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While Trump had long been expected to pick an "outsider" for the role of national intelligence director, some elected officials were still caught off-guard by the selection of someone who has no formal intelligence experience.

The bill, which was published this week, would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their life.

Trade in services, such as banking, has done better than expected, however.

Air pollution is expected to decrease in the coming days, but will remain at unhealthy levels.

The regulator had said it expected 40% of universities to be in financial deficit in 2023-24.