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• Race to beat Trump tariffs sends US imports soaring

  The value of goods brought into the US jumped 4% from November to December, official figures show.

• Concern over Google ending ban on AI weapons

  The tech giant previously ruled out applications that were "likely to cause harm".

• US Postal Service resumes deliveries from China

  The company said it is working with customs after Donald Trump closed a tax loophole on low-value parcels.

• Illegal meat on most UK high streets, official says

  Post-Brexit checks are undermining efforts to keep out potentially disease-ridden meat, official says.

• Estée Lauder to cut up to 7,000 jobs as sales fall

  The owner Clinique, MAC and Bobbi Brown will axe more jobs than planned amid certainty over US taxes.