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• Why Do Silicone Keypad Characters Glow? The Science of Light Transmission & Optimal Elastic Wall Design

  30-04-2025 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Intro: The Magic Behind Glowing Keys & Tactile Perfection From Tesla’s EV dashboards to ICU ventilators, are dominating tech with their dual superpowers: light-transmitting characters and engineered elasticity. Let’s decode the secrets behind these features and why they’re reshaping industries. Q1: “Why do characters glow? Is it just LED magic?” A: It’s all about laser precision and material science. The Process: Characters glow because of laser engraving.
  
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• US Senate Passes Intel Bill With Key Measures Targeting Iran

  18-12-2025 23:05 via article.wn.com
  US Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson The US Senate has passed the Intelligence Authorization Act, annual legislation that authorizes funding and sets policy for the intelligence community, with key measures targeting Iran’s nuclear capabilities and other threats to American national security. The bill, which received bipartisan support, includes measures such as &ldq
  
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• Man Arrested for Arson at San Francisco Hillel

  18-12-2025 23:05 via article.wn.com
  San Francisco State University. Photo: Wiki Commons. Local law enforcement in San Francisco, California has arrested a man accused of attempting to burn down the San Francisco Hillel (SF Hillel) building, which serves Jewish students at all college campuses in the city. The fire started around 2:00 pm on Dec. 5 at SF Hillel, which is located near the campus of San Francisco State University. Hillel’s “Student Life Team” was inside the building and preparing for the final Shabba
  
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• SC upholds man's will cutting off daughter for marrying 'outsider'

  18-12-2025 23:04 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: The string of landmark judgments on gender equality could not help Shyla Joseph get an equitable 1/9th share of the property of her father N S Sreedharan, who had nine children but in his will disinherited her for marrying outside the community.A Supreme Court bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and K Vinod Chandran...
  
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• SC satisfied as Kerala govt, governor agree on VCs

  18-12-2025 23:04 via article.wn.com
  NEW DELHI: As Kerala govt and the governor told the court that they agreed on names to be appointed as vice-chancellor for the two state universities, SC Thursday expressed satisfaction and hoped that they would continue to keep talking and work together in the larger...
  
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• Leo Daily Horoscope Today, December 19, 2025: A rare cosmic rhythm lifts your vibration

  18-12-2025 23:04 via article.wn.com
  Today is not about proving your strength, but showing your softness with intention. There is power in the way you pause, listen and stay gentle while the world rushes. You may feel a strong urge to speak up or correct someone, but silence could work better. Keep your actions thoughtful and grounded. People may respond more openly if you soften your energy. Let others see your sensitive side today. You don’t always have to lead...
  
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• Legal win for Brad Pitt as court orders Angelina Jolie to submit unredacted emails in winery dispute

  18-12-2025 23:04 via article.wn.com
  Brad Pitt has secured a procedural legal victory in his long-running winery dispute with ex-wife Angelina Jolie. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered Jolie to turn over previously withheld, unredacted communications related to their legal battle over Chateau Miraval.According to court documents, the ruling was issued on Wednesday, December 17—just a day before Pitt’s 62nd birthday. The judge granted Pitt’s motion to compel discovery, directing Jolie, 50, to produce fu
  
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• India shuts visa services at some missions in Bangladesh

  18-12-2025 23:04 via article.wn.com
  DHAKA: Protests against India continued in Bangladesh on Thursday, as hundreds, raising slogans and demanding the return of former PM Sheikh Hasina, marched towards the Indian assistant high...
  
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• 'I'm just grateful'- Megan Thee Stallion opens up about love and family goals as Klay Thompson breakup rumors swirl online

  18-12-2025 23:04 via article.wn.com
  Many things have changed since Thompson began sailing five years ago. He is no longer a Golden State Warrior because he signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of 2024. This summer, Thompson also began dating Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion. The relationship between Thompson and Meg was revealed in July 2025. The two officially announced it through their Instagram posts.Now recently they are the most recent famous pair to experience split...
  
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• Trump-picked board votes to add his name to Kennedy Center

  18-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump's handpicked...
  
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• Tory MP Says Publicly Funded Skate Canada Should Not Penalize Alberta Over Its Female-Only Sports Law

  18-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  Alberta Conservative MP Rachael Thomas says government-funded Skate Canada shouldn’t use public funding to...
  
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• Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub� Says He’s Resigning From Cabinet

  18-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub� says he’s leaving cabinet to sit as an Independent. In a...
  
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• How to drive safely during heavy rain and thunderstorms

  18-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  Heavy rain, thunder, lightning and high winds are set to ......
  
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• Flooding Prompts BC Premier to Urge Federal Aid for Provincial Infrastructure

  18-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby says Ottawa must increase its investments in provincial infrastructure improvements, citing the urgent need for...
  
