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- Key ACA tax credits likely to expire after House speaker blocks vote - PoliticsKey ACA tax credits likely to expire after House speaker blocks votePublished Tue, Dec 16 202512:50 PM ESTUpdated Moments AgoDan Mangan@_DanManganGarret
- What Trump's reclassification of pot and CBD could mean for seniors, research and stocks - Reclassification to a Schedule III drug and possible Medicare coverage for pot could unlock new investment from pharmaceutical companies.
- Korea Zinc sinks 13% as largest shareholder group challenges U.S.-backed plans for Tennessee smelter - Its largest shareholder group is reportedly opposing plans to create a U.S.-backed joint venture that will see a dilution of its equity stake.
- Trump sues BBC for $5 billion, claims defamation from Panorama documentary - The lawsuit by President Trump against the BBC accuses the British broadcaster of trying to influence the outcome of his 2024 election against Kamala Harris.
- Trump says he's 'strongly' considering reclassifying pot via executive order - Pot stocks fell on Monday as investors took profits following a record-setting session.
- New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says - President Donald Trump this year unilaterally imposed, without congressional authorization, what he calls reciprocal tariffs and fentanyl tariffs on imports.
- New York AG sues UPS for allegedly shorting Christmas season workers' wages - "UPS has played the Grinch," New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a new lawsuit accusing the company of shorting seasonal workers on their pay.
- Trump admin to hire 1,000 specialists for 'Tech Force' to build AI, finance projects - A slew of tech giants, including Amazon Web Services, Apple, Google Public Sector, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI, are listed as partners.
- Trump slams Rob Reiner after killing; director's son Nick in custody - Rob Reiner was a staunch Trump critic, recently saying, "we have a year before this country becomes a full-on autocracy, and democracy completely leaves us."
- FDA approved a $250,000 Singapore work trip during government shutdown, records show - The FDA sent 31 staffers to a Singapore conference during the shutdown, records show, raising questions of optics, spending and the agency's strained resources.