euro rose to a three-month high versus a broadly weaker dollar, helped by eurozone PMIs, which pointed to relative resilience in the face of elevated energy prices.
WSJ Markets1h4
Portfolio theory2
Plus, Bessent’s bad day leaves investors on edge
WSJ Markets1h6
High-quality bonds are still safer than stocks, but they have been swinging in value, so move cautiously, our columnist says.
NYT Home Page2h3
Valuation analysis1
European companies just had their best earnings season in years. Investors are starting to notice.
WSJ Markets2h5
Commodities energy2
Gold prices rose above $4,600 a troy ounce and were headed for a weekly gain of 4%, buoyed by concerns over the U.S. government debt and borrowing costs.
WSJ Markets3h4
Comex gold settled 0.6% higher and silver rose 3.5%, with both metals up for a second-consecutive session.
WSJ Markets17h2
AI ML4
Frontier labs1
A university lab nurtured the computer scientists who are using ingenuity and imitation to chase down Anthropic and OpenAI. “They know perfectly how to monetize their work.”
WSJ World News11h⊕27
Ai governance2
“It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.”
NYT Technology27m6
Plus, we go inside the collapse of a Donald Trump Jr.-backed MAGA marketplace and explore the hottest sport you’ve likely never heard of.
WSJ US Business1h6
Applied ml1
Take a walk with us through Beijing, where everyday A.I. can be useful, gimmicky, or unexpectedly funny.
NYT Artificial Intelligence58m5
SCIENCE HISTORY4
Biology medicine2
"This paper is going to be cited for decades." ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert9h7
The boundary between them is not always clear. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert2h6
Physics cosmology2
The 22-year-old orbital observatory is expected to plunge back to Earth sometime in October. The post NASA abandons mission to save Swift Observatory from a fiery death appeared first on Popular Science .
Popular Science20h7
Our weekly science news roundup. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
Science Alert0m6
SOFTWARE INFRA1
Electricians like data centers. Here’s why you should, too.
NYT Artificial Intelligence16mcloud-platforms6
STRATEGY BUSINESS5
Startup methodology1
The private security contractor has joined with Ukraine company Swarmer to offer defense technology to Middle East sites getting hit by Iran.
WSJ World News2h6
Marketing funnels1
Marketers see opportunity in jargon derived from ‘looksmaxxing’ despite its association with extreme behaviors.
WSJ US Business1h3
Branding positioning1
Pagani, Bentley, Aston Martin and other high-end automakers are teaming up with residential developers, solidifying the city as having the most branded residences associated with car brands in the nation.
NYT Business2h2
Unsorted2
Plus, Starbucks is laying off more than 200 workers.
WSJ US Business46m4
The daylong strike at the South Korean automaker, the first since 2016, followed months of failed wage negotiations and a series of partial walkouts.
WSJ US Business6h3
INCERTA ENVIRONMENTAL3
Environmental risk intel1
Tornadoes appeared in Queens and on Long Island as flooding disrupted traffic on some highways. A tornado was also confirmed in Delaware.
NYT Home Page2h4
Disaster recovery insurance2
A likely tornado touched down in Dover, Delaware, causing significant damage across the city, police said. Authorities reported no serious injuries.
Fox 5 DC News37m3
Members of Virginia Task Force 1 returned home following an international deployment to assist in the aftermath of a magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Colombia.
Fox 5 DC News9h2
CULTURE LIFE2
The longevity guru intensely monitors his diet and health. At a dinner party, he was asked about his quest for immortality. There was silence.
NYT US News45mhealth-performance4
Hint: You may need to buy new shoes.
NYT Health2hhealth-performance3
FILM MEDIA10
Auteur cinema1
Agnieszka Holland’s surreal film about the writer travels back and forth in time, incorporating scenes not only from Franz Kafka’s life but from the present.
WSJ Arts & Culture16h4
Dark comedy2
The creator and star of “Half Man” didn’t have a particular agenda for this dark tale of male repression. But “people think that it’s a political piece of work,” he said.
NYT Arts2h3
This sharp, darkly comic film follows a Lithuanian couple that splits up just as Russia invades Ukraine.
WSJ Arts & Culture15h2
Noir1
The comic noir “Diarra From Detroit” gives Diarra Kilpatrick, the creator and star, a chance to explore the “little treasures” of her city.
