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Briefing: Predictions, previews for Saturday's Elite Eight

Strategic angle: ESPN's college hoops crew agrees on which teams will advance from Illinois vs. Iowa and Arizona vs. Purdue.

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Briefing: Meta’s legal defeat could be a victory for children, or a loss for everyone

Strategic angle: Is social media not just bad, but illegally bad? Should tech companies pay for making it that way?

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Briefing: ‘The alarm bells are going off’: Air travel hits new lows

Strategic angle: Politico reports on the alarming decline in air travel and its implications.

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Briefing: The Other Markets Being Rattled by the Blockage of Hormuz

Strategic angle: The Other Markets Being Rattled by the Blockage of Hormuz

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Briefing: Why JDIV is a riskier than normal dividend growth ETF

Strategic angle: An analysis of the risks associated with JDIV compared to traditional dividend growth ETFs.

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Briefing: Pidcock out of Volta a Catalunya after 'horror' fall down ravine

Strategic angle: Briton Tom Pidcock pulls out of the Volta a Catalunya after a "horror" fall down a ravine during stage five.

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Briefing: Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular arrested on battery charge in Florida

Strategic angle: Peters is accused of instigating a fight between two women and then posting a video of it online, authorities say.

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Briefing: Toyota’s $15,800 Pickup Went To Bangkok And Came Back Looking Like A Brabus

Strategic angle: A Brabus-influenced body kit and rooftop LEDs have transformed Toyota's most affordable pickup truck into a legitimate motor show attraction.

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Briefing: Illinois curbs alcohol sales Sat. with Final 4 on line

Strategic angle: Champaign officials announced an emergency order limiting alcohol sales on the Illinois campus on Saturday night in anticipation of potential property damage and excessive celebrations.

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Briefing: Cricket legend Ashwin set to join U.S. league MLC

Strategic angle: One of India's all-time best cricket players, Ravichandran Ashwin, will join the San Francisco Unicorns for the upcoming edition of Major League Cricket.

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Briefing: Is Thorium the Future of Nuclear Energy?

Strategic angle: Exploring the potential of thorium as a safer alternative to traditional nuclear fuels.

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Briefing: Alaska Analysis Shows Continued Loss of Arctic Landfast Sea Ice

Strategic angle: A 27-year study reveals diminishing landfast ice along Alaska's northern coast, impacting local ecosystems.

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Briefing: Saturday Citations: Birthday cetaceans; quantifying children's play experiences; placebos still effective

Strategic angle: This week, we learned that across the animal kingdom, sperm cells have a short shelf life. A study implicated autoantibodies in the development of long COVID.

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Briefing: DOGE goes nuclear: How Trump invited Silicon Valley into America’s nuclear power regulator

Strategic angle: Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry.

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The best deals we’ve found from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (so far)

Amazon's Big Spring Sale offers enticing deals to shoppers this March.

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Briefing: China's EV Companies Aren't Just Making Great Cars. They're Making Money

Strategic angle: While American and European rivals bleed cash transitioning to EVs, a new crop of Chinese EV startups are in the black.

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Briefing: BMW Pioneered Range Extended EVs. Now It’s Not So Sure

Strategic angle: The Bavarian automaker is open to extended-range EVs, but it hasn’t decided whether it will jump on to the growing trend in the U.S.

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Briefing: Liquids can fracture like solids—researchers discover the breaking point

Strategic angle: In a development that could shift our basic understanding of fluid mechanics, researchers from Drexel University have reported that, given the right circumstances, it is possible to induce a simple liquid to fracture like a solid object.

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Briefing: A trap door could open up under the S&P 500 when this influential options trade expires next week

Strategic angle: MarketWatch discusses potential market volatility linked to an upcoming options trade expiration.

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Briefing: The must-have app for frequent flyers

Strategic angle: Discover the essential app that enhances your travel experience.