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Briefing: How the body senses cold has been a mystery—until now

Strategic angle: New research reveals the role of the TRPM8 protein in cold sensation.

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Briefing: Abacus Worldwide expands network with Albania’s Q-Lever

Strategic angle: Abacus Worldwide expands network with Albania’s Q-Lever

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Briefing: Sarepta Therapeutics shares rise on early promise for rare disease drugs

Strategic angle: Sarepta Therapeutics’ next crop of medicines for muscular dystrophy appear to be safe and effective in early clinical trials, the company said.

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Briefing: These Are Your Favorite Cars From Dead Brands

Strategic angle: Could you imagine how sick a 2026 Pontiac GTO would be? Imagine it once and then never think about it again, it's too painful.

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Briefing: Ghana demands compensation for slavery in landmark UN vote

Strategic angle: Nations will vote on whether to designate the slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity".

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Briefing: Chrysler Could Get A Sedan Back, But It Might Not Be Like You Remember It

Strategic angle: Chrysler’s future comes into focus as Stellantis exec hints at new sedan-like models with a practical, crossover-inspired twist

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Briefing: Unusual signal may prove existence of primordial black holes

Strategic angle: A pair of University of Miami astrophysicists could be on the verge of a cosmic breakthrough confirming primordial black holes.

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Briefing: Keychron’s mechanical keyboards are up to 60 percent off

Strategic angle: Keychron makes some of the best mechanical keyboards available, catering to both enthusiasts and budget-conscious users.

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Briefing: Why international professionals are choosing to build careers in Kazakhstan

Strategic angle: From classrooms and research labs to tech hubs and ballet studios, global professionals are choosing to develop their careers in Kazakhstan. Here’s why.

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Briefing: Polymer uses movable molecular rings to overcome durability–degradability trade-off

Strategic angle: Innovative design in polymer materials addresses the challenge of balancing strength and environmental impact.

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Briefing: Former SEC chair Jay Clayton says regulators would scrutinize trading ahead of Trump post

Strategic angle: "Any move like that in advance of any announcement, the regulators are going to look at," said Clayton, former SEC chair.

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This startup wants to change how mathematicians do math

Strategic angle: Axiom Math, a startup based in Palo Alto, California, has released a free new AI tool for mathematicians, designed to discover mathematical patterns that could unlock solutions to long-standing problems. The tool, called

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Briefing: CERN's most delicate road trip: Scientists take antimatter out of the lab for the first time

Strategic angle: Housed in a high-tech, super-cooled container, the fragile particles survived a short truck journey without touching normal matter, which would have made them vanish in a flash of energy.

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Briefing: Trump’s $1B payoff to stop offshore wind is even stranger than it sounds

Strategic angle: The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.

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Briefing: Pentagon to Remove Media Offices Following Judge's Ruling on NY Times Credentials

Strategic angle: The Pentagon announces the removal of media offices after a judge reinstates press credentials for the New York Times.

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Briefing: 76ers' George says mental health led to PED use

Strategic angle: Paul George discusses the impact of mental health on his decision to use performance-enhancing drugs.

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Briefing: Does a company's political power affect its success in obtaining federal contracts?

Strategic angle: A study published in Contemporary Economic Policy investigates the influence of political investments on federal contract success.

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Briefing: 'Kicked to the kerb' - is boxing failing its heroes?

Strategic angle: Following the death of Ricky Hatton, families and former champions tell a new BBC documentary the sport has not filled the void in care for its fighters.

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Briefing: 'He liked the fear in our eyes', Epstein survivors tell BBC

Strategic angle: In an interview with BBC Newsnight, five survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuses spoke about how pervasive the disgraced financier's wrongdoing was and what justice could look like.

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Briefing: We must not underestimate the peril for democracy

Strategic angle: Donald Trump’s America is a world leader in democratic decline