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Briefing: 'Don’t Let Them Work On Your Car!': Woman Gets Oil Change. Then Mechanic Quotes Her $1,100 Of Work Because She Was Low On Coolant

Strategic angle: A woman's routine oil change turns into a shocking quote for unnecessary repairs.

Briefing: Global Baku Forum Day Two: Sharply contrasting views on Iran war as hardship spreads

Strategic angle: Diplomatic solutions are urgently needed as the crisis deepens, according to former European Commission President Romano Prodi.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Money

Briefing: Average IRS tax refund is up 10.6%, filing data shows

Strategic angle: The average IRS tax refund is up 10.6%, based on filing data. Here's what you can expect.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Life

Briefing: How STAT would cover ‘The Fugitive’ if its pharma scandal were real

Strategic angle: It's Oscar season, so we're bringing you a special STATus report on how we'd cover the drug scandal in 'The Fugitive' if it were real.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Money

Briefing: S&P 500 and Nasdaq face a lost decade as 2000 dot-com bubble parallels turn real

Strategic angle: MarketWatch reports on the potential for a prolonged downturn in major stock indices.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Travel

Briefing: Avatr’s Electric Wagon Packs Supercar Power And A Backup Gas Engine

Strategic angle: The 06T transforms Avatr’s sedan into a sharper shooting brake, available in China as a pure EV or with a range extender.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how do you vaccinate a bat?

Strategic angle: In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Sports

Briefing: F1 To Cancel April's Races Amid U.S.-Israeli War With Iran

Strategic angle: Due to logistical concerns, F1 has no plans to replace the cancelled Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rounds with races elsewhere later in the year.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Life

Briefing: Geospatial model maps potential lumpy skin disease entry points into Australia

Strategic angle: Two locations have been identified as the most likely entry points into Australia for a disease that poses a huge risk to the beef and dairy industries.

Editorial Staff Mar 13

Life

Briefing: Bacterial strain breaks decades-old bottleneck in chemotherapy drug manufacturing

Strategic angle: An international team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough in the production of doxorubicin, a vital chemotherapy agent.

Editorial Staff Mar 13