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Briefing: Analysis: U.S. Negotiators Were Ill-Prepared for Serious Nuclear Talks With Iran

Strategic angle: A critical look at the U.S. approach to nuclear negotiations with Iran reveals significant shortcomings.

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Briefing: Navigating Seabed Mining in the Cook Islands: A Conversation with John Parianos

Strategic angle: An insightful discussion on the implications of seabed mining in the Cook Islands.

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Briefing: Sinfield on panel to advise on new England rugby league head coach

Strategic angle: Kevin Sinfield is among the interview panel to advise on the next England head coach to replace Shaun Wane, who stepped down in January.

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Briefing: American Samoa said ‘no’ to deep sea mining, Washington heard ‘faster’ (commentary)

Strategic angle: American Samoa's decision against deep sea mining reflects broader environmental concerns.

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Briefing: Public Opinion on Prescription Drugs and Their Prices

Strategic angle: An in-depth look at the public's attitudes toward prescription drugs and their prices based on recent KFF poll findings.

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Briefing: Women's Elite Eight: Previewing Monday's matchups

Strategic angle: From pregame analysis to postgame keys, we've got you covered for all of Monday's Elite Eight action.

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Briefing: Mining’s costly diesel addiction must be a budget priority - Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

Strategic angle: Mining’s costly diesel addiction must be a budget priority Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)

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Briefing: Understanding cell structures: Novel tool enables analysis of the plant actin cytoskeleton

Strategic angle: A research team led by Potsdam-based bioinformatician Prof. Dr. Zoran Nikoloski has developed a computational approach and an accompanying tool for detailed analysis of actin filamentous structures in plants.

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Briefing: Everything you need to know for Sunday's women's Elite Eight matchups

Strategic angle: We've got you covered for all of Sunday's action, from pregame keys to postgame analysis for UConn, Duke, Notre Dame and UCLA.

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Briefing: Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds

Strategic angle: Peaches, strawberries and grapes were almost always found to be contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in the analysis.

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Briefing: Volodymyr Zelensky's exclusive interview with Le Monde on the war in Ukraine

Strategic angle: In an interview with Le Monde, the Ukrainian president shares his perspective on a possible end to the conflict and urges the US and all allied nations to maintain their support for Ukraine.

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Briefing: Opinion: America’s nuclear renaissance has everything — except uranium, welders and a plan

Strategic angle: A critical look at the challenges facing America's nuclear energy revival.

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Briefing: Drug company penalties for paying kickbacks to doctors failed to dent bottom lines, analysis finds

Strategic angle: An analysis reveals that drugmakers penalized for kickbacks paid only a small fraction of their U.S. revenue from the drugs involved.

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Briefing: 2026 ESPN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide

Strategic angle: All the rankings, projections, cheat sheets, strategy and analysis you need for the 2026 fantasy baseball season.

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Briefing: Interview: B2B commerce is broken – innovation can fix it says Bharat Sharma

Strategic angle: Bharat Sharma discusses the challenges in B2B commerce and the potential for innovation to drive change.

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Briefing: Hillbilly Hostility: A Political Analysis

Strategic angle: Exploring the rise of regional tensions in American politics.

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Briefing: Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast

Strategic angle: Residents in and around Washington braced themselves for damaging storms earlier this week, but turns out it was a forecast flop. One local meteorologist apologized.

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Briefing: Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows

Strategic angle: Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched its operation.

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Briefing: A conversation with the ‘godfather’ of biotech

Strategic angle: This week on 'The Readout LOUD,' a conversation with biotech 'godfather' Stelios Papadapolous live from #STATBreakthrough.

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Briefing: Norway Crown Princess Admits Manipulation by Epstein

Strategic angle: Mette-Marit acknowledges her lack of awareness regarding Epstein's past in a recent interview.