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Briefing: Hyundai Casper Lounge Is A Gussied-Up Electric City Car That I Need Like I Need Air To Breathe

Strategic angle: The Casper Lounge has incredible wheels, real leather seats and other premium features. Plus, it's just damn adorable.

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Briefing: Women's March Madness Day 1 takeaways: Scores, analysis, recaps

Strategic angle: We're breaking down all 16 games Friday and how each winner can advance to the Sweet 16.

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Briefing: Vatican Calls for Divestment from Mining, Citing Harm to Poor Communities

Strategic angle: The Vatican urges financial institutions to withdraw investments from mining operations that negatively impact impoverished communities.

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Briefing: The spring housing market is on, but mortgage rates just shot higher. Here's what to know.

Strategic angle: This spring's housing market is on, but economic headwinds are pushing back most of the advantage that buyers have gained over the past year in affordability.

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Briefing: Saudi Arabia has a workaround for the Hormuz crude-export standstill. It may not be enough.

Strategic angle: Saudi Arabia's efforts to address the Hormuz crude-export challenges may fall short.

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Briefing: Taiwan's Lin eligible to compete in female category at World Boxing events

Strategic angle: Taiwan's Lin has been confirmed eligible to compete in the female category at upcoming World Boxing events.

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Briefing: Clase, Ortiz put on unpaid non-disciplinary leave

Strategic angle: Guardians pitchers face leave amid pitch-rigging allegations.

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Briefing: Naval Officer Leaks Aircraft Carrier Location On Strava With Deck Runs

Strategic angle: The 4.5-mile run around one of the carrier decks stands out as a jagged line in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Seven-year-old Canadian girl with autism and mother detained by ICE in Texas

Mother and child held in notorious Rio Grande Valley detention centre despite presenting visa, family says.

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Briefing: Feds Expand Tesla FSD Investigation After Visibility Failures

Strategic angle: A review of crashes shows the FSD system may not detect common roadway conditions impacting camera visibility.

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Briefing: Ancient sling bullet delivers a 2,100-year-old taunt: 'Learn your lesson!'

Strategic angle: A discovery at Hippos reveals lead sling bullets used in ancient warfare, inscribed with a message.

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Briefing: Hyundai's New Pickup Could Use The Chevy Colorado Platform: Report

Strategic angle: GM and Hyundai's new jointly developed pickup will likely be exclusive to Central and South American markets.

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Briefing: Nine months later, the Trump phone still doesn’t exist

Strategic angle: Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week.

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Briefing: Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species

Strategic angle: The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticides.

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Briefing: Cameco slides as uranium prices cool and investors take profits after a strong run

Strategic angle: Cameco experiences a decline as uranium prices stabilize and investors capitalize on recent gains.

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Briefing: Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

Strategic angle: Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger.

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Briefing: OpenAI's first crack at online shopping stumbled. It's preparing for the next wave

Strategic angle: Etsy, Walmart and Shopify were quick to jump into Instant Checkout, but item information was often inaccurate and onboarding merchants was difficult.

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Briefing: 'Plastic-eating' fusion enzyme improves polyester textile recycling

Strategic angle: Scientists develop an engineered enzyme that accelerates the breakdown of PET plastic, enhancing recycling efforts.

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Briefing: A Legendary BMW Tuner Is Shutting Down For Good

Strategic angle: After nearly four decades of fast road and race Bimmers, the party’s ending for AC Schnitzer

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Briefing: Iran war: Assassinations leave little room for negotiation

Strategic angle: With most of its leaders killed, those stepping up to take their place in the Iranian regime appear to be far less willing to compromise. Is Washington's strategy of decapitation strikes backfiring?