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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast and takes swipe at Trump plans
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Trump’s policies risk stoking inflation and preventing rate cuts, IMF warns
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Threat of Trump tariffs adds to global economic uncertainty, IMF warns
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UK presses ahead with gene editing plans despite EU warnings
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ATF head warns that the Trump administration's funding cut plans could risk lives
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Trump response to recent attacks offers ominous outlook for terror in next term
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