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Briefing: Everything from the last week of everything is gambling now

Strategic angle: Kalshi faces backlash after a class action lawsuit over unpaid wagers related to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Briefing: Signs Your Car's Nuts And Bolts Weren't Torqued To Spec

Strategic angle: If the nuts and bolts in your car aren't properly tightened, each drive could lead to damaged brakes or the wheels falling off of your vehicle.

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Briefing: Goldman pitches hedge funds on strategies to bet against corporate loans

Strategic angle: Fears that AI advances will upend the software industry have driven demand for new ways to place wagers.

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Briefing: The Fast & Furious Roller Coaster Ride Cars Are Ripped Straight From The Movies

Strategic angle: Cars driven by Brian O’Connor and Han Seoul-oh join Dominic Toretto’s 1970 Dodge Charger.

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Briefing: US Reaches Agreement to End Prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank

Strategic angle: Justice department cites Ankara’s help in negotiating for release of hostages held by Hamas and a ceasefire with Israel.

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Briefing: Apple’s new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop 3 years ago

Strategic angle: We've been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new MacBook Air with the M5 processor that's $1,099, going all the way up the $6,149 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip.

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Briefing: Mapping 3D-super-enhancers with machine learning to pinpoint regulators of cell identity

Strategic angle: Scientists are utilizing machine learning to explore the three-dimensional structure of DNA and its role in gene expression.

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Briefing: ‘A Month Later, I Got A Phone Call’: Georgia Mechanic Fixes Man’s Car For Free. Then He Finds Out Who He Is

Strategic angle: "You never know..."

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Briefing: Apple Studio Display XDR review: pro at a premium

Strategic angle: The Studio Display XDR is an excellent, and expensive, display for creative professionals.

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Briefing: One of this rugged phone's cameras is a pop-out action cam

Strategic angle: Honor's Robot Phone features a unique camera design that enhances photography capabilities.

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Briefing: Bahrain says Iranian drone attack damages water desalination plant

Strategic angle: Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants.

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Briefing: Explosions heard across Doha, sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran strikes Gulf neighbours

Strategic angle: Iran intensifies aerial campaign against Gulf states, causing alarm in Qatar and Bahrain.

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Briefing: ‘We thought we were doomed’: Canadian fishers in dramatic rescue after ice shelf floats away

Strategic angle: Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario.

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Macron announces ‘purely defensive’ mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Emmanuel Macron outlines France's initiative to ensure safe passage through the strategic waterway.

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Briefing: NOAA Determines TMC USA’s Consolidated Deep-Seabed Mining Application is in Substantial Compliance

Strategic angle: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirms compliance of TMC USA's deep-seabed mining application.

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Briefing: What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader

Strategic angle: The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile but has significant influence behind the scenes.

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Briefing: Fears of 1970s-style stagflation arise with oil spike to $100. How big a threat is it?

Strategic angle: High inflation and slow growth present a double threat, as measures like interest rate cuts and government spending only aggravate inflation.

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Briefing: Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years

Strategic angle: Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.

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Briefing: North's golden geology tarnished by policy

Strategic angle: North of 60 Mining News

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Briefing: ITB Berlin: Travel industry looks for new opportunities for resilience in the face of global unrest

Strategic angle: Many destinations are seeing visitors spend more money and time in search of a more meaningful cultural experience.