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Section 1 World News
1. EU Charges Facebook with Giving “Misleading” Information over WhatsApp . 2
2. Refugee Boat Sinking: Dozens Including Children Drown off Greek Island 6
3. Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris 11
4. Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment .18
Section 2 National News
5. Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters as Ferguson Rage Unabated . 34
6. Trump Says Building a US— Mexico Wall Is “Easy”. But Is It Really? .41
7. If Theresa May Wants to Call an End to the Cameron Era, the Honours List
Is a Good Place to Start 47
8. Scottish Independence: David Cameron Delivers Emotional Plea for Scotland to Stay 54
Section 3 Features and Opinion
9. China’s New Rich Learn to Flaunt It . 68
10. External Pressure, Not Empty Talk Can Rescue Venezuela 74
11. Five Myths About Oceans 79
12. Britain Begins Its Journey to a False Promised Land 86
Section 4 Environment
13. Talking Rubbish 100
14. It May Be Too Late For China to Save the Yangtze Goddess .106
15. Is the Paris Climate Accord Too Little, Too Late? .112
16. Political Animals .118
Section 5 Business
17. In a Recession, the Consumer Is Queen . 134
18. Six Key Steps in Job Interview Prep .139
19. How to Make Money the Buffett Way 144
20. Tesla Home Battery: Worth the Cost? Depends Where You Live .149
Section 6 Technology and Web
21. Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Transportation Is Doable. But Will It Be Too Expensive? 162
22. Say So Long to an Old Companion: Cassette Tapes 167
23. Cellphone Tracking Services: Friend Finder or Big Brother? .173
24. Facebook: a Tale of Two Media Models .179
Section 7 Culture and Lifestyle
25. Why So Many Americans Switch Religions .190
26. The Languages of Extinction: the World’s Endangered Tongues .195
27. At Elvis Presley’s Memphis, You Can Snap a Selfie with the Pink Cadillac and
Eat Like the Kings 200
Section 8 Sports and Entertainment
28. Match Report: Manchester United-o, Barcelona-2 . 216
29. Susan Boyle Keeps Millions Switched on to Britain’s Got Talent 222
30. Burn More Calories in Less Time 226
31. Terminator Salvation: the Buzz Review .232
Section 9 Health and Science
32. Rosetta Comet Probe Given Termination Date . 248
33. Does Exercise Really Keep Us Healthy? 253
34. Bloomberg’s Supersize Soda Ban 258
35. At-home Euthanasia Vets Provide a Peaceful Death 263
Section 10 Backgrounders
36. How Hillary Clinton Got Hot After Years of Being Stuck With a Cold Image .280
References 296