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Briefing: Governments, beware: Why it's so hard to invest in risk prevention

Strategic angle: Governments cutting hundreds of millions of euros in pandemic funding, just a few years after a pandemic.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: As hoops betting spikes, it's New Hampshire and other states vs. prediction markets

Strategic angle: In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Tech

Briefing: Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next.

Strategic angle: As the war in Iran continues to engulf the Middle East, rising fossil-fuel prices may lead to increased plastic costs.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Travel

Briefing: Woman Tries To Parallel Park. Then She Looks Out Her Window And Sees What A Group Of Men Is Doing: ‘That Would Piss Me Off'

Strategic angle: 'I will park on the moon before parallel parking.'

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Trump vows to send Iran 'back to the stone ages,' but offers no end to the war

Strategic angle: The US president's address highlights self-congratulation amid a looming global economic crisis.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles

Strategic angle: California poppies bloom in Altadena, symbolizing resilience after devastating wildfires.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Life

Moon rocket and weather are on NASA's side for the first astronaut launch in decades

After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Takeaways from Trump's address: No end date for Iran war and few details on strategy ahead

Strategic angle: President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran, but offered few new details during his primetime address.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Protests erupt in West Bank as Israel approves death penalty for Palestinians

Strategic angle: Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories following Israel's controversial decision.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Critical aid supplies to Sudan disrupted by 'ripple effect' from Middle East war

Strategic angle: The World Food Program warns that the Iran war is causing significant delays in essential aid to Sudan.

Editorial Staff Apr 2