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Briefing: Why Toyota Ditched The Blue Badges For Its Hybrids

Strategic angle: Toyota's blue badges, introduced with the Prius in 2009, have been quietly removed. Here's the reason behind the change.

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Briefing: Amnesty International flags World Cup human rights risks

Strategic angle: The human rights group has sounded the alarm about risks faced by visitors to this summer's World Cup.

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Briefing: ICE officers could remain at airports after TSA workers are paid

Strategic angle: Even when Transportation Security Administration workers get paid, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could still be present at U.S. airports.

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Briefing: Man Keeps His License Plate On The Dash. Then Learns The Chilling Reason This Is A Bad Idea: 'I See This EVERY DAY'

Strategic angle: 'God forbid...'

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Briefing: Stellantis Tipped Off Ford About A Dealer, And Both Found The Same 81 Vehicles Financed Twice

Strategic angle: The Iowa dealership is accused of multiple malpractices, including fraud and defaulting on repayments.

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Briefing: Cassidy out, Tortorella in for slumping Knights

Strategic angle: The Golden Knights fired Bruce Cassidy on Sunday and turned to John Tortorella to replace him.

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Briefing: Lucrative bets that anticipated Trump's policy surprises warrant scrutiny, experts say

Strategic angle: Experts caution that investments based on Trump's unpredictable policies may need closer examination.

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Briefing: Why This One-Off Steel-Bodied Corvette Looks Suspiciously Ferrari-Esque

Strategic angle: This 1963 Corvette had a pedigree far different from its fiberglass-bodied brethren: American at its heart, but with a background of Italian design influences.

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Briefing: Why UBS Started Jasper Therapeutics (JSPR) at Neutral Despite Progress in Briquilimab

Strategic angle: UBS maintains a neutral stance on Jasper Therapeutics despite advancements in their Briquilimab treatment.

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Briefing: ‘Literal Biggest Fear As A Mechanic’: Honda Driver Gets Her Tires Worked On. Then A Wheel Goes Flying Off

Strategic angle: A mechanic's worst nightmare comes true when a wheel detaches during a routine tire service.

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Briefing: Red Rooms makes online poker as thrilling as its serial killer

Strategic angle: Juliette Gariépy’s Kelly-Anne is an uncomfortable mystery.

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Briefing: The Cognitive Dark Forest

Strategic angle: Exploring the complexities of cognitive processes in technology.

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Briefing: ZTF Discovers a New Mass-Transferring Brown Dwarf Binary System

Strategic angle: Astronomers unveil a binary system of brown dwarfs engaged in stable mass transfer, designated ZTF J1239+8347.

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Briefing: Bentley Hasn’t Shown The Barnato SUV’s Face Yet, So We Did It For Them

Strategic angle: Camouflaged prototypes have already appeared, and everything we know points to a Bentley SUV unlike anything the brand has built before.

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Briefing: Chevy Introduced Turbocharging To The Masses With A Car Ralph Nader Hated

Strategic angle: General Motors tried to bring turbocharging to the mainstream in 1962, introducing the rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair. But Ralph Nader had other ideas.

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Briefing: Semenya rips IOC chief over transgender ban

Strategic angle: Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya expressed her disappointment with IOC president Kirsty Coventry over the decision to ban transgender athletes from competing at the Games.

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Millions angry with Trump expected to fill American streets

Massive nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance.

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Briefing: Canada's New Democratic Party elects Avi Lewis as its leader

Strategic angle: Avi Lewis's campaign platform focused on revitalising the struggling left-leaning party and prioritising workers' rights.

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Briefing: Elon Once Called BYD A Joke. The 2026 Sealion 8 PHEV Disagrees | Review

Strategic angle: The Sealion 8 is an upmarket three-row SUV, and it could be the most impressive yet.

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Briefing: What's The Difference Between An Idler Pulley And A Tensioner Pulley?

Strategic angle: If you're even remotely interested in wrenching, you've probably heard of idler and tensioner pulleys, but if you're unsure which is which, step right this way.