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Briefing: Marine heatwaves create ‘winners and losers’ - but rising fish numbers aren’t good news

Strategic angle: Researchers warn against falling for 'fool's gold' of rising fish numbers spurred by marine heatwaves.

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Briefing: Piety at home, property abroad: What do we know about Mojtaba Khamenei's assets?

Strategic angle: Official sanctions records, corporate filings and land registry documents point to a vast financial network possibly tied to Iran's new supreme leader.

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Briefing: These are the most popular National Parks in the United States

Strategic angle: The Great Smoky Mountains retained its position as the country’s most visited national park in 2025.

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Briefing: Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry

Strategic angle: Finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets.

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Briefing: 'Enough is enough!' - Ferrari insist no more changes to F1 start rules

Strategic angle: Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur believes it has got to the point where 'enough is enough' in terms of changing Formula 1's race-start procedure.

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Briefing: Global hedge funds suffer worst losses since 'liberation day' on Iran war turmoil

Strategic angle: Hedge funds are getting battered by a sharp spike in oil prices and a broad market selloff unraveling crowded trades as the Iran war continues.

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Briefing: Show HN: The Lottery of Life

Strategic angle: Exploring the intersection of chance and opportunity in life.

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Briefing: Has Europe's center-right started relying on the far right?

Strategic angle: With the center-right increasingly teaming up with the far-right in the European Parliament, EU politics may be headed for a significant shift.

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Briefing: AIPAC faces calls to reassess strategy after split results in Illinois

Strategic angle: AIPAC is urged to rethink its approach following recent electoral outcomes in Illinois.

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Briefing: No more big spenders: Iran war to dent Gulf state investment

Strategic angle: Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE may redirect their investments closer to home due to the ongoing Iran war.

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Briefing: Minnesota fires women's hockey coach Frost

Strategic angle: Minnesota dismissed women's hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decade since the program's last national championship.

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Briefing: Texas marches on thanks to Mark's late winner

Strategic angle: Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat NC State 68-66 on Tuesday night in a First Four matchup.

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Team USA Baseball vs. Dominican Republic: Expert predictions for World Baseball Classic semifinals

The two powerhouses face off Sunday night in Miami

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Briefing: Traffic starts trickling through Strait of Hormuz: Who's moving through and who's still stranded or diverting

Strategic angle: Iran has scared off most ships from the Strait of Hormuz, leaving some ships to pass through, while most continued to wait outside the Gulf.

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Briefing: Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy

Strategic angle: Analysts warn Tehran’s ability to prolong disruption to oil and gas flows ‘has a way to go’

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Briefing: Trump has broken it. Now he owns it

Strategic angle: Continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens the movement of gas and fertilisers as well as oil

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Briefing: Iran conflict turns shipping market into ‘wild west’

Strategic angle: Containers are being dropped off at far-flung ports while freight rates have soared.

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Briefing: The sum of all fears for Lebanon

Strategic angle: Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive.

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Briefing: UAE set to show leniency on tax rules for expats leaving to avoid Iran war

Strategic angle: Move would be particularly important for Dubai, which has attracted wealthy individuals with its zero income tax rate.

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Briefing: A 'consortium' of bacteria cooperates to eat phthalate plasticizers that single microbes can't stomach

Strategic angle: Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.