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Briefing: 'How Does That Even Happen?': Woman Picks Up Grocery Delivery. Then Her Acura's Tire Explodes

Strategic angle: 'Guess my day wasn’t soo bad.'

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Briefing: Trump administration sues three states over attempts to regulate prediction markets

Strategic angle: The suits are the most ambitious effort to date that the Trump administration has gone to try to override state laws and set the rules for the fast-growing and increasingly divisive betting industry.

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Briefing: Just foolin': Wizards sorry about $10K shot 'skit'

Strategic angle: The Wizards have apologized for an April Fools' "skit" involving a planted fan and a fake half-court shot.

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Briefing: Pistons' Cunningham out at least another week

Strategic angle: Pistons All-Star guard Cade Cunningham will be out at least another week as he continues to recover from a collapsed lung.

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Briefing: The ABS Challenge System is exposing the worst umpire in baseball

Strategic angle: The new technology is highlighting controversial calls made by umpire CB Bucknor during a recent game.

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Briefing: Giant 'forbidden planet' orbiting small star shows an unusually low-metal atmosphere

Strategic angle: Scientists discover a giant planet with a surprisingly low-metal atmosphere compared to its host star.

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Briefing: Small Drugmakers Negotiate Pricing Deals Amid Tariff Threat

Strategic angle: The Trump administration is in talks with smaller pharmaceutical companies to establish new drug-pricing agreements.

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Briefing: Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals

Strategic angle: White House also rolls back levies on some metals in an attempt to simplify duties.

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Briefing: Biotech investors’ plea to Trump, and a busy M&A week

Strategic angle: How has the FDA's recent decisions on rare disease drugs affected investment trends? Why is Eli Lilly getting into sleep medicine?

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Stellantis wants to build Chinese Leapmotor EVs at its idled Canadian plant

Strategic angle: Stellantis is in early talks to assemble electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor at the idled Brampton, Ontario plant, according to Bloomberg — a factory that was supposed to be retooled for Jeep production

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Briefing: Nyrstar completes sale of zinc plant, mining complexes to Korea Zinc

Strategic angle: Nyrstar has finalized the sale of its zinc plant and mining complexes to Korea Zinc.

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Briefing: The March jobs report will be released on Friday. Here's what to expect

Strategic angle: The U.S. economy is projected to show job gains of 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%.

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Briefing: I'm Trading My Jeep For Something With Better Comfort And MPG! What Should I Buy?

Strategic angle: Kristin drives a lot for both her work and hobbies. Her 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is getting old. With a budget of $25,000, what car should she buy?

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Briefing: Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find

Strategic angle: Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner.

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Briefing: Here's Every Car That Debuted At The New York International Auto Show

Strategic angle: I won't go so far as to say car shows are back, but this one could definitely be a bit of an indication that the tides are turning.

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Briefing: Graphene 'nano-aquariums' capture atomic-resolution videos of gold atoms in solvents

Strategic angle: Scientists at the National Graphene Institute have developed a groundbreaking technique to visualize gold atoms in motion.

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Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1

Strategic angle: This is the first post in a series on 3D print blocking, for the next entry check out Print Blocking Won't Work - Permission to Print Part 2 When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it’s a dis

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Briefing: Big 12's Yormark, TT booster bicker over schedule

Strategic angle: Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark and Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell traded barbs this week over a scheduled Friday night game between the Red Raiders and Houston next season.

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Briefing: Rivian spinout EV start-up raises $200m in Series C round

Strategic angle: Rivian spinout EV start-up secures significant funding to accelerate growth.

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Briefing: The bZ Now Outsells The Prius, And A Mystery Toyota SUV Is Next In Line

Strategic angle: A second American-made Toyota EV is coming in 2027 after the Highlander, and the company is already calling its future models Tesla killers.