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Briefing: ‘Literal Biggest Fear As A Mechanic’: Honda Driver Gets Her Tires Worked On. Then A Wheel Goes Flying Off

Strategic angle: A mechanic's worst nightmare comes true when a wheel detaches during a routine tire service.

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Briefing: Red Rooms makes online poker as thrilling as its serial killer

Strategic angle: Juliette Gariépy’s Kelly-Anne is an uncomfortable mystery.

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Briefing: The Cognitive Dark Forest

Strategic angle: Exploring the complexities of cognitive processes in technology.

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Briefing: ZTF Discovers a New Mass-Transferring Brown Dwarf Binary System

Strategic angle: Astronomers unveil a binary system of brown dwarfs engaged in stable mass transfer, designated ZTF J1239+8347.

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Briefing: Hundreds evacuated as fire rips through German nightclub

Strategic angle: Roughly 750 people were successfully evacuated as a fire ripped through a nightclub in southwest Germany.

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Briefing: Bentley Hasn’t Shown The Barnato SUV’s Face Yet, So We Did It For Them

Strategic angle: Camouflaged prototypes have already appeared, and everything we know points to a Bentley SUV unlike anything the brand has built before.

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Briefing: Chevy Introduced Turbocharging To The Masses With A Car Ralph Nader Hated

Strategic angle: General Motors tried to bring turbocharging to the mainstream in 1962, introducing the rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair. But Ralph Nader had other ideas.

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Briefing: Semenya rips IOC chief over transgender ban

Strategic angle: Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya expressed her disappointment with IOC president Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender athletes from competing at the Games.

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Millions angry with Trump expected to fill American streets

Massive nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance.

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Briefing: Canada's New Democratic Party elects Avi Lewis as its leader

Strategic angle: Avi Lewis's campaign platform focused on revitalising the struggling left-leaning party and prioritising workers' rights.

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Briefing: Elon Once Called BYD A Joke. The 2026 Sealion 8 PHEV Disagrees | Review

Strategic angle: The Sealion 8 is an upmarket three-row SUV, and it could be the most impressive yet.

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Briefing: What's The Difference Between An Idler Pulley And A Tensioner Pulley?

Strategic angle: If you're even remotely interested in wrenching, you've probably heard of idler and tensioner pulleys, but if you're unsure which is which, step right this way.

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Briefing: World Figure Skating Championships

Strategic angle: Highlights from the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague.

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Briefing: Can my favorite Game Boy gadget tell fake cartridges from real?

Strategic angle: The $50 Epilogue GB Operator has a brand-new trick up its sleeve.

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Briefing: Why Toyota Only Built Two Convertible 2000GTs

Strategic angle: The Toyota 2000GT was rare, even when it was new, but the convertibles were so scarce just two were ever made. We decided to find out exactly why.

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Briefing: The JWST finds more overmassive black holes. This time in dwarf galaxies

Strategic angle: Astronomers discover a correlation between galaxy mass and supermassive black hole mass, challenging previous beliefs.

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Briefing: ‘A Month Later’: Man Buys Brand-New Jeep. Then He Gets A Shocking Call From The Dealership

Strategic angle: 'I would be mad if I was the other person.'

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Briefing: Finland reports drone crashes, alleges territorial violation

Strategic angle: Two unidentified drones crashed in southern Finland, potentially violating airspace.

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Briefing: Trump ban on investor homebuying may come at cost of a bigger real estate deal

Strategic angle: President Trump's plan to ban big investors from home ownership may not be the key to reviving the American Dream in affordable housing legislation.

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Briefing: France condemns Houthis for entering Middle East war

Strategic angle: French officials criticize the Iranian-backed group for escalating tensions in the region.