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1. Here's how Donald Trump could try to install his controversial cabinet picks

   

   Donald Trump has signalled his willingness to bypass the U.S. Senate if it refuses to confirm the cast of controversial characters he’s picked for his cabinet. Even if his own Republican allies try blocking those nominees, which remains far from certain, he may have several paths around them.

2. Climate disasters are fuelling a debt storm in the Caribbean. Insurance could help

   

   For the island countries of the Caribbean, the trail of destruction left by tropical storms extends to government debt — and their ability to borrow the money they need to rebuild and recover.

3. Here's how Donald Trump could try to install his controversial cabinet picks

   

4. First, the vicious cyclones came. Then, the trafficking gangs

   

   The West Bengal region of India has been devastated by climate disasters and opportunistic sex traffickers are targeting girls in the region. CBC’s Salimah Shivji hears their stories of horror and survival and learns how the community is fighting to protect their daughters.

5. Artist says he was surprised people mistook his seashell sculpture for a poop emoji

   

   The goal was to create a sea snail-shaped sculpture on a nature reserve. But locals saw something entirely different.