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• Carney Talks About ‘Friendly’ Relations With Trump, Floor-Crossers in Year-End Interviews

  18-12-2025 23:03 via article.wn.com
  Prime Minister Mark Carney provided insight into his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and the status...
  
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• What Peter Arnett asked Osama bin Laden

  18-12-2025 23:01 via article.wn.com
  It was a bitterly cold night in March 1997 in a mud hut high in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan and we were surrounded by well-armed al-Qaeda fighters. Peter Arnett asked their leader a simple question: “What are your future plans?” Osama bin Laden replied, “You’ll see them and hear about them in the media, God willing,” It was bin Laden’s first TV interview, and he and his team had chosen Arnett and CNN to conduct it, an interview I produced. In the foll
  
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• Person of interest in Brown University shooting identified, sources say

  18-12-2025 23:01 via article.wn.com
  Authorities have identified a person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting, three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told NBC News. This comes after days of intense investigation and a manhunt for a gunman who opened fire inside the Barus and Holley...
  
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• In recorded Hanukkah message, Rob Reiner urges resiliency for Holocaust survivors

  18-12-2025 23:01 via article.wn.com
  In a video message recorded weeks before he was killed, Hollywood icon Rob Reiner urged Holocaust survivors participating in a Hanukkah ceremony on Thursday to “be resilient” during difficult times. Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death Sunday at their home in Los Angeles, law enforcement officials said. Their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is being held without bail. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever
  
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• Winter storm batters western U.S., cuts power to around 750,000 customers

  18-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  SACRAMENTO, United States, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wind gusts of 231 km/h at Mount Coffin, Wyoming, marked the peak intensity of a winter storm that tore across the western and central United States, cutting electricity to around 750,000 customers nationwide, according to media reports recently. There were also reports on Wednesday of wind gusts of 228...
  
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• UK appoints UN envoy as new ambassador to the U.S.

  18-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The British government on Thursday appointed Christian Turner, a senior diplomat recently named as ambassador to the United Nations, as its new ambassador to the United...
  
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• Roundup: European farmers' protests against Mercosur deal highlight EU division

  18-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of farmers from across Europe rallied near the European Parliament and the Europa Building in Brussels on Thursday as European Union (EU) leaders convened for a summit, with a long-negotiated trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur on the agenda. Protesters, many arriving in tractors, blocked the roads leading into central Brussels, blared horns and set off fireworks. Police deployed water cannon and tear gas near the Europa Building, where leader
  
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• Nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing en route since 2014: UN

  18-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Since 2014, nearly 70,000 migrants have died or gone missing along land and sea routes, with the true number likely far higher, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. In his message on...
  
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• Multiple deaths reported after plane crashes at U.S. North Carolina airport

  18-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Multiple deaths were reported on Thursday after a business jet crashed when landing at a regional airport in Statesville, U.S. state of North Carolina, police said. The Cessna C550 jet crashed at around 10:20 a.m....
  
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• Joint Iraq-Iran operation seizes 64 kg of drugs

  18-12-2025 23:00 via article.wn.com
  BAGHDAD, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Thursday that its anti-drug forces seized 64 kg of narcotics and nabbed a suspect in the Iranian city of Abadan, close to Iraqi borders, in coordination...
  
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• Greg Biffle posted about 2026 plans, wife Cristina and ‘life’ before Cessna plane crash; ‘heartbreaking’

  18-12-2025 22:57 via article.wn.com
  An Instagram post by former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, shared days before his death, has resurfaced after the 55-year-old was killed with his family of three in a plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina Wednesday. Greg Biffle, former NASCAR driver, died along with his family in a plane crash on Wednesday.(Greg Biffle on Instagram) The Instagram video shows Biffle calling up a fan for 'Biffmas' - the former NASCAR driver's annual Christmas giveaway, where he gifts a fan connected...
  
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• Trump says 'getting close to something' ahead of US, Russia talks

  18-12-2025 22:53 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes talks toward ending the war in Ukraine are 'getting close to something' before a high-stakes encounter between American and Russ ......
  
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• House Democrats unveil additional photos from Epstein estate

  18-12-2025 22:53 via article.wn.com
  House Democrats on Thursday released dozens of additional photographs from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, highlighting his ties to prominent political, busin ......
  
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• NASCAR legend Greg Biffle and his family killed after private jet crashes near North Carolina airport

  18-12-2025 22:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Six people were killed in the Thursday morning crash at the Statesville Regional Airport
  
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• Thousands rally in Bulgaria against corruption, call for judicial reform

  18-12-2025 22:51 via article.wn.com
  SOFIA, Dec 18 - Thousands of...
  
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• Sources: Police investigate link between Brown shooting, killing of MIT professor

  18-12-2025 22:51 via article.wn.com
  By Kimberlee Kruesi, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker | Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Authorities said Thursday that they’re looking into a connection between last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and one two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That is according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on condi
  
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