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Briefing: Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded

Strategic angle: A U.S. District Court judge ruled that President Trump's actions against NPR and PBS breached the First Amendment.

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Briefing: Draper pulls out of Monte-Carlo Masters

Strategic angle: Jack Draper has delayed the start of his clay-court season by pulling out of the Monte-Carlo Masters.

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Briefing: Tiger Woods found with opioids in pocket after DUI rollover crash: Police arrest affidavit

Strategic angle: "I asked Woods if he consumed any prescription medication to which he stated, 'I take a few,'" a Florida sheriff's deputy wrote.

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Briefing: Germany: Conservatives link immigration with crime

Strategic angle: Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggests that deporting more immigrants could enhance safety, but the situation is more nuanced.

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Briefing: Supreme Court refuses to hear case of Louisiana man sentenced to life imprisonment, “Tiger King” appeal

Strategic angle: The Supreme Court's decision leaves a life sentence intact for a Louisiana man involved in the 'Tiger King' saga.

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Briefing: Trump rolls back pause on asylum decisions imposed after D.C. National Guard shooting

Strategic angle: The Homeland Security Department has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, impacting millions of cases.

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Briefing: In Argentina, a judge partially suspends President Javier Milei's labor reform

Strategic angle: The General Confederation of Labor, which considered the law unconstitutional, filed an appeal in February.

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Briefing: Delaware judge reassigns Elon Musk cases after accusation of bias

Strategic angle: Kathaleen McCormick, a judge in Delaware's Court of Chancery, is reassigning cases involving Elon Musk to other judges in the state's business court.

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Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas

Strategic angle: Football federation president on the run with wife and son Conviction in absentia of wide-ranging corruption charges Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against J

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Briefing: Finnish police say stray Ukrainian drone carried warhead

Strategic angle: Finnish authorities are investigating two drones that crashed in southern Finland, prompting an apology from Kyiv.

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Briefing: Who is an American? The Supreme Court will decide

Strategic angle: President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee to birthright citizenship in the Constitution. But, will that claim hold up in court?

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Briefing: Assault, attempted murder, assassination: The rogue Freemasons going on trial in Paris

Strategic angle: A criminal organization led by prominent Freemasons is on trial for a series of violent crimes in Paris.

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Briefing: The dissent that questioned certain jury trials

Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of Supreme Court dissents on the legal landscape.

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Briefing: Australia police shoot dead man wanted for killing 2 officers

Strategic angle: After a seven‑month manhunt involving hundreds of officers, Australian police finally caught up with Desmond Freeman, one of the country's most‑wanted criminals.

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Briefing: Flavel, a victim of police violence, tells his story: 'If there hadn't been videos, no one would ever have believed me'

Strategic angle: On March 16, the former musician went out to order food in Noisiel, in the eastern Paris suburbs. Police violently arrested him, as seen in a video widely shared online.

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Israeli police bar top Catholic figure in Jerusalem from holding Palm Sunday mass at Holy Sepulchre

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was prevented from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking international concern.

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UK police arrest suspect after car hits pedestrians

Seven people were seriously injured when a car plowed into pedestrians in Derby.

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Briefing: Why a 98-year-old federal judge is asking the Supreme Court for her job back

Strategic angle: Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement.

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Briefing: Nepal: Ex-energy minister arrested in money laundering case

Strategic angle: A day after the arrest of the former prime minister, Nepalese police also arrested the country's former energy minister as part of an ongoing probe into money laundering.

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Briefing: Nexstar-Tegna deal on ice after judge issues temporary restraining order

Strategic angle: A temporary restraining order has halted the Nexstar-Tegna deal, raising questions about its future.