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Briefing: Russian man sentenced to 4 years in UK prison for assault witnessed on video by Barron Trump

Strategic angle: A Russian national has received a four-year prison sentence in the UK for an assault that was captured on video and seen by Barron Trump.

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Briefing: Amazon Autos Will Throw In A $1,250 Gift Card If You Buy A New Car Through Them

Strategic angle: Get a $1,250 gift card with your new Hyundai purchase from Amazon Autos.

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Briefing: Parks and Recreation: Tokyo’s Lack of Third Places

Strategic angle: When every encounter requires a transaction, some encounters never happen at all.

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Austria to ban social media for children under 14

The Austrian government is set to introduce a ban on social media usage for children under 14, alongside a new educational initiative.

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Briefing: At least nine dead and 45 missing after migrant boat sinks off Djibouti, IOM says

Strategic angle: The boat had left from the Djibouti port town of Obock with more than 300 people on board and was trying to cross the Bab el-Mandeb Strait when it went down on Tuesday.

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Briefing: India’s Bellatrix raises $20 million following overseas expansion drive

Strategic angle: India-based Bellatrix Aerospace announced a significant funding round to enhance its satellite propulsion systems production.

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Briefing: AMG Dropped Its V8. Sounds Like Genesis’ GV70 Magma Picked It Up

Strategic angle: A quad-exhaust GV70 Magma prototype filmed in South Korea sounds unmistakably like a V8 is under the hood.

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Briefing: Acura's Rad Integra Tribute Race Car Still Has Its Original Engine

Strategic angle: Midlife Crisis Mode Activated: Acura turned 40 years old today and decided to build an awesome retro race car.

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Briefing: ICC Member States Divided Over Prosecutor Karim Khan's Fate

Strategic angle: A report indicates insufficient evidence of misconduct, yet member states are split on the next steps.

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Briefing: US rebuilding WWII Pacific airfields amid China threat

Strategic angle: Engineers are refurbishing 80-year-old airstrips on the islands of Tinian and Peleliu as a strategic rivalry in the Indo-Pacific continues to grow.

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Briefing: Breaking recalcitrant lignin bonds with electricity for conversion into value-added chemicals: An e-biorefinery

Strategic angle: A research team led by Professor Jaehoon Kim has developed a highly efficient catalytic process for lignin conversion.

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Briefing: Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast

Strategic angle: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia.

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Briefing: USPS Just Created A Brand New Fee Because Of The War In Iran

Strategic angle: Starting April 26, shipping parcels through the postal service will cost 8 percent more, with many retailers expected to pass the increase to customers.

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Briefing: Angola makes French mandatory in elementary school

Strategic angle: A reform makes French language instruction compulsory for Angolan schoolchildren in the later years of elementary school, aiming to strengthen ties with French-speaking neighbors.

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Briefing: Ram Celebrates America With Three Special Edition Trucks

Strategic angle: They are available only in red, white, and blue exterior colors.

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Briefing: The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots

Strategic angle: Discover how expert advice can enhance your gaming photography skills.

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Briefing: These ‘clinically tested’ gummies may or may not help you poop

Strategic angle: Clinical testing is turning into a product of its own.

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Briefing: Hong Kong Police Can Now Demand Phone Passwords Under New Security Rules

Strategic angle: New regulations empower law enforcement to access personal devices, raising privacy concerns.

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Briefing: Iran war tests MAGA's 'America first' credo

Strategic angle: Donald Trump was elected on the promise to put 'America first', ruling out foreign wars. As the conflict in Iran nears its first month, support among MAGA remains high - but some cracks are appearing.

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Briefing: Piezoelectric materials enable a new approach to searching for axions

Strategic angle: A novel method utilizing piezoelectric materials could enhance the search for elusive dark matter particles known as axions.