In Brief

White House Christmas decorations 2018

27 Nov 2018

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referring to the first lady’s campaign to encourage ‘positive social, emotional and physical habits’ in children

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The decorated Fraser fir in the Blue Room

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Will Steve Bannon face jail time over the Capitol riot inquiry?

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Podcast

Exiles, revolting prisoners and sporting health

Cases were first reported at the US embassy in Cuba

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Fact file

What causes Havana Syndrome?

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Behind the scenes

Explained: the links between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein

Rikers Island prison facility pictured in 2018

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Unreported world

Rikers Island: the US jail where inmates have ‘free rein’

Donald Trump stand behind Republican Senator Chuck Grassley at a rally in Iowa

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Behind the scenes

Have the Republicans ‘handed the party’ to Trump ahead of 2024?

An Australian Collins submarine that will be replaced as part of the Aukus pact

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Stranger than fiction

FBI sting nets couple who hid atomic secrets in peanut butter sandwich

The Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida

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Why we’re talking about . . .

‘Armageddon-style’ spacecraft to crash into asteroid

Why does the UK have highest Covid case rate in western Europe?

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Profile

Insulate Britain: what do they want?

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Getting to grips with . . .

The tally of Covid-19 vaccine deaths examined

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