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Briefing: The new MacBook Pro is still fast as hell

Strategic angle: Apple's flagship 16-inch MacBook Pro continues to dominate the creator-focused laptop market with its impressive performance.

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Briefing: Hodgkinson qualifies fastest for 800m final

Strategic angle: Olympic champion and world-record holder Keely Hodgkinson qualifies fastest for Sunday's 800m final at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.

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Briefing: Software stocks are in bargain territory — and that’s reviving an age-old debate

Strategic angle: MarketWatch discusses the current state of software stocks and the implications for investors.

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Briefing: Asher‑Smith & Hunt into World Indoor 60m semis

Strategic angle: Watch as Great Britain's Dina Asher‑Smith and Amy Hunt qualify for the 60m semi-finals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.

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Briefing: Here's What To Know When You're Considering A Diesel Swap

Strategic angle: Switching from a gasoline engine to a diesel-powered setup is an enticing possibility, but it requires a lot more work than you might think.

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Briefing: Canada’s oil producers in line for C$90bn windfall from Iran war

Strategic angle: Rising crude price will boost export revenue as Mark Carney seeks to counter Donald Trump’s trade wars

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Briefing: US fertiliser bosses cash in as Iran war boosts shares

Strategic angle: CF Industries aided by access to low-cost US natural gas as energy crisis slams Asian and European competitors

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Briefing: ‘I’m completely gobsmacked’: My elderly brother has a reverse mortgage — yet he still ran out of money. Do I help?

Strategic angle: A personal dilemma about financial support for a family member with a reverse mortgage.

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Briefing: 'This is about attention': Mike Lee's MAGA crusade is driving his colleagues crazy

Strategic angle: Mike Lee's actions are causing frustration among his fellow lawmakers.

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Briefing: When health insurance costs $2,500 per month, families make tough choices

Strategic angle: A self-employed couple already had to dip into retirement savings for health costs. Now, they are skipping vacations and canceling streaming to afford health insurance.

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Briefing: Three weeks in, Iran war escalates beyond Trump's control

Strategic angle: The conflict in Iran intensifies, raising concerns over Trump's ability to manage the situation.

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Briefing: March heat surges past 100 in California and Arizona, smashing records

Strategic angle: A burst of unusual March heat is hitting the United States this week and into next, busting previous monthly heat records by wide margins.

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Briefing: DHS shutdown hurts families' access to detention facilities, Democrat says

Strategic angle: The difficulties for families adds to the patchwork of complaints about immigration oversight and other issues while the department remains without government funding for five weeks.

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Briefing: Man Offers 10% Below Sticker Price On A Used Car. Then The Saleswoman Responds: ‘Here’s My Card’

Strategic angle: A negotiation story that highlights the dynamics of car sales.

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Briefing: O'Sullivan through to World Open final after deciding-frame thriller

Strategic angle: Ronnie O'Sullivan made it through to the World Open final after clinching a deciding-frame thriller against Wu Yize.

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Briefing: Czechs plan major rally as MPs mull 'foreign agent' law

Strategic angle: Prague could see one of its largest demonstrations in recent years on Saturday against perceived democratic backsliding.

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Briefing: Ligue 1: Lens Run Riot Against Angers (5-1) to Reclaim Top Spot

Strategic angle: Lens delivered a statement performance on Friday, thrashing Angers 5-1 at home to provisionally move back to the top of Ligue 1.

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Briefing: Beer bans and burkinis: Signs of growing authoritarianism in the new Syria?

Strategic angle: This week's ban on alcohol in Damascus has sparked a debate among Syrians about governance, personal freedoms, and community unity.

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Briefing: Nissan Navara Scraps Its Own Suspension Before You Buy It

Strategic angle: The reason why Australian-spec Navaras have their factory-fitted shocks removed and recycled before they even hit the road.

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Briefing: These Cars Made Similar Horsepower From Wildly Different Engines

Strategic angle: Engine size can be misleading. Here are several examples of engines from opposite ends of the size spectrum that produce similar levels of horsepower.