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Engineered Yeast Produce Acids Needed to Refine Rare-Earth Elements

Innovative biotechnological advancements pave the way for more efficient rare-earth element refinement.

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Briefing: Amazon says U.S. Postal Service 'walked away at the eleventh hour' in negotiations

Strategic angle: Amazon reported that negotiations with the USPS to boost delivery volumes collapsed unexpectedly.

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Briefing: JPMorgan Chase taps Dwyane Wade, Tom Brady for new athlete wealth management push

Strategic angle: JPMorgan's move reflects growing competition among banks and wealth managers to serve athletes, who are increasingly becoming entrepreneurs and investors.

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Briefing: Liberty Walk Found A Way To Spend $17K On Your Civic Type R

Strategic angle: A new tuning kit transforms the Civic Type R with aggressive styling, offering both full packages and individual parts.

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Briefing: How two dim stars came together to shine brightly

Strategic angle: Brown dwarfs, often called 'failed stars', reveal their potential in a cosmic union.

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Briefing: Northshore Mining fined $19K for violating wastewater permit

Strategic angle: Northshore Mining has been penalized for breaching its wastewater permit regulations.

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Briefing: US intelligence chief struggles to avoid contradicting Trump on Iran war

Strategic angle: Tulsi Gabbard refuses to say whether Tehran posed an ‘imminent nuclear threat’

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Briefing: London Wants SUV Drivers To Pay More Over One Statistic Critics Call ‘Ridiculous’

Strategic angle: The rise of bigger cars in London prompts debate over fees, safety, and how much space vehicles should take in the city.

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Briefing: Show HN: Playing LongTurn FreeCiv with Friends

Strategic angle: Explore the collaborative gaming experience with LongTurn FreeCiv.

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Briefing: HOF won't give puck to Hughes: Not his to own

Strategic angle: The Hockey Hall of Fame has decided against giving Jack Hughes the puck from his gold-medal-winning goal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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Briefing: Maryland Legislator Proposes Bill for Pharma Transparency in Disease Awareness Campaigns

Strategic angle: A new bill aims to mandate drugmakers and patient groups to reveal their connections to disease awareness initiatives.

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Briefing: Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes 'uncertain' impacts from Iran war

Strategic angle: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its decision in interest rates.

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Briefing: Skeleton in Magdeburg Cathedral is almost certainly Otto I

Strategic angle: Researchers believe they have confirmed the identity of the remains found in the sarcophagus of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great.

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Briefing: 10 vs. 7 upset rankings: Saint Mary's least likely NCAA Tournament No. 7 seed to lose, but here's who could

Strategic angle: A No. 10 seed has beaten a No. 7 seed in each of the last 17 NCAA Tournaments, and here's who's most likely to do so this year.

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Briefing: Marine Corps Live Fire Mishap Rained Artillery Shrapnel Over Highway

Strategic angle: A malfunction during a live fire display resulted in artillery shrapnel raining down on a nearby highway.

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Briefing: Rwanda Advances Nuclear Ambitions After Positive IAEA Assessment

Strategic angle: Rwanda is moving forward with its nuclear energy plans following a favorable assessment from the IAEA.

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Briefing: BMW Won't Rule Out An Electric Sports Car

Strategic angle: BMW product boss Bernd Körber said the company will 'always look into' new sports cars.

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Briefing: Fed sticks with plans to cut rates even as Iran war sends energy prices soaring

Strategic angle: US central bank warns conflict in Middle East has injected uncertainty into economic forecasts

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Briefing: Reengineered Mass Spectrometer Processes a Billion Molecules at Once

Strategic angle: A new prototype revolutionizes mass spectrometry by enabling the analysis of billions of molecules simultaneously, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.

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Briefing: Children shaped clay 15,000 years ago, long before pottery or farming, archaeologists find

Strategic angle: Archaeological discoveries reveal that children in the Levant were molding clay long before the advent of pottery and agriculture.