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Briefing: Trying your best in a second language? Here's why native speakers seem so rude

Strategic angle: Rudeness, whether real or perceived, can deeply affect cooperation, trust, and workplace culture.

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Briefing: Cadillac Phases Out Torque Badges After 6 Years Of Nobody Understanding What They Mean

Strategic angle: The numeric badges on Cadillac's cars, indicating torque in newton-meters, are being discontinued due to confusion.

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Briefing: War with Iran has exposed American fragility at sea

Strategic angle: The move from ‘efficiency’ to ‘resilience’ in maritime supply chains has a long way to go

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Briefing: California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked

Strategic angle: The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.

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Briefing: The pint-sized Sonos Roam 2 is more over 20 percent this weekend

Strategic angle: Sonos is offering significant discounts on its portable speakers, making it a great time to buy.

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Briefing: $50,000 Is The New Normal For Cars, And Inflation Gets Less Blame Than You’d Expect

Strategic angle: Carmakers didn’t stumble into higher prices, they followed the money, and it shows

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Briefing: Turns out your coffee addiction may be doing your brain a favor

Strategic angle: New research suggests that coffee consumption could have positive effects on brain health.

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Briefing: Tens of thousands rally in Prague to protest new PM Andrej Babis

Strategic angle: Protesters voice their opposition to the new Czech government's policies led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

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Briefing: Disarming Hezbollah 'extremely difficult', expert says amid Israel tensions

Strategic angle: Ziad Majed highlights the challenges faced by the Lebanese government in disarming Hezbollah post-ceasefire.

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Briefing: Why Lucid Is Cheering The End Of The Tesla Model S And Model X

Strategic angle: When hundreds of thousands of Model S and Model X customers return to shop luxury EVs, they'll have plenty of choices.

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Briefing: Online age checks came first — a VPN crackdown could be next

Strategic angle: This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world.

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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: The week in pictures: Strikes on Iran, the Oscars and the UEFA Champions League

Strategic angle: From continuing US and Israeli strikes on Iran to Nowruz celebrations and a volcanic eruption on the French island of Reunion, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the week's most powerful images.

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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.