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Trump has a China problem in Venezuela: What to do with Beijing’s debt and oil stakes

WASHINGTON (AP) - When it comes to claiming that Venezuelan oil is now under his control, President Donald Trump is mincing no words. But no small part of that oil belongs to China under contracts it struck with Caracas ...
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Fatal ICE shooting sparks jurisdiction clash between state and federal authorities

A day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, the case escalated sharply Thursday when federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence and declared that Minnesota has no jurisdiction to investigate the killing. Legal experts ...
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Foreign national charged with having gun near ICE agents in Chicago

(The Center Square) - A Mexican national has been charged with illegally possessing and firing a loaded handgun in Chicago near immigration enforcement actions last year. ...
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Pritzker signs energy omnibus with new charge for ratepayers in 2030

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed sweeping energy legislation that will add a new line item to Illinois utility bills. Senate ...
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House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially ...
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Merck in talks to buy biotech Revolution in up to $32 billion deal, FT reports

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Merck is in talks to buy cancer drug developer Revolution Medicines in a $28 billion to $32 billion deal, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Revolution shares jumped nearly ...
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Healthcare subsidy renewal heads to passage in U.S. House

Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Democratic proposal to renew expired healthcare subsidies gathered enough votes for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as voting continued. (Reporting by Richard Cowan and Costas Pitas; editing by Andy Sullivan) Brought ...
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Merck urges science-led US vaccine schedule after CDC trims childhood vaccine list

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Merck on Thursday said any changes to the U.S. child and adolescent immunization schedule should rest on comprehensive data and guidance from vaccine experts, after federal health officials shifted several shots out of the "universally ...
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House refuses to override Trump vetoes as Republicans stick with president

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump's veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures. Congress can override a veto with support from two-thirds of ...
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Trump says he wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday that he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans ...
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Officials withheld evidence on Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ funding, environmental groups say

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Federal and state officials withheld evidence that the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to reimburse Florida for some of the costs of constructing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator ...
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IL state lawmaker pushes back as analysis finds municipalities lost $10.9B

(The Center Square) - A new Illinois Policy Institute analysis estimates local governments have lost $10.9 billion since 2012 due to reduced state revenue sharing, prompting pushback from a state lawmaker. ...
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