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Briefing: Rolls-Royce Tells Owners To Stop Using Their Rear Seats And Trunk Until May

Strategic angle: A Rolls-Royce Cullinan recall over a small assembly fault shows even the priciest SUVs are not immune to real-world safety slips.

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Briefing: This Statue Of A Trabant With Legs Will Absolutely Haunt Your Dreams

Strategic angle: We're used to seeing cars as art, but the Trabant is a niche choice. And adding legs to this one has unquestionably created the stuff of nightmares.

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Briefing: Cortina d'Ampezzo mixes Olympic legacy with Alpine glamour

Strategic angle: Cortina d'Ampezzo, the 'Pearl of the Dolomites,' is a blend of Olympic heritage with celebrity chic, fine dining and Alpine tradition, even as climate change and new tourism reshape the area.

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Briefing: Amazonia's Indigenous peoples dismantle Western cliches

Strategic angle: A new exhibition challenges long-held tropes about Indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest.

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Briefing: Slovenia votes in tight polls, with conservatives eyeing comeback

Strategic angle: Veteran politician Janez Jansa, an admirer of US President Donald Trump, is eyeing a comeback amid foreign interference claims.

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Briefing: How An Engine From 1816 Paved The Way For The Refrigeration Revolution

Strategic angle: Refrigeration today is something we can easily take for granted. But in the early 1800s, there was one entirely different method of cooling.

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Briefing: Polluted drinking water takes center stage in Denmark's election campaign

Strategic angle: The presence of nitrates and pesticides in drinking water catchment sites raises concerns among Danes regarding industrial farming practices.

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Briefing: Greaves' 114-match winning run ended by Sherrock

Strategic angle: Beau Greaves' record run of 114 consecutive wins in the PDC Women's Series is ended by Fallon Sherrock.

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Briefing: How one Minnesota school is bouncing back after the ICE surge

Strategic angle: NPR spent time inside a Minnesota school talking with educators, parents, and children as it tries to help kids feel safe again after the ICE surge.

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Briefing: Leafs G Stolarz out after taking puck to throat

Strategic angle: Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz missed his expected start in Saturday's loss after taking a puck to the throat during warmups.

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Briefing: Reading Socrates in Silicon Valley

Strategic angle: Self-proclaimed stoics who denounce self-examination only prove the bankruptcy of the tech bro worldview

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Briefing: Mainieri out as South Carolina's baseball coach

Strategic angle: Paul Mainieri is dismissed midway through his second season after failing to replicate his LSU success.

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Briefing: This Weird Street-Legal Quad Is The Coolest Thing I Saw At Daytona Bike Week

Strategic angle: A custom street-legal quad from a defunct manufacturer steals the show at Daytona Bike Week.

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Briefing: Factors To Consider When Choosing Between Rebuilt Engines And New Crate Engines

Strategic angle: If your project car has a busted engine, you may be trying to choose between a new crate motor and a rebuild. Here's how to decide which is right for you.

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Briefing: The truffle epidemic: 'I'm worried we'll soon have truffle shampoo'

Strategic angle: The rise – and imminent fall – of the truffle, a once rare luxury ingredient whose proliferation is now reaching saturation point.

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Briefing: Are Used Porsches Reliable? Here's What The Data Says

Strategic angle: Reliability and maintenance costs don't always go hand in hand, but it's still useful to know whether a brand of car is dependable. Here's the word on Porsches.

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Briefing: ‘Crayola Hasn't Sponsored Me Yet': Mobile Mechanic Spends Hours Trying To Fix Car. Then He Grabs A Crayon

Strategic angle: "You put some crayon, it comes out like butter."

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Briefing: Saab's Scariest Car Is The Twin-Engined 93 Dubbed The Monster

Strategic angle: Saab created an experimental twin-engined model in the 1950s to compete in rally races, surprising everyone with its monstrous capabilities.

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Briefing: Man's Car Won't Start. Then He Gets Out His iPhone Charger: 'Let Me Show You How'

Strategic angle: "We going with an iPhone charger."

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Briefing: You’re In Charge Of Chrysler, What’s The One New Model You Greenlight?

Strategic angle: With only one model left, Chrysler needs a new vehicle. Should it be a sedan, SUV, or something else?