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The coast guard has intercepted more than 18,000lbs of cocaine worth $239million in six separate drug busts in just one month, the largest of which was taken from a narco-submarine. The drugs were offloaded in San Diego this week after they were seized in operations off the coasts of Mexico, Central America and South America by two coast guard ships in ...

Jobs growth in the US was stronger than expected last month, in part boosted as striking workers in Hollywood and the car industry returned to work. Employers added 199,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department said. That helped to push down the jobless rate to 3.7% - the lowest level since July. The monthly report is being closely watched as the US ...