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Briefing: Warriors lose 4 more to injury as slide continues

Strategic angle: Warriors coach Steve Kerr said his team is "as beaten up as any team I can ever remember" after losing four more players to injury.

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Briefing: India news: Drone attack kills 2 Indians in Oman

Strategic angle: The death toll of Indians killed in the US-Israel war with Iran has gone up to at least five.

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Briefing: These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict

Strategic angle: The war in Iran has already cost the U.S. billions of dollars. Here's the impact by the numbers.

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Briefing: Middle East war live: Iran threatens retaliation as Trump says US 'obliterated' targets on Kharg island

Strategic angle: Iran warns of potential attacks on US oil infrastructure following Trump's claims of military actions on Kharg Island.

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Briefing: Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths

Strategic angle: The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.

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Briefing: Are markets being too complacent about the Iran war?

Strategic angle: Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

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Briefing: Donald Trump, Globalist

Strategic angle: It should not have taken the Iran war to finish the idea that he is ‘isolationist’

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Briefing: Why Iran could become the next Iraq

Strategic angle: The first Gulf war left a weakened regime in place without a political settlement — paving the way for future conflict.

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Briefing: ‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake

Strategic angle: Genes capable of creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been detected in Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of Northern Ireland.

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Briefing: UCLA loses Bilodeau, takes out No. 8 Michigan St.

Strategic angle: UCLA star Tyler Bilodeau suffered a right leg injury, but the Bruins defeated Michigan State 88-84 to advance in the tournament.

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Briefing: Ukraine worries that global attention is shifting from its conflict with Russia to the war in the Middle East

Strategic angle: Kyiv is adapting to shifting US priorities as surging oil prices and Washington's temporary approval for the sale of Russian oil stored on tankers ease economic pressure on Moscow.

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Briefing: 'In 1979, the Iranian left played a major role in the rise of the Islamic Republic'

Strategic angle: Philosopher Stéphanie Roza and political scientist Amirpasha Tavakkoli explain how, throughout the 20th century, the political turmoil in Iran, torn between modernity and anti-modernity, ultimately led to Islamist victory.

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Briefing: Gut bacteria that make serotonin may hold the key to IBS

Strategic angle: Researchers have identified two gut bacteria that can produce serotonin, a key chemical that regulates bowel movements.

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Briefing: ⚾ Passan's ultimate MLB season preview

Strategic angle: Opening Day is approaching fast -- and Jeff Passan has everything you need to know covered.

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Briefing: Bradley beats buzzer to put Arizona in Big 12 final

Strategic angle: Jaden Bradley hit a fallaway jumper at the buzzer to send No. 2 Arizona to the Big 12 tournament finals with an 82-80 win over Iowa State.

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Briefing: Charges dropped against Georgia teens whose teacher died during toilet paper prank

Strategic angle: The teacher's family had asked for charges, including one of homicide, to be dropped "to prevent a separate tragedy from occurring" over the prank turned fatal.

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Briefing: Los Angeles asks for investigation into LA28 Olympics chief over Epstein ties

Strategic angle: The LA city council voted unanimously for an investigation into LA28 chief Casey Wasserman over his Epstein ties.

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DOJ to appeal judge's decision to block Fed subpoenas in Powell criminal probe

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is purportedly being investigated for comments he made about the pricey renovations of the Fed's headquarters.

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Briefing: Mazda Pickup Gets Its Thunder Back, As A New Boss Steps In

Strategic angle: The BT-50 lineup in Australia expands with the return of the rugged Thunder and the new blacked-out Boss trim.

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Briefing: The Gulf States tighten grip on wartime communication

Strategic angle: Arrests and pressure are mounting in the oil monarchies, which are facing Iranian airstrikes for the first time.