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Block calls U.S. stocks rally 'dead cat bounce'; Strategist says Trump is a wild card for the markets; Naked Female Motorist Leads New Mexico Cops On 100 MPH Chase, Says She Was Too Hot For Clothes; and more.
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$$$Short seller Block calls U.S. stocks rally 'dead cat bounce' [Reuters]

$$$Barclays Braces for Tough Sell as It Looks to Unload Big Stake in Africa Business [WSJ]

$$$Strategist: Trump is a wild card for the markets [CNBC]

$$$Jeff Bezos Lifts Veil on His Rocket Company, Blue Origin [Dealbook]

$$$Naked Female Motorist Leads New Mexico Cops On 100 MPH Chase, Says She Was Too Hot For Clothes [TSG]

$$$Insider Trading Suspect Says He's Worth More Than $100 Million [Bloomberg]

$$$A Little Enron Accounting Puts Water District in SEC Hot Water [Bloomberg]

$$$Germany catches woman smuggling cocaine in breast implants [Reuters]

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