Tag: Swap

  • A Material Swap Brings the Kalon Rugosa Collection Outside

    A Material Swap Brings the Kalon Rugosa Collection Outside

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    Inspired by the profound influence a single material can have on aesthetic perception, performance, and space, Los Angeles-based design studio Kalon is taking their Rugosa collection outside by transforming it with metal. The original series, intended for indoor use, is characterized by its broad planks of solid Western Sugar Pine, accented by bronzed glass and…

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  • Elon Musk expands SpaceX facility in Texas with controversial land swap

    Elon Musk expands SpaceX facility in Texas with controversial land swap

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    The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission authorized a land swap deal with SpaceX, granting Elon Musk’s rocket company 43 acres of land that were heavily sought after as part of conservation efforts in the area. What inspired Elon Musk’s design for Tesla’s Cybertruck? On Monday, the commission announced that it had authorized the Texas Parks…

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  • L.A. public defender Eyvin Hernandez freed from Venezuela in prisoner swap

    L.A. public defender Eyvin Hernandez freed from Venezuela in prisoner swap

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    Eyvin Hernandez, an attorney with the Los Angeles County public defender’s office, was one of 10 Americans released from Venezuelan custody Wednesday as part of a prisoner exchange. Hernandez’s family, who had worked to secure his release since he was first arrested in March 2022, confirmed the news in a social media post. “We were…

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  • The Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap, from the West Bank

    The Israel-Hamas Prisoner Swap, from the West Bank

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    On November 24th, I woke up in occupied Ramallah to the news that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a temporary ceasefire. It was Friday, and the streets were empty. In a café, a few old Palestinian men were watching a news broadcast, which reported that the two warring parties had agreed to exchange human…

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  • 5 Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap arrive in U.S. : NPR

    5 Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap arrive in U.S. : NPR

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    Family members embrace freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not been released by the U.S. government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield on Tuesday at Fort Belvoir, Va. Jonathan Ernst/AP hide…

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  • Five American prisoners in Iran moved to house arrest ahead of planned prisoner swap

    Five American prisoners in Iran moved to house arrest ahead of planned prisoner swap

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    IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Five American prisoners in Iran moved to house arrest ahead of planned prisoner swap 03:26 UP NEXT ‘Our beautiful harbor is no longer there,’ Maui dive shop owner says 01:30 ‘What we saw was horrific’: Maui helicopter operator…

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  • A Couple Decided to Swap Their Family Home in Pennsylvania for a California Rental. Which One Did They Choose?

    A Couple Decided to Swap Their Family Home in Pennsylvania for a California Rental. Which One Did They Choose?

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    Jennifer and Scott Adams fell in love with California in 2015, when their daughter began attending Pepperdine University in Malibu. The couple, who lived in West Chester, Pa., loved it so much that they floated the idea of following her there. But their two younger children were still in school in Pennsylvania. And Mr. Adams,…

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