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Business
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This year’s spending bonanza means potentially worsening labor and health safety conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers -
Like the state, fishers for crustaceans are politically split but all crave stability: ‘Chaos is the enemy of the lobster industry’
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Suit makers say there will be a ‘desire to dress up’ after latest Covid lockdown in England
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Index rallies by 450 points to close above 30,000 for first time as investors cheer latest vaccine news and prospect of smooth Biden transition
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In depth
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Voters in the Sunshine state have backed the Fight for $15 demand but the federal minimum remains stuck at 2009 levels -
People are creating new businesses at an unprecedented rate. Working from home during the pandemic has accelerated a millennial trend -
Many robots are designed with a face - yet don't use their 'eyes' to see, or speak through their 'mouth'. Given that some of the more realistic humanoid robots are widely considered to be unnerving, and that humans have a propensity to anthropomorphize such designs, should robots have faces at all - or do these faces provide other important functions? And what should they actually look like anyway?
Around the world
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Stricter tier system likely to be further blow to businesses reliant on commuters in city centres -
Lunar landing is due in about eight days and entire mission is scheduled to last 23 days -
Regional democracies including US, Japan and India step up cooperation on cybersecurity -
Manchester United have confirmed a cyber attack has been carried out on their systems but said there was no indication personal data had been breached
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Bullying or budgeting? Guardian readers weigh in on conflict over which spouse can control the purse-strings -
Voters in the Sunshine state have backed the Fight for $15 demand but the federal minimum remains stuck at 2009 levels
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