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• Airbnb plans public share sale despite pandemic

  16-11-2020 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The filing by the home rental web site offers a closer look at the loss-making firm's finances.
  
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• FTSE 100 and Dow Jones jump on second Covid vaccine hopes

  16-11-2020 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Dow hits a new record on hopes of a second coronavirus vaccine breakthrough from US drugs firm Moderna.
  
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• UK’s Brexit negotiator predicted Brussels would have upper hand

  16-11-2020 22:00
  David Frost wrote in 2016 that Britain would be the one having to blink to secure EU trade deal
  
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• Johnson tells northern MPs he will push on with ‘levelling-up’

  16-11-2020 21:20
  Prime minister promises red-wall Tories ‘biggest infrastructure spend for a generation’
  
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• Boris Johnson tells northern MPs he will push on with ‘levelling up’

  16-11-2020 21:20
  UK prime minister promises red-wall Tories ‘biggest infrastructure spend for a generation’
  
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• Heathrow workers plan four-day December strike

  16-11-2020 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heathrow says the airport will keep operating despite the walk-out by workers.
  
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• A post-Brexit trade deal is vital to the UK’s future

  16-11-2020 19:26
  Boris Johnson should follow the path to an acceptable compromise
  
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• Review of UK Treasury investment rules to be unveiled this month

  16-11-2020 19:07
  ‘Green book’ to be rewritten in effort to boost ‘levelling-up’ so infrastructure spending no longer favours richer areas
  
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• Levelling up is easier in a world of remote work

  16-11-2020 18:48
  We have a once-in-a-generation chance to rebalance the economy
  
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• West Midlands’ Tory mayor warns over post-Brexit tariffs

  16-11-2020 18:07
  Andy Street says manufacturers in the region could face duties of up to 10% even if a deal is struck
  
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• Working from home could lead to more prejudice, report warns

  16-11-2020 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Offices and workplace friendships are key to breaking down misconceptions, a study suggests.
  
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• Doubts over use of UK’s Nightingale hospitals for vaccine rollout

  16-11-2020 17:46
  Medical professionals argue GPs should lead distribution of vaccines when they are approved for use
  
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• How to improve your pitch deck #4 – Nua x Design

  16-11-2020 16:29 via s17026.pcdn.co
  
  Originally written by Timothy Adler on Growth Business
  How to improve your pitch deck #4 – Nua x Design SeedLegals CEO Anthony Rose sits down with Emily Eby, founder of online interior design service Nua x Design, to go through her pitch deck PowerPoint presentation, offering advice on how to improve your pitch deck at the same time.  For Rose, a slide deck
  
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• UK sets ‘aggressive’ accuracy bar for coronavirus tests to halve travel quarantine

  16-11-2020 16:10
  Stipulations in government document mean most high-speed tests are unlikely to meet the required standard
  
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• Live Q&A: Will Covid-19 kill the high street?

  16-11-2020 16:03
  
  FT experts answer your questions as Christmas spending shifts online. Watch at 12 noon UK time, November 17
  
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• Mummies discovered in a trove of over 100 sarcophagi in Saqqara, Egypt

  16-11-2020 14:56 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Said to be the largest find this year, they were found in three burial shafts at depths reaching down to 12 metres in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo
  
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• Dog owner lands in jail after fighting dog mauls pensioner

  16-11-2020 14:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The owner has been sentenced to over two years in prison after his dog attacked the 74-year-old woman, leaving her with serious injuries.
  
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• Man allergic to electricity becomes prisoner in his own home

  16-11-2020 14:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  About four percent of Britons claim to suffer from this EMF sensitivity but to this day, the reality of this condition remains on the table for debate.
  
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• Popular plastic surgeon suspended for sexual misconduct towards female clients

  16-11-2020 13:46 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The specialist is being probed after at least three of his clients came forward with complaints of inappropriate behaviour.
  
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• Dominic West, Lily James scandal: Catherine FitzGerald says marriage with actor is 'fine'

  16-11-2020 13:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Catherine FitzGerald, Dominic West's wife says they do not need advice from anyone as their marriage is fine.
  
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• 'Home Alone' director calls Ryan Reynolds' reboot an 'insult'

  16-11-2020 13:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Chris Columbus wants Ryan Reynolds to treat classic films with respect and not make a mockery of them.
  
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• How to get the best out of a company you invest in

  16-11-2020 13:30 via growthbusiness.co.uk
  
  Originally written by ramicassis on Growth Business
  When I enter into a transaction with a company, I do so in the belief that I can work with the management team to develop and grow the business. It isn’t for flip and it isn’t for a trade – and it isn’t to put a whole raft of people out of work in order
  
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• Health and beauty boss Matthew Moulding in line for £830m payout

  16-11-2020 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owner of the firm behind Lookfantastic is set for one of the biggest payments in UK corporate history.
  
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• New restrictions less damaging to UK economy than spring lockdown, data show

  16-11-2020 12:29
  Number of people travelling to work remains unchanged compared with period before latest curbs
  
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• Patrick Schwarzenegger calls Twitter 'junkyard' over viral poll dubbing Chris Pratt 'worst Chris'

  16-11-2020 12:19 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A meme that went viral last month compared four Hollywood actors with first name Chris and said one needs to go.
  