NYT Arts2h3
Unsorted6
In “Never Stop Chasing,” the dangerous livelihood of storm hunting is underpinned by a rare intimacy among men who grew up together
NYT Weather2h2
Performed in Flemish Sign Language, “[seagull]” revisits Anton Chekhov’s play with a cast of hearing and deaf actors. Our chief theater critic, Helen Shaw, met with the play’s director and lead actress at the Edinburgh International Festival.
NYT Arts1h2
The Sussexes leave behind a trail of Netflix documentaries, a Spotify podcast and jam.
WSJ US Business11h2
Both R-rated comedies star Mason Thames and feature drug-fueled escapades. But the competition wasn’t intentional. Here’s what happened.
NYT Arts2h1
Sprinting to the edge because they have nothing left to lose: This month’s picks include “Thief,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Gloria.”
NYT Arts2h1
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
NYT Arts2h1
CREATIVE CRAFT2
The ever-lively rapper discusses showmanship, rap’s generational connections and sorting through 300 J Dilla beats for his new album.
NYT Arts2hmusic-production2
Eugenia Mello created art for the 2026 U.S. Open inspired by a passion for movement and color, and her own immigrant journey from Peru to Brooklyn.
NYT Arts2h2
MISC25
Cameras spotted Bear 164 going after a speedy salmon. The post Meet Bucky Dent, one of Katmai’s most innovative bears appeared first on Popular Science .
Popular Science16h6
The league’s unprecedented success has come with unprecedented controversy. Something has to change.
The Atlantic1h5
Federal prosecutors say the woman met with an F.B.I. informant several times to plan an attack on the building, which houses the governor’s office.
NYT Home Page14h4
Some major lines are increasing gratuities and deposit requirements, and charging more for certain packages. It’s all adding up.
NYT Business2h4
Federal authorities will seek to deport Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, claiming he lied to cross the southern border in 2017.
WSJ US News19h⊕23
Plus: CFTC imposes trading bans on ex-FTX, Alameda execs, and Pennsylvania sets new data-center rules.
WSJ US Business1h3
Having retirement dollars mainly in traditional savings plans can handcuff older workers.
WSJ Personal Finance2h3
The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage.
The Atlantic11h3
For years, Jessica Ramos used campaign money to pay for hotels and Amtrak tickets while also receiving state payments for travel, records and interviews show.
NYT Home Page5h2
Local groups in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan opposed the plan, saying designs for two apartment buildings did not reflect the neighborhood’s historical character.
NYT Home Page4h2
Paul Biya, 93, had been in Switzerland since early June. The prolonged absence stirred questions about his health and plans for succession.
NYT World News13h2
The former prime minister of Pakistan, who was convicted on corruption charges, has been fighting a legal battle over his medical treatment.
NYT World News1h2
In a wide-ranging interview, Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed the values she shares with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and talked about President Trump, taxes and ICE.
NYT NY Region15h2
Frank E. Campbell, the Upper East Side funeral home that caters to the well-known, will host a performance this weekend.
NYT NY Region2h2
A summer swim in wild waters can bring escape and exhilaration. Here are six places on state and national park land across the United States to backstroke, butterfly or just beat the heat.
NYT NY Region2h2
The civilian-contracted plane crashed at a remote radar site some 450 miles from Anchorage.
WSJ US Business28m2
At extreme boat-docking contests around the Chesapeake Bay, crusty watermen and young prodigies compete for trophies and bragging rights.
WSJ Lifestyle2h2
Cohen interviewed the president for his new radio show, and played a short preview on Thursday. The remainder is slated to be aired Sunday.
WSJ US News12h2
U.S. Capitol Police headquarters was evacuated Friday morning after officers located a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of D Street NE.
Fox 5 DC News27m2
Lightning struck two people in Cape Charles, Virginia, Thursday, leaving a man dead and a woman injured, according to FOX Weather.
Fox 5 DC News11h2
President Trump will ride around the Freedom 250 Grand Prix track in his motorcade before the race begins on Sunday, a White House official confirmed.
Fox 5 DC News13h2
A substitute teacher in Louisiana was arrested after authorities say she triggered false active shooter alerts at five schools, prompting security responses across the district.
Fox 5 DC News11h2
Less than a week after two U.S. Army soldiers were killed in a deadly crash in Bell County, the U.S. Army has resumed training missions involving Apache helicopters.
Fox 5 DC News12h2
A two-month task force investigation ended with the arrest of 50-year-old Jamell McDonald for allegedly operating a student-targeted drug hub out of a Texas City home.
Fox 5 DC News12h2
A Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 Pennsylvania State Police helicopter collided in midair near Carlisle on Wednesday, leaving a pilot dead and two state troopers injured.
Fox 5 DC News13h⊕22