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Trump's billionaire cabinet could be the wealthiest administration everOpponents warn the administration is set to be packed with tycoons who will do nothing to fulfil his promise of helping working-class Americans
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Libraries promise to destroy user data to avoid threat of government surveillanceNew York Public Library changed its data retention policies, and the American Library Association apologized for ‘normalizing’ the Trump administration
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US stocks hit record highs as gains continue following Trump victoryDow Jones surpassed 19,000 for first time this week, as investors expect lower corporate taxes under Trump
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People’s productivity and finding our place in an automated futureLetters: While you can always mothball an underperforming factory, at a national level you can’t just mothball a workforce. Even Henry Ford knew he needed paying customers to buy his cars
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Philip Morris's vision of cigarette-free future met with scepticismCampaigners and analysts question Marlboro maker’s claims that new heat-not-burn iQos could see cigarettes phased out
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Morrissey wants GM to offer vegan leather for car interiorsThe former Smiths frontman wrote to automaker CEO explaining that animal-friendly option would ‘only broaden appeal’ of Chevy Volt and Bolt models
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New Jersey mall shooting leaves one dead as shoppers flock to storesUnclear whether violence linked to Black Friday sales after man, 20, dies at the scene near Macy’s in Mays Landing, with brother in stable condition
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Daily Mail group refuses to rule out sale of newspaper titlesAdmission by DMGT chief Paul Zwillenberg follows news of a 23% fall in profits and a double-digit slide in print ad revenue
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Ofcom to investigate rising landline prices amid concern for elderlyProviders have raised line-rental charges even as costs come down, with customers who rely on landlines hit hardest
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RBS fails Bank of England stress testTaxpayer-backed bank unveils plan to bolster its capital by £2bn after faltering in annual health check of UK banking system
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Philip Hammond says Nissan deal will create no new liabilitiesChancellor tells Treasury select committee that costs arising from agreement will come within current spending limits
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Millennial financeMillennial financeTriple-lock pension should be scrapped, say MPsGuaranteed rises in the state pension worsen generational inequality skewed toward baby-boomers, according to committee
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Money and feminismMoney and feminism'Eggs in the bank': how one clinic is making egg freezing less expensiveExtend Fertility cuts the $10,000 price tag in half to give women with demanding careers or chronic illnesses more accessible options in planning for their futures
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$199 for a luxury cruise? 'Voluntourism' eco vacations struggle to catch onOne cruise liner is offering passengers weeklong cruises centered entirely around volunteer work. But are these vacations as sustainable as they seem?
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America, stop visiting roadside zoos – they make money from the inhumane treatment of animalsWhile conventional zoos have moved to enclosures for animals for at least part of the day, animals at some roadside zoos can spend their entire lives in a cage
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What businesses want Trump to know about climate changeNearly 400 companies and nonprofits signed a letter to express support for the Paris climate agreement. We asked a handful to tell us why
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The latest weapon in the fight against illegal fishing? Artificial intelligenceA $150,000 reward is up for grabs for any data scientist who can write code for facial recognition software that can pinpoint illegal catch on fishing boats
US economy 178,000 new jobs added making Fed rate hike likely
Prepare for a US interest rate rise before Christmas