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I’d begged my mom for braces for years, but there was no way she could afford both the initial installing fee, plus the return to the dentist every couple months to tighten them.

However, Mr Copas says he'd seen slower sales and more demand for smaller turkeys this year, perhaps indicating customers were tightening their belts.

Earlier this week, Germany and the UK agreed on a deal to tighten Berlin's law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle people into the UK.

Others cite the influence of Trump, who as he prepares to return to the White House has promoted anti-migrant ideas, and who recently threatened to tax imports from Canada unless the country tightens its border.

Dodd-Frank tightened regulations on mortgage lending and other financial products, added new levels of oversight on financial institutions and strengthened protections for banking industry whistleblowers.