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What the papers say – November 20

A range of stories lead the papers on Wednesday.

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Trump names billionaire and longtime pal Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

Financier likely to play important role when introducing president-elect’s planned tariffs on goods coming into the U.S.

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Cynthia Erivo reveals the real reason why she went entire days without bathroom breaks while filming Wicked

‘Once I’m in my costume - and this is probably a terrible idea - and the harness is on, I’m not doing it’

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Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipina death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila

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Ben Stiller pokes fun at Robert F Kennedy Jr over ‘animal disposal’ controversy

The ‘Zoolander’ star was speaking at the Anti-Defamation League’s Concert Against Hate

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Trump demands the Senate stop doing its job confirming judges before he takes office

President-elect accuses Democrats of ‘trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door’

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Inquest to open into killing of Harshita Brella as police hunt for suspect

Harshita Brella’s husband, Pankaj Lamba, is thought to have killed her and abandoned her body in a car boot.

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Used electric cars save owners over £1,000 a year compared with petrol models, study finds

A think tank said savings have risen since early 2023 as second-hand electric vehicles are ‘no longer more expensive to buy’.

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Inflation set to rebound after jump in energy bills

Data is expected to show a significant rebound in inflation in October after it dropped to a three-year low in the previous month.

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Denzel Washington opens up about past struggles with drugs and alcohol: ‘I’ve done a lot of damage’

‘I haven’t had a thimble’s worth since,’ Washington says of his decision to quit alcohol a decade ago

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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary

Linda McMahon is Donald Trump's choice for Education secretary

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John Fetterman says he is willing to confirm Dr Oz: ‘Do you think he’s my first choice?’

Exclusive: US Senator tells The Independent he is not worried that his former Republican opponent will make steep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

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Japan records trade deficit for the fourth month straight despite export recovery

Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for the fourth month in a row, as a weak yen and the rising price of energy kept import costs high

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California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have raised the minimum wage for most workers to $18 an hour

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Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is expected to testify in his national security trial soon

The landmark national security trial of prominent Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai resumes Wednesday, with the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily expected to testify in his defense soon

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The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

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Rafael Nadal wants to be remembered as ‘kid that achieved more than I dreamed’

The 38-year-old bowed out after Spain’s Davis Cup loss to the Netherlands in Malaga.

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Trump nominates wrestling billionaire Linda McMahon as education secretary

The billionaire former WWE CEO served as the head of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019

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Mother ‘lost her life’ too on day son, 16, was stabbed through heart with sword in case of mistaken identity

The mother murdered teenager Ronan Kanda, 16, spoke of her heartache at an annual policing summit

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Southeast Asian defense chiefs meet in Laos as maritime disputes with China are flaring

Southeast Asian defense chiefs and representatives are meeting in the Laotian capital for security talks at a time of increasing maritime disputes with China in the Asia-Pacific and as the transition to a new U.S. president looms

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RFK Jr. once said Covid-19 pandemic ‘feels very planned to me’

Kennedy once suggested COVID was part of a ‘biosecurity agenda that will enslave the entire human race and plunge us into a dystopian nightmare’

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Most Muslims feel Islamophobia has become more widespread summer riots

Just under three-quarters felt anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia had become more widespread

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Inflated farmland prices blocking government from building enough homes

Since the 1960s, local authorities buying up land under compulsory purchase orders have been required to pay inflated prices

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AI urine analysis predicts infection in lung disease patients a week in advance

The technology could help personalise treatment and prevent hospitalisations, academics said.

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