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Donkeys, including a couple, Clyde and Opal, patrol the vineyards to fend off coyotes, while chickens and sheep rotate through the rows, and hawks and owls are nurtured to deter rodents.

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That unlikely alliance is boosting efforts from midsize banks that argue higher caps would help deter rapid bank runs like those seen during the 2023 failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

Ministers inside the Home Office believe that ultimately this issue can only be solved by increasing removals of failed asylum seekers and deterring people from arriving on small boats in the first place.

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The filing said Mr Hayes was taking legal action in a bid to "deter and punish UBS for its role in intentionally directing the destruction of an innocent man's life for their own selfish reasons".

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Critics say his policies will deter maintenance and investment.

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