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Three of the 10 most dangerous cities are in Arizona, according to research shows

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27 h. ago Creepy fuzzy caterpillars are back in Florida. Here’s why they are so dangerous

The caterpillars are hard to spot, measuring close to an inch and easily blending into trees

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60 h. ago Amir Khan slams ‘dangerous’ exhibition fights ahead of Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather

Amir Khan has been critical of exhibition fights, with Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather set to face each other next year

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9 d. ago Fake Labubus make up 90 per cent of toys seized at UK border

Around 236,000 knock-off versions of the viral dolls have been seized at the UK border so far this year

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1 week ago Colin Farrell opens up about most dangerous scene of his career: ‘It was a miracle’ no one died

Farrell remembered ‘one guy broke his leg’ during the shoot

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1 week ago Why Trump’s attacks on the Fed’s independence are so dangerous | Steven Greenhouse

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week. But the aggressive action Trump seeks could dramatically backfireDonald Trump has once again taken a wrecking ball to the rule of law and long-standing norms as he seeks to fire Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor, and pursue his unprecedented assault on the central bank’s independence. Just as he failed to understand the huge problems his tariffs would create, Trump fails to understand the serious damage his attacks on the Federal Reserve could cause.In April, Trump launched repeated attacks on the Fed, threatening to fire its chairman, Jerome Powell, and demanding it slash interest rates. Trump called Powell “a stupid guy” and said “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!” Trump ultimately chickened out on firing Powell after financial markets tumbled at the prospect, but he hasn’t stopped pressing the Fed to chop its rates – suggesting they should be below 1% – to spur the slowing economy. Although Trump keeps denying it...

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2 w. ago Labor statistics chief fired by Trump sounds alarm over White House’s ‘dangerous’ interference

Erika McEntarfer says Americans should be concerned about independence of key economic institutionsThe former chief US economics data statistics who Donald Trump fired last month called her sudden removal “dangerous” and said Americans should be concerned about the independence of key economic institutions.“Markets have to trust the data are not manipulated,” said Erika McEntarfer, former head of the Bureau Labor of Statistics, on Tuesday in her first remarks since her firing. “Firing your chief statisticians for releasing data you do not like, it has serious economic consequences.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist

Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tideDefeating far-right populism will require Labour to radically overhaul its “arid” approach to raising living standards in left-behind communities, the former Bank of England chief economist has said.Andy Haldane warned that Labour’s growth plans were failing to support parts of the country where voters feel neglected and disenfranchised. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The ‘mercury boom’ sparking toxic gold mining and putting lives in danger

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A new type of scam cost consumers more than £3.5m last year - make sure you know how to identify it

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last month BoE chief Andrew Bailey takes aim at Donald Trump's 'dangerous' attacks on independence of US Federal Reserve

Andrew Bailey said pressure being put on the central bank in America was a 'very serious situation'.

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last month Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey 'very concerned' about Trump's Fed attacks

Bailey told MPs the attacks had created 'a very serious situation' and threats to central bank independence are 'a very dangerous road to go down'.

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last month Bank of England chief warns attacks on central bank independence are ‘dangerous’

Andrew Bailey said he was ‘very concerned’ by independence issues facing the US’s Federal Reserve.

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