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Briefing: CarMax Sold Cars Buyers Couldn’t Legally Own For Months At A Time

Strategic angle: Prosecutors say the used-car retail giant repeatedly delayed ownership paperwork, leaving thousands of buyers without legal title.

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Briefing: Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later

Strategic angle: The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling, providing insights into giant caldera volcanoes.

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Briefing: 'Aluminess Make This Right': Woman Tries To Use Her Car's Lifetime Warranty. Then A Worker Tells Her Something Unexpected

Strategic angle: "What does a lifetime warranty actually mean?"

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Briefing: Germany news: Bundestag votes for pension scheme reboot

Strategic angle: German lawmakers have voted for a scheme aimed at making state-backed private pensions more attractive.

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Briefing: Rank the 50 best Apple products

Strategic angle: In honor of Apple’s 50th anniversary, we picked 50 of our favorite Apple products, from the OG iPhone to GarageBand. Now we’re ranking them as a community, and you can contribute here.

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Briefing: Misleading headlines claim UK legalised abortion until birth

Strategic angle: A network of online European outlets and social media posts are claiming that the United Kingdom will now allow abortion up until the moment of birth, based on a confusion of the terms 'decriminalisation' and 'legalisation'.

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Briefing: Iran and the US Hardening Positions Over Ceasefire Talks

Strategic angle: Tensions escalate as both nations take firm stances in the ongoing conflict.

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Briefing: An Unexpected Alzheimer’s Candidate: Lithium

Strategic angle: Exploring the potential of lithium in Alzheimer's treatment.

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Toyota Confirms The Celica Sports Name And AWD In One Shot

Turbocharged 2.0-liter hybrid power and all-wheel drive are on the cards for the legendary Toyota coupe’s return.

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Briefing: Why there is more riding on Manchester WSL derby than bragging rights

Strategic angle: The race for the WSL title and European qualification adds extra spice to Saturday's Manchester derby as United host City at Old Trafford.

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Briefing: 'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises

Strategic angle: One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.

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Briefing: Is Iran using cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions?

Strategic angle: Experts say Iran's Revolutionary Guards are using cryptocurrencies to circumvent Western sanctions and finance allied militias.

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Briefing: Medical School Accreditor Drops Health Equity Teaching Requirement Amid Political Pressure

Strategic angle: The leading medical school accreditation body in the U.S. has removed language from its standards requiring schools to teach about health inequities.

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Briefing: England superfan set to sell house for World Cup trip

Strategic angle: England superfan Andy Milne says he is selling a house to fund his trip to watch the Three Lions at the World Cup this summer.

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Briefing: Podcast: From Ljubljana to Copenhagen: A dramatic week at the polls

Strategic angle: Danes and Slovenians cast their ballots earlier this week in key parliamentary elections. We take a look at what these votes mean for the European Union.

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Briefing: Whale swims off sandbank after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast

Strategic angle: Rescue teams now hope the whale will swim out of the shallow waters of Lübeck Bay and into the wider sea.

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Perspective: Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey

Executive context: Imaginative interpretations of Funkadelic and Frank Ocean sit alongside starry collaborations and gorgeous instrumentals on the bassist’s brassy side project.

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Briefing: VW’s Chinese Full-Size SUV Took 2 Years To Create And Costs The Same As A RAV4

Strategic angle: A pair of electric motors combine to deliver 496 hp, making the ID. Unyx 08 quite a tempting proposition.

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Briefing: ‘The violence of racist tyranny’: African Guernica goes on display alongside Picasso masterpiece

Strategic angle: Piece by late South African artist Dumile Feni is part of new series History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Does Rhyme.

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Briefing: India news: Government reduces special excise duties on petrol and diesel

Strategic angle: The Indian government has ordered a cut in its special excise duties for petrol and diesel amid the volatility in global crude prices from the Iran war.