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Briefing: Arozarena unleashes Raleigh rant over WBC snub

Strategic angle: Randy Arozarena had vulgar words for Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh after he was left hanging at the World Baseball Classic.

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Briefing: WAC may bench No. 1 seed Utah Valley over $1M

Strategic angle: The WAC threatens to exclude Utah Valley from tournaments due to an unpaid $1 million fee.

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EV prices fall again – and the gap with gas cars shrinks to $6,500

Strategic angle: EV prices edged down in February, while gas-powered car prices crept up, narrowing the gap between the two, according to new estimates from Kelley Blue Book. more…

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Briefing: Tapping into the inner workings of long-distance animal calls

Strategic angle: From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances with coded messages.

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Briefing: At least six dead in Switzerland bus fire

Strategic angle: Police do not yet know the cause of the fire in the western Fribourg canton, which also injured a number of people.

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Briefing: EU chief says turning away from nuclear energy was 'a strategic mistake'

Strategic angle: As the Iran war continues to disrupt oil supplies from the Middle East, Paris hosted a summit aiming to boost the use of civilian nuclear energy.

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Briefing: A live-action Samurai Champloo is in the works

Strategic angle: Shinichirō Watanabe is set to revive another iconic anime after the Cowboy Bebop adaptation.

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Briefing: Alfredo Bryce Echenique, the last great pen of the Latin American 'boom' dies

Strategic angle: The Peruvian writer has died at the age of 87 in Lima, leaving behind a legacy of irony, memory, and social criticism.

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Briefing: Breeding for bigger cattle may come with hidden fertility trade-offs

Strategic angle: A University of Queensland analysis reveals genetic links between cattle growth and fertility.

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Briefing: 3D Imaging Reveals Messy-Looking Supraparticles Can Be Nearly Perfect Crystals Inside

Strategic angle: Researchers at Utrecht University have quantitatively mapped the three-dimensional structure of photonic supraparticles for the first time.

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Briefing: Rivian Is Discontinuing Its Entry 'Dual Standard' R1S And R1T

Strategic angle: Rivian says changes to its lineup are coming later this year.

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Briefing: Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found

Strategic angle: The city's biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.

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Briefing: Range Rover Sport Facelift Hides Its Changes In Plain Sight

Strategic angle: A camouflaged 2027 Range Rover Sport prototype hints at exterior tweaks, while the rest remains under wraps.

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Briefing: Oracle shares rally 10 per cent on strong revenue forecast from AI data centres

Strategic angle: Larry Ellison’s database group posted better than expected earnings from its cloud unit.

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Briefing: Antarctic waters DNA survey discovers many microbial genes new to science

Strategic angle: A groundbreaking study reveals the vast genetic diversity of microbial life in the Southern Ocean, enhancing our understanding of its role in global climate.

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Briefing: Honda HR-V, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX, V8-Powered AMC Gremlin: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

Strategic angle: "Amber, I thought Dopest was supposed to be about cool cars, why are you putting an HR-V into the list?"

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Briefing: New evidence of starvation crimes in Darfur

Strategic angle: A new report accuses Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of destroying farms around El Fasher before alleged mass killings in October 2025.

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Briefing: Texas's controversial migrant busing program tied to 2024 voting shifts

Strategic angle: A new study reveals how Texas's busing programs influenced voting patterns in the 2024 election.

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Briefing: Congo Miners Keep Dying for Minerals That Power U.S. Tech

Strategic angle: The ongoing tragedy of miners in Congo highlights the dark side of the technology supply chain.

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Briefing: 3D-printed photonic lanterns combine up to 37 multimode lasers into one fiber

Strategic angle: Researchers have developed a groundbreaking optical device that merges light from multiple lasers into a single fiber with minimal loss.