Brexit: Will the borders be ready?

With one month to go until the end of transition, we look at the challenges to come on the UK's borders.

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Dr. Atlas, Trump’s coronavirus adviser, resigns.

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Corrections: Dec. 1, 2020

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Quotation of the Day: U.S. Faces a New Crisis: ‘An Extreme Level of Teacher Burnout’

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On Pandemic Schooling, de Blasio Is Actually Leading

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Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘immediately’ dismiss Flynn case, citing Trump’s pardon.

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Thank You, Justice Gorsuch

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Missing Florida sailor found clinging to capsized vessel

The man, 62, was rescued by a passing container ship, more than 80 miles off the Florida coast.

Canada unveils largest economic relief package since WW2

Opposition Conservatives say the historic spending plan is "startling".

Covid vaccine: Rumours thrive amid trickle of pandemic facts

Social media is full of coronavirus vaccine information - but how can you tell which is reliable?

Trump presidency's final days: 'In his mind, he will not have lost'

West Wing aides are keeping a low profile as the presidency slowly comes to terms with his loss.

A police officer with a conscience who left Belarus

Andrei Ostapovich quit his job as a Belarusian police officer, was detained in Russia, then escaped to Poland.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran mulls its responses to an assassination

Frank Gardner looks at Iran's options were it to try to avenge Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's assassination.

France Islam: Muslims face state pressure to embrace values

A "charter of values" is the latest effort by the French state to win Muslim hearts and minds.

End Sars protests: The Nigerian women leading the fight for change

The feminists who were the backbone of the EndSars protests, which threaten Nigeria's status quo.

Biden’s Inauguration: Expect Smaller Crowds and More Social Distancing

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As Senate runoffs approach, Trump’s attacks on Georgia Republicans have worried some in his party.

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As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races

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Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case

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A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan

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Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

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The Papers: Tory revolt over tiers and Scotch eggs with beers

Tory MPs preparing to rebel over Covid rules and the PM's attempts to stop them lead several papers.

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A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

Coronavirus: Ministers urged to extend universal credit 'boost'

A £20 weekly universal credit boost has kept 700,000 out of poverty and should continue, says think tank.

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Student Covid testing begins for Christmas exodus

Universities open mass testing centres for students so they can travel home safely for Christmas.

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Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

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Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

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A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

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Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia

Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.

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The Grand Tour stars on pirate treasure, cycle lanes and electric cars

Clarkson, Hammond and May discuss their recent hunt for pirate treasure and their TV future.

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Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers

Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.

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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble

The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.

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For Trump, Past Is Prologue

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Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools

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Biden sees orthopedic doctor after spraining his ankle while playing with family dog.

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Biden team wants to tackle child care, elder care, preschool in one overarching plan.

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Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

The Papers: PM urges 'resolve', and vaccine 'celebrity drive'

Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's tier system continue to dominate the front pages.

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Leroy Logan: Who is the Met Police officer in Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue?

Star Wars' John Boyega is set to star in the true story of a black police officer in 1980s London.

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TikTok: 'I didn’t know other LGBT Muslims existed'

Until she found her social media "safe space", Shaz says she didn't know there were others like her.

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The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world

How an anonymous group of female artists challenged the status quo in New York's art world

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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute

Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'

A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death.

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London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'

Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on.

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The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis

How did 16 policemen come to be deported from the British Isles to Nazi-occupied Europe?

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Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'

Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?

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Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'

The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song.

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Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic

Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church

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Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis

The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing.

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An underground New York club with 400 people was shut down for violating coronavirus restrictions.

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One of the warm-up bouts was canceled after a fighter tested positive for the coronavirus.

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A Cat Is Said to Be Joining the Bidens in the White House

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This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?

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Are these fights real?

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Who’s bankrolling this spectacle?

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Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

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How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas

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Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors

The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century.

Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia

The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What does it mean for the east Africa region?

BBC correspondents across the east Africa region explain the impact for Ethiopia and its neighbours.

The Papers: Tory MPs' hospital anger, and PM 'in retreat'

Sunday's papers are dominated by the new tier system, which has divided the Conservative party.

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Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck

The Somali government retrains defectors from the al-Shabab militant group as barbers, drivers, mechanics and tailors.

Karl Edwards: The 'bronzed Aussie' who knew life was for living

The story behind the plaque: the fast life and freakishly unlucky death of Karl Edwards.

The Indian bride who wore a pantsuit to her wedding

In a country where marriages are steeped in tradition, Sanjana Rishi's wedding outfit drew criticism.

Is the era of the Hollywood blockbuster over?

Has Covid put an end to big budget film-making, or will busy cinemas in Asia give Hollywood hope?

Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike

Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

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Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free

For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.

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'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'

Elin Williams writes a blog to help other people with sight loss, but it has become her own "survival tool".

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Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt

The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says.

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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?

How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

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Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

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For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes

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Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

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US election: Appeal court dismisses Trump camp's lawsuit in Pennsylvania

The three judges said no specific allegations or proof of election fraud were given by Trump's team.

Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

Losing Cinema Park: Tears over demolition of Kabul's iconic cinema

Why the demolition of a 70-year old cinema hall in Kabul went viral in Afghanistan.

Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

The Papers: Arcadia 'faces collapse', and plea to rebel MPs

Several of Saturday's papers report that Sir Philip Green's retail empire could enter administration.

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Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.

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Death of England: The former prisoner turned leading man

Michael Balogun stars in Death of England: Delroy at The National Theatre.

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Judge in Venezuela Convicts 6 U.S. Oil Executives of Corruption

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US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House

He has refused to concede the election but says he will quit if Joe Biden is confirmed the winner.

'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion

People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

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Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics

The "unscientific" examinations are condemned by international organisations such as the UN.

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El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina

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Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

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A Poem of Gratitude from Oklahoma

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'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion

People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

US election results: Why the most accurate bellwether counties were wrong

Of the 19 places in the US that usually correctly pick the president, only one got it right this time.

Singapore: Jolovan Wham charged for holding up a smiley face sign

Activist Jolovan Wham faces large fines for violating public order in Singapore.

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fears of a march into guerrilla warfare

The government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.

PG Wodehouse: Why India still holds a flame for the English author

The Jeeves and Wooster creator was the most English of novelists so why does he have fans in India?

Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.

Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS

More than 165,000 people in England will be offered the tests from next year.

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October redundancies double last year's rate

With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts

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Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents

The Duchess of Cambridge highlights a "dramatic increase" in parents feeling cut off from support.

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Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event

Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part.

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The papers: 'Tiers of rage and disbelief' as 'north sees red'

Most papers lead on reaction to areas being placed within the government's tougher new tier system.

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Argentina, and Latin America, Mourn Maradona as a Man of the People

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In Argentina, Thousands Wait in Line for Maradona’s Wake

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Can a ninja’s life teach us about staying safe in a pandemic?

Genichi is the first student from a Japanese university with a master’s degree in ninja studies.

Union backlash over public sector pay freeze

Leaders of Britain's biggest unions vow to resist chancellor's freeze on workers who "risked everything".

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The papers: Maradona in 'hands of God' and economic 'emergency'

The death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona dominates Thursday's newspaper front pages.

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Coronavirus and gender: More chores for women set back gains in equality

Women take on the burden of unpaid chores during Covid, UN data shows, threatening gender equality.

Tributes pour in for football great Maradona

Three days of mourning begin in Argentina as tributes pour in for Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, who died on Wednesday.

Black Friday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts

Black Friday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want.

Why France may ban discrimination against accents

A French MP wants to push back against the traditional Parisian disdain for regional voices.

Chile's Mapuche indigenous group fights for rights

The Mapuche make up 12% of Chile's population but are not recognised in the country's constitution.

Tigray crisis: How the Ethiopian army and TPLF clashed over an airport

With communications largely cut to the Tigray region, both sides in the conflict are trying to control the narrative.

Covid: US doctor's video simulates what dying patient sees

This doctor made a video simulating what a dying Covid patient sees - to urge people to wear masks.

Sewage testing may offer early signs of coronavirus outbreaks.

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The Best Books to Give This Year

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Sewage may offer early signs of coronavirus outbreaks.

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Biden’s Cabinet: Who He’s Picked So Far

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Biden Urges Unity: ‘We’re at War With the Virus, Not With One Another’

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James D. Wolfensohn, Who Led the World Bank for 10 Years, Dies at 86

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A Turkey Recipe for 2020

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This Wrongly Convicted Man Spent 25 Thanksgivings in Prison

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In “This Is Your Time,” Ruby Bridges Urges a New Generation to Keep Fighting

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Edward P. Lazear, Economist and Presidential Adviser, Dies at 72

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Yemen: Growing up in a war-torn country

Yemen is labelled the "the world's worst humanitarian crisis" and 60% of its population is under 25.

Belarus: The woman sacrificing everything for her country’s freedom

Three months on from the Belarus election, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya reflects on how her life has changed.

'Michael Flynn's loyalty to Trump has paid off' - Omarosa Manigault Newman

Former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman reacts to the ex-national security adviser's pardon.

New Brunswick outbreak: How a smalltown doctor became a Covid pariah

After being labelled "patient-zero", a small-town physician in Canada was shunned.

Covid: PPE price rises cost taxpayers £10bn, report says

"Inadequate" stockpiles meant the government had to boost supplies quickly, the spending watchdog says.

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Windrush generation: UK 'unlawfully ignored' immigration rules warnings

The treatment of people who came to the UK from the Caribbean added to historic injustices, a report says.

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Lugano attack: Two hurt in suspected terror incident in Switzerland

A 28-year-old woman is arrested after allegedly stabbing and trying to choke two other women.

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Biden’s National Security Team Offers a Sharp Turn. But in Which Direction?

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Markets Throw a Welcome Party of Sorts for Biden

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More Than 30 Charged in Scheme to Fix Coast Guard Test Scores

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How sunshine can make the railways greener

The railways in the UK, Australia and India getting power from the sun in different ways.

Why Bhutan's Sakteng wildlife sanctuary is disputed by China

Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.

The papers: 'Twelve rules of Christmas' and Sunak's 'New Deal'

News that three households will be able to meet for a five-day Christmas dominates the front pages.

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Transition Gets Underway in Earnest as Biden Team Fans Out Across Capital

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