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Briefing: Man Pays For Car Wash. Then He Realizes The Guy In Front Of Him Is Going In On A Harley

Strategic angle: A curious moment unfolds as a motorcycle enthusiast enters a car wash.

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Briefing: Understanding Porsche's 3-Digit Model Names

Strategic angle: Porsche has a long lineup of cars that use three digits for their names. Here's how you can tell them apart, and why they're named that way.

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Briefing: How Reliable Is The Buick Envista? Here's What JD Power Says

Strategic angle: Buick's small crossover SUV, the Envista, had some problems with reliability in 2024. JD Power has an opinion on the current model's quality and dependability.

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Briefing: He Called The GT3 RS Garbage, Then Ordered His Mustang GTD To Match One

Strategic angle: American GTD buyer ordered his Ford supercoupe in Rubystar Neo and added the optional $50k Performance Package.

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Briefing: Sabres clinch playoff berth, end record drought

Strategic angle: The Sabres clinched their first playoff berth in 14 years on Saturday, ending an NHL-record 14 seasons of futility.

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Briefing: Mercedes Service Tech Allegedly Uses Customer's Car To Meet A Date At A Sports Bar

Strategic angle: The drama didn't stop there, and neither did the dealership's scumminess.

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Briefing: Two's company: Scientists identify new class of star remnants

Strategic angle: Research reveals a new category of stellar remnants that challenge previous understandings of star evolution.

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Briefing: U.S. Auto Industry Proposes Vehicle Fee to Replace Gas Tax

Strategic angle: The U.S. auto industry is advocating for a new vehicle fee as a substitute for the traditional gas tax.

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Briefing: Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites

Strategic angle: An Atlas 5 launched the latest set of satellites for Amazon’s broadband constellation as the company seeks to accelerate deployment.

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Briefing: Poland's border with Belarus sees decrease in illegal immigration attempts by 96%

Strategic angle: The Polish government attributes the significant drop in illegal crossings to effective migration policies and enhanced border security.

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Briefing: Trump Says He Wants Cars Built In America, Nissan Says That Ends The $22,600 Sentra

Strategic angle: Nissan claims that moving production to the US is not feasible due to low margins on affordable vehicles.

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Briefing: Does Maserati Deserve Its Bad Reputation? Here's What Owners Say

Strategic angle: Maserati is legendary in the luxury car space. However, the brand has a reputation for poor reliability. Here's what owners have to say about that reputation.

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Briefing: 'Shout Out Pep Boys': Dealership Quotes Woman $380 For A Repair. Then A Tech Gives Her The Real Total

Strategic angle: "Find a good, honest mechanic."

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Briefing: Brewers' 'rally tortoise' replaces pocket pancakes

Strategic angle: The Milwaukee Brewers have inherited a 'rally tortoise' after manager Pat Murphy had his 'pocket pancakes' banned by a local reporter.

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Briefing: Tigers vet Verlander on 15-day IL with hip injury

Strategic angle: Justin Verlander's season debut with the Tigers was put on hold after the veteran was placed on the 15-day IL with hip inflammation.

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Briefing: Nissan Recalls 51 New Leaf EVs For Spontaneous Combustion, Even When Not Plugged In

Strategic angle: The supplier discovered the cathode damage, figured out how it might have occurred, and changed its production process to avoid the issue in the future.

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Briefing: A simple ECG test could flag racehorses at risk of exercise arrhythmias

Strategic angle: A quick heart trace taken during a warm-up trot could identify racehorses at risk of cardiac arrhythmias during high-intensity exercise.

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Briefing: 'We’re Basically Giving Her A Tire For Free': Mechanic Tells Woman He Can’t Service Her Tire. Then She Calls The Secret Number

Strategic angle: "I can’t rotate this tire."

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Briefing: Trump administration detains relatives of killed Iranian general Soleimani

Strategic angle: The Trump administration has taken action against the family members of the late Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

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Briefing: You're Not Prepared For How Cool A V14 Engine Would Sound

Strategic angle: While you won't find V14 engines in cars today, you can still theorize on how they would sound. And that's exactly what a particular YouTuber did.