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• University psychologist tells student they were lovers in past life while having her under hypnosis

  16-11-2020 12:16 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The psychologist also put up a photograph of the student in his office and told her she was his soulmate and his "professional wife".
  
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• 'The Witcher' Season 2 to explore Jaskier's past

  16-11-2020 11:56 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The new season of "The Witcher" is casting for Countess de Stael, who is presumed to be Jaskier's lover.
  
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• People's Choice Awards 2020: Ellen DeGeneres thanks 'amazing' staff

  16-11-2020 11:40 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Ellen DeGeneres thanked the 250 people who "show up every single day" in her acceptance speech for the Daytime Talk Show of 2020 award.
  
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• Clintons boss: Supermarkets selling greeting cards 'grossly unfair'

  16-11-2020 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets should not be able to sell non-essential goods in lockdown, says boss of Clintons cards.
  
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• Parents jailed after abandoning 2-month-old baby to die in a field

  16-11-2020 10:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The couple decided to abandon the child as they did not feel any "emotional connection" with her.
  
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• Prince Harry, Meghan Markle didn't send 'public' birthday wishes to Prince Charles

  16-11-2020 10:51 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir apparent to the British throne turned 72 on Saturday.
  
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• Nations League results: England's toothless attack costs them a spot in the finals

  16-11-2020 10:35 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate became the first manager since Sven-Goran Eriksson to lose 10 matches with the Three Lions.
  
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• Black Friday 2020: Apple products currently on sale from various retailers

  16-11-2020 10:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Unfortunately, shoppers who want to get the iPhone 12 will not likely see any price adjustments this Black Friday.
  
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• 'NCIS' season 18 episode 2 spoilers: Meet Young Gibbs, Young Ducky in 400th episode

  16-11-2020 10:16 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  'NCIS' season 18 will air its landmark 400th episode next week featuring a jump back in time when Gibbs and Ducky first met.
  
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• 'The pot's empty and we'll have nowhere to hide'

  16-11-2020 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business-owners Ian and Lindsey Beagle say they are not getting government support during Covid.
  
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• Why Montel Williams won't like his former romance with Kamala Harris is in news again

  16-11-2020 10:01 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Twitter users expressed surprise after discovering that the two used to be a couple two decades ago.
  
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• Rick Moranis attacker finally gets arrested on assault charges

  16-11-2020 09:25 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The New York Police Department apprehended and charged 35-year-old Marquis Ventura for his 7th assault.
  
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• DoorDash considering going public amid increasing demand for delivery services

  16-11-2020 09:21 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Others found the timing of DoorDash's announcement interesting given that it was made a week after Proposition 22 was passed.
  
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• Simon Cowell health update: To make first appearance after accident at Christmas event

  16-11-2020 09:14 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Simon Cowell met with a tragic bike accident in August and suffered multiple severe injuries that kept him away from television for months.
  
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• Study finds cheap daily combo pill that promises to lower heart risk

  16-11-2020 08:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The pill contains three blood pressure medicines, which include ramipril, atenolol, and hydrochlorothiazide, and statin, a cholesterol-lowering medicine.
  
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• Barack Obama dedicates 'A Promised Land' to Michelle and daughters; gushes about family

  16-11-2020 08:29 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Meanwhile, Barack Obama quipped he would not return to politics because then his wife Michelle would leave him.
  
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• Breathe your way out of alcoholism with help of new device

  16-11-2020 08:20 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Through safely hyperventilating, the volunteer was able to clear alcohol from his system three times faster than the one who breathed normally.
  
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• FC Barcelona news: Luis Suarez admits feeling 'sad and hurt' by club exit

  16-11-2020 08:18 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Suarez was forced to move to Atletico Madrid this summer after the new Barca coach left him out of his plans.
  
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• ATP Finals 2020: Rafael Nadal begins his quest with convincing victory

  16-11-2020 08:11 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Nadal has a poor record when it comes to playing on indoor hard courts.
  
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• 'Black Panther II' update: Will Chadwick Boseman be replaced by his CGI double?

  16-11-2020 08:05 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  'Black Panther II' was originally planned to release in May 2022, however, things are now uncertain after Chadwick Boseman's death.
  
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• Back to life! Hiker's heart stops during mountain rescue but experiences amazing recovery

  16-11-2020 08:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Knapinski died while he was in the emergency room but doctors saw it as an opportunity to bypass his heart and lungs.
  
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• 'The Crown' season 5 spoilers, cast, and more: Here is what to expect next

  16-11-2020 07:47 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  'The Crown' season 4 starring Olivia Colman, Tobian Menzies, and Emma Corrin showcases events from 1977 to 1990.
  
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• Chevrolet Bolt: General Motors initiates global recall of affected units due to fire risk

  16-11-2020 07:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Bolt owners are currently instructed to park them outside for the meantime until Chevrolet confirms the issue has been resolved.
  
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• Technical glitch closes Australian Stock Exchange

  16-11-2020 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The shutdown was linked to a software issue that created inaccurate market data.
  
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• Jeremih reportedly in ICU due to Covid-19; fellow musicians send well-wishes

  16-11-2020 07:37 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jeremiah has been reportedly put on a breathing ventilator within the ICU, as his condition has recently gotten worse.
  
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