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Briefing: Injured Penguins Crosby, Malkin to sit vs. Stars

Strategic angle: Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are day-to-day with injuries and will not play Saturday against the Stars.

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Briefing: Subaru Still Builds A Manual 4WD Truck, But You Can’t Have It

Strategic angle: Subaru updates its Sambar kei truck with smarter collision detection and an optional 9-inch screen, starting from just $6,800 in Japan.

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Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says

Several troops were injured, two of them seriously, in the Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base.

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Briefing: These Harley-Davidsons Are The Brand's Most Affordable Bikes

Strategic angle: Competition with cheap Chinese bikes is heating up, and Harley-Davidson is getting ready to join that fray. Meanwhile, here are the least expensive Harleys.

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Briefing: Scientists detect magnetic waves deep within the sun, helping predict solar activity

Strategic angle: Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi uncover large-scale magnetic waves that enhance our understanding of solar dynamics.

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Briefing: Scandinavia's largest 'burial mound' may be a monument to catastrophe, not a king

Strategic angle: New LiDAR analysis suggests Raknehaugen may have been built in response to a devastating landslide, not to honor a high-status individual.

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Briefing: 'My Worst Nightmares': Mechanic Works On Car. Then He Realizes He'll Have To Address The Drum Brakes

Strategic angle: "The average mechanic's greatest nemesis."

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Briefing: The Sneaky Reason Your Medicare Costs Could Double

Strategic angle: Discover the hidden factors that could significantly increase your Medicare expenses.

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Briefing: Human brain operates near, but not at, the critical point

Strategic angle: A recent study reveals that signatures of criticality in brain data may be statistical artifacts, proposing a new framework for analysis.

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Briefing: Shops and restaurants in Egypt told to close early as energy crisis deepens

Strategic angle: Retail and dining premises will have to shut by 21:00 each night for the next month to conserve power.

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Briefing: Iraq must not be drawn into 'escalation' of Middle East war, Macron says

Strategic angle: The French president emphasizes the need to prevent Iraq from being involved in the ongoing conflict.

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Briefing: Substack, a digital refuge for writers, accelerates its growth in France

Strategic angle: Since 2017, the US platform has enabled users to publish content as monetizable newsletters, winning over many journalists and writers.

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Briefing: Iran-backed Houthis join war with attack against Israel

Strategic angle: There are fears the Iranian proxy may attack shipping in the Red Sea, adding to global economic woes.

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Briefing: After Olympic pain, Malinin wins third world title

Strategic angle: Six weeks after a disastrous skate, Ilia Malinin bounces back to retain his world championship title.

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Briefing: Rangers' deGrom (neck) scratched vs. Phillies

Strategic angle: The Rangers scratched pitcher Jacob deGrom from his scheduled start against the Phillies due to neck stiffness.

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Briefing: Nestle says thieves stole 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars

Strategic angle: "We've always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat," the company said, "but it seems thieves have taken the message too literally."

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Briefing: Honk If You Hate Elon, But After 57 Weeks, One Ohio City Found Its Limit

Strategic angle: Anti-Musk protests outside Tesla service center spark showdown over horns, noise, and drivers’ rights in Lyndhurst

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Briefing: UK and Singapore press ahead with digital deal as WTO remains deadlocked

Strategic angle: Ministers are struggling to thrash out reforms at the global body that has been buffeted by Trump’s tariffs.

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Briefing: Tears and defiance as Lebanese family bury child, 11, killed in Israeli strike

Strategic angle: Jawad Younes and his uncle Ragheb were laid to rest on Saturday after their family compound was hit a day earlier.

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Briefing: Lab-based mini-atmosphere reveals how turbulence changes on different scales

Strategic angle: Researchers in the UK and France recreate atmospheric turbulence in a lab setting, shedding light on energy and angular momentum cascades.